Available on-screen format sizes – MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC WD-62327 User Manual
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INPUTS
Standard
480i/480p
1080i
Zoom
Stretch
Narrow
Ant-A 000
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Ant-B 000
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
DTV (480i/480p)
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
DTV (1080i)
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
Input-1
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Input-2
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Input-3
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Component-1 or 2 (480i/480p)
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Component-1 or 2 (1080i)
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
DVI (480i/480p)
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
DVI (1080i)
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
Expand
Stretch Plus
HD Expand
Format (picture shape) availability based on Input/Signal
Note: You can find aspect ratios on the back of most DVD covers. Also, Anamorphic DVDs are
usually marked “Anamorphic” or “Enhanced for 16:9 TVs.”
Available On-Screen Format Sizes
Stretch
*
Default format for Ant-A and Ant-B, and Inputs 1-3. The Stretched format stretches narrow 4:3 images across
the screen, however, there is less stretch in the center than the sides.
Stretch Plus
*
Similar to stretch mode, however to minimize distortions on the side, the picture is expanded to crop off
portions of the top and bottom. Useful when no important information is shown at the top and/or bottom of
the screen.
Narrow
*
Displays narrow 4:3 images in their original shape and adds stationary gray side bars to fill the screen. The
gray bars are considered a fixed image. .
Standard
Default format for DTV and Component Input displays a full-screen format. The Standard format displays
Anamorphic DVDs that have the 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios. However, Anamorphic DVDs that have the
2.35:1 aspect ratio still display black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, while narrow (4:3) images are
stretched evenly from side to side.
HD Expand (1080i)
**
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image on both sides. This Expand format removes or reduce black
side bars on HD broadcasts of 4:3 images with black bars.
Expand (480i/480p)
*
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at the top and bottom. The Expand format reduces the
letterbox top and bottom bars of non-Anamorphic DVDs or to correct narrow 4:3 images that have been
stretched in the Standard format.
Zoom
*
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at each side, top and bottom. The Zoom format removes or
reduce the black top and bottom bars on Anamorphic DVDs with 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
* These formats are not available in the 1080i signal.
** HD Expand is only available in the 1080i signal.