Wide Mode:
Select one of the following modes
for optimal video viewing Wide Mode.
Wide Zoom: Select to view the 4:3 signals fit to
the wide screen.
Original Picture
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Normal 4:3 aspect ratio picture
•
DTV 4:3 aspect ratio picture
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Wide Zoom Mode
"Wide Zoom" enlarges the 4:3 picture to
fill the 16:9 screen, keeping the original
image as much as possible. Slight
distortion or stretching of 4:3 signal
images occur.
Zoom: Select to view wide screen creation
programs.
Original Picture
•
Letterbox movie of a videotape or
a DVD disk
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Zoom Mode
"Zoom" enlarges the 4:3 picture
horizontally and vertically to an equal
aspect ratio that fills the 16:9 screen.
The image is expanded proportionally
to fill the screen horizontally while
leaving some black band at the top
and bottom. Useful for watching
letterbox movies.
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Letterbox: Select to view movies with subtitles.
Original Picture
•
Letterbox movies with subtitles
outside the picture (2.35:1 aspect
ratio)
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Letterbox Mode
"Letterbox" enlarges the picture
horizontally and vertically to an equal
aspect ratio that fills the screen, while
the subtitle area is compressed to fit the
screen.