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Picture aspect ratio
At this point you can determine the aspect ratio (16:9 / 4:3) of the display
device connected to your system.
The possible formats are:
•
16:9 widescreen
•
16:9 pillar-box
•
4:3 letterbox
•
4:3 pan & scan
Please select the appropriate setting from the table below:
Aspect ratio of the display device
16:9
4:3
16:9 widescreen
16:9 pillar-box
4:3 letterbox
4:3 pan & scan
Disc content
Film in widescreen
format (16:9)
The picture is
unchanged, and is
displayed filling the
screen
No effect –
the picture is
unchanged, and is
displayed filling the
screen
The picture is
unchanged, and
displayed full-width,
leaving horizontal
black bars above and
below the picture.
The picture is
unchanged, and
displayed full-height.
The right and left-
hand edges of the
picture are not
shown.
Film in 4:3 format
The picture is
stretched
horizontally, and
displayed filling the
screen
The picture is
unchanged, and is
displayed centrally,
leaving vertical black
stripes on both sides
of the picture.
No effect –
the picture is
unchanged, and is
displayed filling the
screen.
No effect –
the picture is
unchanged, and is
displayed filling the
screen.
If you select the 16:9 setting when the display device connected to the system
is a 4:3 type, you may find that no picture is displayed at all.
