4.2 Video and audio settings
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4.2.1 Television aspect ratio
If you have a wide-screen television, set the
TV Aspect Ratio
option to
16:9
.
You can enjoy both wide-screen programmes and normal-
screen programmes with your wide-screen television as the
above figures show.
To watch normal-screen programmes
in full screen like the left figure, set the
16:9 Display Format
option to
Full
. Normal-screen pictures then will be inflated to
fit to the width of the wide screen. Otherwise, to watch them
in the original ratio like the right figure, set it to
Center
.
If
you have a normal-screen television, set the
TV Aspect Ratio
option to
4:3
.
You cannot fully enjoy wide-screen programmes with your
normal-screen television as the above figures show. The left
figure shows a normal picture displayed in the normal screen.
To watch wide-screen programmes in the shape like the centre
figure, set the
4:3 Display Format
option to
Letter Box
. Wide-
screen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the
normal screen. Otherwise, to watch them in the shape like the
right figure, set it to
Center extract
. Then wide-screen pictures
will be cut out on the left and right sides equally to fit to the