Welcome To The World Of Bravia; Picture Quality And Aspect Ratio - Sony BRAVIA KDL-40S4100 Operating Instructions Manual

Welcome
to
the World of
BRAV IA@
Thank you for purchasing this Sony LCD Digital Color Television. This
manual is for model KDL-40S4 I 00/KDL-46S4 100. Be sure to check the
supplied accessories against the list on page 42.
Picture Quality and Aspect Ratio
You can enjoy crisp, clear images, smooth movement and high-impact visuals from 1080 HD
signals. When you compare a high-definition signal to a standard analog signal, you will notice a
big difference.
High-definition and standard-definition signals are transmitted with different aspect ratios (the
width-to-height ratio of the image). HDTV uses a wider screen than conventional standard-
definition TV.
16:9 (high-definition) source
Most HDTV signals use a wide screen aspect ratio
of 16:9. The 16:9 fills your BRAVIA screen,
maintaining a crisp, clear, vivid picture.
4:3 (standard-definition) source
Most standard-definition signals use a boxy 4:3
aspect ratio. When a 4:3 image is displayed on an
HDTV, you will see black bars on the sides. The
picture quality may not be as sharp as with HD
sources.
(!JJ You can use the Wide Mode function afthe TV to adjust the 4:3image to fiUhe entire screen (see pages
. . 24, 29 and 30). .. .
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