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Appendix 3: About High-Definition<br />
16:9 TVs Showing 4:3 programs<br />
For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall to fit the screen. Your choices here include:<br />
- Pillar Box<br />
Here the 4:3 image is shrunk until the entire height <strong>of</strong> the program fits on your TV. Since the aspect ratio is maintained, the image is no<br />
longer wide enough to fill the screen, so gray or black bars are seen at the left and right edges. To change the bar color, press MENU,<br />
select Parental, Fav’s & Settings, then System Setup, then HDTV, then select the desired bar color option under the Video Tab.<br />
- Stretch<br />
In this setting, instead <strong>of</strong> adding bars to the sides, the 4:3 program image is stretched horizontally until it’s wide enough to fill the<br />
screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the images are a little stretched to compensate.<br />
- Crop<br />
This format crops (cuts <strong>of</strong>f) the top and bottom <strong>of</strong> a 4:3 frame, keeping the 4:3 ratio intact.<br />
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