30 Preference Settings
4.2.2 Television aspect ratio
• SCART output (TV)
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.
in full screen like the left figure, set the 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 cen-
tre figure, set the Display Format option to Letter Box. Wide-
screen pictures then will be reduced to fit to the width of the
To watch normal-screen programmes