Mark Levinson N 51 - Manual (Page 60)

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Edit Display Profile: HDMI Out (continued)
The Nº51 Media Player offers the following zoom ratios:
Zoom Ratio
Normal Select Normal when no zoom is desired. The video output
from the Nº51 to the display is based on the selected
Display Aspect Ratio.
• For 16:9 displays: Widescreen (anamorphic) source
content appears using the default aspect ratio on the
DVD, and is displayed in a 16:9 aspect ratio. You can
optionally zoom and remove the letterboxing caused by
viewing a 2.35:1 widescreen (anamorphic) DVD (see
Widescreen below).
• For 4:3 displays: Widescreen (anamorphic) source
content appears in Letterbox format; 4:3 full-frame
content appears as full-frame; Pan & Scan content
appears as full-frame if 4:3 P&S is selected as the Display
Aspect Ratio. (To optionally remove the letterboxing,
see Fill below).
Widescreen • Select Widescreen for 16:9 displays only if the source
material on the DVD is widescreen (anamorphic) with a
2.35:1 aspect ratio.
• If Widescreen is selected, the black bars that otherwise
appear at the top and bottom of a 16:9 display are
removed for 2.35:1 DVD content by zooming into the
picture. Zooming results in a slight cropping of the left
and right sides of the image and a small amount of
resolution loss due to image scaling; however, there are
no geometric distortions and the source material
appears without letterboxing.
Fill • For 16:9 displays: Select Fill when viewing the content
of a Full-frame (4:3) DVD on a 16:9 display. Black bars
on the left and right of the display (pillarboxing), are
eliminated by zooming the image and cropping it, top
and bottom. Picture resolution is slightly reduced due to
scaling; however, there is no geometric distortion, and
the image fills the display screen.
• For 4:3 displays: Select Fill when viewing the content
of a Letterbox DVD on a 4:3 display. Black bars (on the
top and bottom of the display) are reduced or elimi-
nated by zooming the image and cropping the sides
slightly. Picture resolution is slightly reduced due to
scaling; however, there is no geometric distortion, and
the image fills the display screen. The DVD will
probably be labeled as widescreen (anamorphic). Note
that if the source material on the DVD is in an aspect
ratio other than 16:9, selecting Fill will not totally
remove the letterboxing.
Fill + Wide • Select Fill + Wide for the maximum amount of zoom.
This is equivalent to having both Fill and Widescreen
zoom modes active at the same time.
• Use this mode only when playing a 2.35:1 widescreen
DVD on a 4x3 display. This will completely eliminate
black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.