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Chapter 6: Using the Monitor’s features
Selecting the picture size
You can view 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i format programs in
a variety of picture sizes—Natural, TheaterWide 1,
TheaterWide 2, TheaterWide 3, Full, and 4:3 HD.
Note: The “picture size” illustrations are examples only. The
format of the image (in any of the picture sizes) will vary
depending on the format of the signal you are currently
watching.
Select the picture size that displays the current program the
way that looks best to you.
To select the picture size:
Repeatedly press I on the remote control to select the
desired picture size, as described below and on the next page.
Natural picture size (for 480i and 480p program
sources only)
• The image is displayed close to its originally formatted
proportion. Some program formats will display with
sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom.
TheaterWide 1 picture size (for 4:3 format programs)
• The center of the picture remains close to its original
proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to
fill the screen.
• The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
TheaterWide 2 picture size (for letter box programs)
• The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
but only slightly stretched taller.
• The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
TheaterWide 3 picture size (for letter box programs
with subtitles)
• The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
but only slightly stretched taller.
• The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
Full picture size (for 16:9 source programs only)
• If receiving a 4:3 format program, the picture is stretched
wider to fill the width of the screen, but not stretched taller.
• None of the picture is hidden.
Natural Theater
Wide 1
Theater
Wide 2
Theater
Wide 3
Full 4:3 HD
480i yes yes yes yes yes no
480p yes yes yes yes yes no
720p (Full) yes yes yes no yes
1080i (Full) yes yes yes no yes
Picture
size
Signal
Natural picture size example
TheaterWide 1 picture size example
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TheaterWide 2 picture size example
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TheaterWide 3 picture size example
Full picture size example
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