Vidikron 140/150 manual Aspect Ratio Settings

Operation

Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings

	Remote
Aspect Ratio	Control	Description
	Key
16:9	16:9		Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs
			and HDTV programs in their
			native aspect ratio.
		16:9 Image on
		16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3 images are stretched horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen.

4:3 Image, stretched to fill

16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3	4:3			4:3 scales the input signal to fit
				in the center of the 16:9
			4:3 Image on	screen. 4:3 is the aspect ratio
				used by computer monitors,
		16:9 Screen (Display)
				standard television
				programming and most VHS
				video cassettes.
Letterbox	LET			Letterbox mode scales (zooms
	BOX			in on) a 4:3 image linearly (by
			4:3 Image on	the same amount on all sides)
				to fill a 16:9 display.
			16:9 Display
		(Letterbox aspect ratio)		Letterbox is best suited for
				viewing LaserDisc movies or
				non-anamorphic DVDs on a
				16:9 screen.
IntelliWide	I-WIDE			IntelliWide scales a 4:3 image
				NON-linearly (more on the
			4:3 Image on	sides than in the center) to fit
			16:9 Screen (Display)	a 16:9 screen.

4:3 Image on 16:9 Screen with IntelliWide

	On a 2.35:1 screen, the image
4:3 Image on	is centered between black
	bars on either side.
2.35:1 Screen
with IntelliWide

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