10.2 Widescreen (16:9 Aspect
Ratio) Viewing Modes
Understanding Widescreen Modes
This plasma display is capable of displaying a
widescreen image on the native 16:9 aspect ratio
screen. However, not all available broadcast or
video content fits perfectly in a widescreen
(16:9) format resulting in unused screen space.
Please use the following guidelines to determine
suitable widescreen viewing modes available that
best support the type of broadcast / video
content you wish to display. All widescreen
viewing modes are available by pressing the
WIDE key. Pressing the WIDE key will repeatedly
cycle through:
For 4:3 Aspect Ratio (Square) Content
Content from VCR and some DVD’s are format-
ted using a issquarels 4:3 format.
Then we recommend the following three
viewing options:
4:3 (NORMAL)
In 4:3 mode, the original 4:3 image is preserved
but black bars are added to the extra space on
the left and right.
16:9 (FULL)
The original 4:3 image is proportionally
stretched to fill the entire screen.
PANORAMA
The original 4:3 image is expanded in both the
horizontal and vertical directions.The center of
the picture is almost normal while the edges are
considerably expanded.
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