Available On-Screen Format Sizes - Mitsubishi WD-52327 Owner's Manual

Available On-Screen Format Sizes

Note: You can find aspect ratios on the back of most DVD covers. Also, Anamorphic DVDs are
usually marked "Anamorphic" or "Enhanced for 16:9 TVs."
Format (picture shape) availability based on Input/Signal
INPUTS Standard
Ant-A 000 YES
Ant-B 000 YES
DTV (480i/480p) YES
DTV (1080i) YES
Input-1 YES
Input-2 YES
Input-3 YES
YES
Component-1 or 2 (480i/480p)
YES
Component-1 or 2 (1080i)
DVI (480i/480p) YES
DVI (1080i) YES
*
Stretch
Default format for Ant-A and Ant-B, and Inputs 1-3. The Stretched format stretches narrow 4:3 images across
the screen, however, there is less stretch in the center than the sides.
*
Stretch Plus
Similar to stretch mode, however to minimize distortions on the side, the picture is expanded to crop off
portions of the top and bottom. Useful when no important information is shown at the top and/or bottom of
the screen.
*
Narrow
Displays narrow 4:3 images in their original shape and adds stationary gray side bars to fill the screen. The
gray bars are considered a fixed image. .
Standard
Default format for DTV and Component Input displays a full-screen format. The Standard format displays
Anamorphic DVDs that have the 1.78:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios. However, Anamorphic DVDs that have the
2.35:1 aspect ratio still display black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, while narrow (4:3) images are
stretched evenly from side to side.
HD Expand (1080i)
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image on both sides. This Expand format removes or reduce black
side bars on HD broadcasts of 4:3 images with black bars.
Expand (480i/480p)
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at the top and bottom. The Expand format reduces the
letterbox top and bottom bars of non-Anamorphic DVDs or to correct narrow 4:3 images that have been
stretched in the Standard format.
*
Zoom
Enlarges the picture, cropping some of the image at each side, top and bottom. The Zoom format removes or
reduce the black top and bottom bars on Anamorphic DVDs with 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
* These formats are not available in the 1080i signal.
** HD Expand is only available in the 1080i signal.
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Expand HD Expand
480i/480p 1080i
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
NO YES
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
NO YES
YES NO
NO YES
**
*
Stretch Plus
Zoom Stretch Narrow
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
NO NO
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
NO NO
YES YES
NO NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO