Tv signals and display formats, Signal definitions, Dvd image definitions – MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LT-52244 User Manual

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4. TV Operation and Features

TV Signals and Display Formats

Signal Definitions

480i: Traditional interlaced signals from ANT-1 and ANT

2, INPUT 13, COMPONENT and HDMI jacks.

480p: Progressive-scan DVD signals on COMPONENT

and

HDMI jacks.

720p and 1080i: High-definition signals received

through

COMPONENT 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:

High-definition 16:9 widescreen signals from digital

channels on

ANT 1 and ANT 2

.

This is a 16:9 widescreen TV suitable for images avail-
able from HDTV and many DVDs. You can view older-
style 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 device.

DVD Image Definitions

Image information may be stated on the DVD case.
Some DVDs support both formats.
Anamorphic (or Enhanced for WideScreen TV)
DVDs recorded to properly show widescreen images on
16:9 TV sets using the Standard format mode (recom-
mended).
Non-Anamorphic (or 4:3, 1:33:1, Letter Box, or
Full Screen)
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.

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; useful for
removing or reducing the black top and bottom bars on
anamorphic DVDs with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
Stretch: Stretches a narrow 4:3 image across the
screen to display the entire image with less distortion
than the Standard format.
Stretch Plus: Similar to Stretch, but minimizes
distortion on the sides by expanding the picture to crop
off portions of the top and bottom. Unless displaying
a menu, press to adjust the vertical position of 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 such programming was
created for this format. The broadcaster may stretch
the image or add side bars to fill the widescreen area.

Original

Signal

Standard

Expand

Zoom

Stretch

Stretch Plus

Narrow

Original

Signal

Wide

Expand

Non-

anamorphic

or SD 4:3

Distorted.
Not recom-
mended.

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

SD 16:9 or
HD Digital

(broadcast with
side bars)

Recommended
to remove side
bars. See
Note 2.

Anamorphic

DVD

Recommended 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 recom-
mended. See
Note 1.

Note 1
Available for 480i, 480p, and
digital SD 4:3 signals only.
Note 2
Available for digital SD 16:9 and
HD signals, 1080i, 720p; not
available for 1080p signals.

TV Display Formats. Press the FORMAT key repeatedly to see different displays for the current program. Press the INFO
key to see the name of the display format in use.

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