Polaroid LDTV152 Owners Guide - Page 34

34 4. TV Operation and Features TV Signals and Display Formats This is a 16:9 widescreen TV suitable for images available from HDTV and many DVDs. You can view olderstyle squarish images (4:3 aspect ratio) using one of the display formats described on this page. Press the FORMAT key to cycle through the available display formats. The TV remembers the format you last used for each input. DVD Image Definitions Image information may be stated on the DVD case. Some DVDs support both of the formats described below. Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV) Indicates DVDs recorded to show widescreen images properly on 16:9 TV sets using the TV's Standard format mode (recommended). Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letter Box, or Full Screen) Indicates DVDs recorded for viewing on squarish TV screens. They may be full screen (4:3 or 1:33:1) which crops movies to fit the narrow TV, or letter box, which adds black top and bottom bars. Signal Definitions 480i: Traditional interlaced signals from ANT-1 and ANT 2, composite VIDEO, component Y Pb Pr, and HDMI jacks. 480p: Progressive-scan DVD signals on component Y Pb Pr and HDMI jacks. 720p and 1080i: High-definition signals received through component Y Pb Pr and HDMI jacks. These signals are always 16:9 (widescreen). SD 4:3: Standard-definition squarish-screen-format signals from digital channels on ANT 1 and ANT 2. SD 16:9: Standard-definition widescreen-format signals from digital channels on ANT 1 and ANT 2. HD 16:9: High-definition 16:9 widescreen signals from digital channels on ANT 1 and ANT 2. TV Display Format Definitions Standard: This is the full-screen format used by HDTV signals. Use this format to display anamorphic DVDs with a 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio are displayed correctly but with top and bottom black bars. Narrow (4:3) images are stretched evenly from side to side. Available for all signals. Expand: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping the top and bottom; useful for reducing the letter box top and bottom bars of non-anamorphic DVD images. Zoom: Enlarges the picture to fill the screen by cropping the sides, top, and bottom to eliminate black bars. 480i/480p and SD 4:3 signals: Eliminates top and bottom bars on anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. 720p, 1080i, SD 16:9, and HD signals: Eliminates bars added to 4:3 images. Stretch: Stretches a narrow 4:3 image across the screen to display the entire image with less distortion than the Standard format. Original TV Signal Display Standard Non-anamorphic or SD 4:3 Distorted. Not recommended. Anamorphic DVD Recommended Expand Zoom Stretch Stretch Plus Narrow Recommended for letterbox. See Note 1. Distorted. Not recommended. See Note 1. Recommended for standard broadcasts. See Note 1. Recommended for standard broadcasts. See Note 1. See Note 1 Distorted; not recommended. See Note 1. Recommended for anamorphic 2.35:1 images. See Note 1. Distorted; not recommended. See Note 1. Distorted; not recommended. See Note 1. Distorted; not recommended. See Note 1. Original Signal SD 16:9 or HD Digital 720p, 1080i, 1080p Signal (except 720p ) Display Formats Stan- Use for widescreen imdard ages. Wide Recommended to reExpand move side bars. Zoom Recommended to remove bars from the top, bottom, and sides. Full Best for computer or Native game images (compo- nent and HDMI only) TV Display Formats. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to see the displays available for the current program. Press the INFO key to see the name of the display format in use. Note 1: Available for 480i, 480p, and digital SD 4:3 signals only. Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes distortion on the sides by expanding the picture to crop off portions of the top and bottom. You can adjust the vertical position of the picture. Press VIDEO repeatedly to show the Vert Adjustment option, then press ENTER. Use to move the picture. Narrow: Displays narrow 4:3 images in their original shape. Adds black side bars to fill the screen. Wide Expand: Enlarges the picture, cropping the image on both sides. Removes or reduces black side bars added to narrow images converted to 16:9 signals for digital broadcast. Note: All high-definition channels send widescreen (16:9) signals, but not all programming was created for this format. The broadcaster may stretch the image or add side bars to fill the widescreen area. Full Native: Displays all pixels in the original image; best for a computer or game image (component and HDMI inputs only).