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Supported Resolutions and Formats
The tables on this page show the formats and resolutions supported by the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR, the interac-
tion with the FORMAT key, the outputs supported by the different types of connections, and other, related informa-
tion. See the beginning of this chapter for a full description of screen resolutions, formats, and Native mode. The
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR supports broadcasts in the display formats shown in the following table:
Selected
Resolutions
Remote Control FORMAT Key Cycle
(➠ = (Press FORMAT key)
480i, 480p 480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/Crop
720p 720p/Stretch ➠ 720p/Letter ➠ 720p/Crop
1080i 1080i/Stretch ➠ 1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/Crop
480i, 480p, 720p
480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/Crop ➠ 720p/Stretch ➠
720p/Letter ➠ 720p/Crop
480i, 480p, 1080i
480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/Letter ➠ 480p/Crop ➠ 1080i/Stretch ➠
1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/Crop
720p, 1080i 720p/Stretch ➠ 720p/Letter ➠ 720p/Crop ➠ 1080i/Stretch ➠ 1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/Crop
All selected (480i,
480p, 720p,
1080i)
480i/Stretch ➠ 480i/Letter ➠ 480i/Crop ➠ 480p/Stretch ➠ 480p/
Letter ➠ 480p/Crop ➠ 720p/Stretch ➠
720p/Letter ➠ 720p/Crop ➠ 1080i/Stretch ➠ 1080i/Letter ➠ 1080i/Crop
Native Native/Stretch ➠ Native/Letter ➠ Native/Crop
NOTE: This chart is for 4:3 TV Ratio. For 16:9 TV ratio, “Pillar” box is displayed instead of “Letter”.
The following table shows the resolutions that can be output from each type of connection:
Output Connection Available Resolutions
YPbPr 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
HDMI 1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
S-Video 480i
Video (RCA Type/Yellow) 480i
NOTES: 720p and 1080i are HD formats. 480i and 480p are not.
S-Video and RCA outputs display all resolutions as 480i.