DirecTV H20, User Manual

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16:9 TVs Showing 4:3 programs
For a wide screen 16:9 TV showing a standard 4:3 TV program, the program is too tall to fi t the screen.
Your choices here include:
Pillar box
Here the 4:3 image is shrunk until the entire height of the program fi ts on your TV. Since the aspect
ratio is maintained, the image is no longer wide enough to fi ll the screen, so gray or black bars are
seen at the left and right edges. To change the bar color, access the HDTV screen in System Setup as
described above, then select the desired bar color option under the TV Ratio tab.
Stretch
In this setting, instead of adding bars to the sides, the 4:3 program image is stretched horizontally until
it’s wide enough to fi ll the screen. Your entire screen will be full, but the images are a little stretched to
compensate.
Crop
Th is format crops (cuts off ) the top and bottom of a 4:3 frame, keeping the 4:3 ratio intact.
Fortunately, you
can still watch
regular TV on
your HD TV. Isn’t
it nice to be one
step ahead of
the rest of the
world?