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Aspect Ratio Settings
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Letterbox
/Pillarbox
No distortion
Fits width of image
without distortion;
fills height with
border
Fits height of image
without distortion; fills
width with border
Displays at native
resolution without
distortion
Letterbox/Pillarbox
expands the picture until the first edges (top-bottom or left-right) touch the border of
the display, and then fills in the other sides with a solid color.
Wide-
screen
Stretches width of
image; fills Top and
Bottom with
border
Fits width of image
without distortion;
fills height with
border
Stretches image to fill
width without affecting
height
Displays at native
resolution without
distortion
Widescreen (16x9)
forces the aspect ratio to 16 x 9 (1.77), the standard for many DVD movies. This will
distort any picture other than 16 x 9 aspect ratio pictures. Widescreen can be used to display anamorphic
DVDs on an array.
Normal
Video
No distortion
Compresses width to
fit, no border
Fits height and width of
image without
distortion; fills width
with border
Fits height of image,
compresses width and
fills with border
.
Normal Video (4x3)
forces a 4 x 3 (1.33) aspect ratio, the ratio of standard television. Normal Video is used
to display standard video on the analog or component inputs. Its resolution is 720 x 640, which is not 4 x 3, but
it should be displayed as 4 x 3 (the pixels aren't square).
Scale
Mode
Affect on Input Type on 4 x 3 Display
Affect on Input Type on 16 x 9 Display
Standard Video or
VGA/SVGA/XGA
1080i or WXGA
Computer Source
Standard Video,
VGA/SVGA/XGA, or 4 x 3
1080i or WXGA
Computer or 16 x 9
Source