Runco SP-42 - Manual (Page 40)

Operation
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Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings
Aspect Ratio Description
16:9
(Anamorphic)
Select 16:9 (Anamorphic) to view 16:9
DVDs and HDTV programs in their native
aspect ratio.
4:3 images are stretched horizontally to
fit a 16:9 screen.
4:3 (Standard) Standard 4:3 scales the input signal to fit
in the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3 is
the aspect ratio used by computer
monitors, standard television
programming and most VHS video
cassettes.
Letterbox Letterbox mode scales (zooms in on) a
4:3 image linearly (by the same amount
on all sides) to fill a 16:9 display.
Letterbox is best suited for viewing
LaserDisc movies or non-anamorphic
DVDs on a 16:9 screen.
VirtualWide VirtualWide scales a 4:3 image
NON-linearly (more on the sides than in
the center) to fit a 16:9 screen.
4:3 Image, stretched to fill
16:9 Screen (Display)
16:9 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen
with VirtualWide