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38 Vidikron PlasmaView VHD Installation/Operation Manual
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Table 4-1. Aspect Ratio Settings
Aspect Ratio
Remote
Control
Key
Description
16:9 16:9 Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs and
HDTV programs in their native
aspect ratio.
4:3 images are stretched
horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen.
4:3 4:3 4:3 scales the input signal to fit in
the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3
is the aspect ratio used by
computer monitors, standard
television programming and
most VHS video cassettes.
Letterbox LET
BOX
Letterbox mode scales (zooms in
on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the
same amount on all sides) to fill a
16:9 display.
Letterbox is best suited for
viewing LaserDisc movies or
non-anamorphic DVDs on a 16:9
screen.
IntelliWide I-WIDE IntelliWide scales a 4:3 image
NON-linearly (more on the sides
than in the center) to fit a 16:9
screen.
Cinema CINEMA Select Cinema to view 2.35:1
source material on a 16:9 screen.
The upper and lower portions of
the screen are masked, but the
geometry of the active image
area is not changed.
4:3 Image, stretched to fill
16:9 Screen (Display)
16:9 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen (Display)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Display
(Letterbox aspect ratio)
4:3 Image on
16:9 Screen
with IntelliWide
2.35:1 Image on
16:9 Screen