DirecTV User Manual H20 User Manual

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16:9 TVs Showing 4:3 programs

For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall to ﬁ t the screen.

Your choices here include:

Pillar box

Here the 4:3 image is shrunk until the entire height of the program ﬁ ts on your TV. Since the aspect

ratio is maintained, the image is no longer wide enough to ﬁ ll the screen, so gray or black bars are

seen at the left and right edges. To change the bar color, access the HDTV screen in System Setup as

described above, then select the desired bar color option under the TV Ratio tab.

Stretch

In this setting, instead of adding bars to the sides, the 4:3 program image is stretched horizontally until

it’s wide enough to ﬁ ll the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the images are a little stretched to

compensate.

Crop

is format crops (cuts oﬀ ) the top and bottom of a 4:3 frame, keeping the 4:3 ratio intact.

Fortunately, you
can still watch
regular TV on
your HD TV. Isn’t
it nice to be one
step ahead of
the rest of the
world?