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Compatible Video Formats
The projector supports analog video in NTSC, PAL, and SECAM formats, and it
automatically adjusts to the incoming signal. It can receive these formats as composite video,
S-video, or component video—which it accepts through the Video, S-Video, and Input A
(Component) ports, respectively.
The projector also supports digital video (SDTV, HDTV) and various monitor display
formats. The projector’s Input A port accepts SDTV and HDTV in either component video
or RGB video format; the Input B port accepts computer monitor signals (analog RGB).
If you’re projecting from a computer, set the computer’s video card at a refresh rate (vertical
frequency) that’s compatible with one of the monitor formats listed below. The frequencies of
some computers may not allow images to display correctly.
Digital video formats
Format Signal name Resolution
Aspect
ratio
SDTV 480i
480p
575i
575p
640
× 480
640
× 480
768
× 576
768
× 576
4:3
4:3
4:3
4:3
HDTV 720p
1080i
1280
× 720
1920
× 1080
16:9
16:9
Computer monitor formats
Format Resolution Refresh rate (Hz)
VGA 640
× 480 60
VESA 640
× 480 72, 75, 85
SVGA 800
× 600 60, 72, 75, 85, iMac
XGA 1024
× 768 43, 60, 70, 75, 85, iMac
SXGA 1280
× 1024 60
MAC13”
MAC16”
MAC19”
MAC21”
640
× 480
832
× 624
1024
× 768
1152
× 870
67
75
75
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