Toshiba 26HL57 Owner's Manual page 32

Natural picture size
The image is displayed close to its originally formatted
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proportion. Some program formats will display with
sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom.
Conventional picture on a
conventional TV screen
TheaterWide 1 picture size
The center of the picture remains close to its original
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proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to
fill the screen.
A small part of the picture at the top and bottom is hidden.
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TheaterWide 1 picture size example
TheaterWide 2 picture size (for letter box programs)
The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
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but only slightly stretched taller.
The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
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TheaterWide 2 picture size example
TheaterWide 3 picture size (for letter box programs
with subtitles)
The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
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but only slightly stretched taller.
The top and bottom edges are hidden.
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TheaterWide 3 picture size example
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Chapter 6: Using the TV's features
Natural picture size example
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Full picture size (for 4:3 [480i, 480p] source
programs only)
If receiving a 4:3 format program, the picture is stretched
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wider to fill the width of the screen, but not stretched taller.
None of the picture is hidden.
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4:3 HD picture size (for 720p, 1080i and 1080p
program sources only)
Sidebars fill the empty vertical spaces.
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Picture is not distorted from original size.
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Note:
• If you select one of the TheaterWide
and bottom edges of the picture (including subtitles or
captions) may be hidden. To view the hidden edges, try
viewing the program in Full or Natural picture size.
• The "picture size" illustrations are examples only. The format
of the image (in any of the picture sizes) will vary depending
on the format of the signal you are currently watching.
Native picture size (for HDMI 720p, 1080i and 1080p
signal programs sources only)
If receiving a 720p, 1080i or 1080p signal program, Native
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mode scales the video to display the entire picture within the
borders of the screen (i.e. no overscanning).
Note: Depending on the input signals, the border of the
picture may be hidden, displayed in black, or noisy.
Full picture size example
4:3 HD picture size example
® picture sizes, the top
Native picture size example