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Wide-Screen vs. Standard Formats

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Wide-Screen vs. Standard Formats 4:3 TVs Showing 16:9 programs For a standard 4:3 TV showing a wide screen program, the program is too wide to fit on the screen. To alleviate this, choose: Letterbox With this format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is no longer tall enough to fill your screen, so gray or black bars are seen at the top and bottom of the screen. To change the bar color, press MENU, then select Settings. Select Setup, then select the Display menu. Highlight the Preferences tab and press SELECT, then set Bar Color option to the desired color. See your TV owner manual for information on the best color for your set. Stretch In the Stretch setting, instead of adding bars to the top and bottom, the 16:9 program image is stretched vertically until it's tall enough to fill the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the program images are stretched to compensate. Crop This format crops (cuts off ) the left and right portions of the 16:9 frame so it fits the 4:3 screen. 8 You can watch HD programs on a standard TV, but you won't really be watching HD.

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Wide-Screen vs. Standard Formats
4:3 TVs Showing 16:9 programs
For a standard 4:3 TV showing a wide screen program, the program is too wide to fit on the screen. To
alleviate this, choose:
Letterbox
With this format, the 16:9 image is shrunk until the entire width of the program fits on your TV. Since
the aspect ratio of the program is maintained, the image is no longer tall enough to fill your screen, so
gray or black bars are seen at the top and bottom of the screen. To change the bar color, press MENU,
then select
Settings.
Select
Setup
, then select the
Display
menu. Highlight the
Preferences
tab and press
SELECT, then set
Bar Color
option to the desired color. See your TV owner manual for information on
the best color for your set.
Stretch
In the Stretch setting, instead of adding bars to the top and bottom, the 16:9 program image is stretched
vertically until it’s tall enough to fill the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the program images
are stretched to compensate.
Crop
°is format crops (cuts off ) the left and right portions of the 16:9 frame so it fits the 4:3 screen.
You can watch
HD programs
on a standard
TV, but you
won’t really be
watching HD.