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as wide as it is tall. This is approximately the shape of movies shown in theaters, which makes HD an ideal format for viewing
movies on TV. You will be able to see much of what is captured on film, but lost on an SDTV display.
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make changes: the FORMAT key on the remote control and the RES (Resolution) key on the front panel of the DIRECTV HD DVR.
To change your Screen Format, TV Ratio, or TV Resolution settings, press MENU, select “Settings & Help”, then “Settings”, and
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Press the FORMAT key on your remote to cycle the resolutions settings supported by your TV, as well as the screen formats in
conjunction with each individual resolution. Available screen formats such as crop, stretch or letter/pillar box, are based on the TV
Ratio setting. With each press, an onscreen message will let you know what the current resolution/format setting is.
For example, if you indicated that your TV supports only 1080i, 480i and 480p and it is a 16:9 television, and Native is turned off*,
the cycle of settings for the FORMAT key are as follows:
1st press: 480i/Stretch
5th press: 480p/Letter box
9th press: 1080i/Crop
2nd press: 480i/Letter box
6th press: 480p/Crop
10th press: repeat cycle
3rd press: 480i/Crop
7th press: 1080i/Stretch
4th press: 480p/Stretch
8th press: 1080i/Letter box
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