Sharp Notevision PG-M15X Operation Manual page 39

Selecting the Picture Display Mode
DVD/VIDEO
EXAMPLE
Input Signal
4:3 aspect ratio
480I,
NTSC,
PAL,
SECAM
Letterbox
Squeeze
PG-M15X
4:3 aspect ratio
480I, NTSC,
PAL, SECAM
PG-M15S
4:3 aspect ratio
480I, NTSC,
PAL, SECAM
• Letterbox: The 4:3 pixel area where the image is recorded. The black bands at the top
and bottom are unused pixels.
• Squeeze: Compresses an enhanced image (e.g. 16:9) to a 4:3 image display.
NORMAL
Projects a full screen image.
RESIZE
NORMAL
RESIZE
NORMAL
RESIZE
NORMAL
NORMAL
4:3 1024 768
Letterbox 1024 768
Squeeze
1024 768
NORMAL
800 600
4:3
Letterbox
800 600
Squeeze
800 600
Output screen image
STRETCH
Projects 16:9 image evenly
over entire screen (top/bottom
cut out).
RESIZE
STRETCH
RESIZE
STRETCH
RESIZE
STRETCH
STRETCH BORDER
1024 576 768 576
1024 576 768 576
1024 576 768 576
STRETCH BORDER
800 450 600 450
800 450 600 450
800 450 600 450
BORDER
Projects 4:3 image fully (left/
right cut out) in stretched 16:9
image display (see left).
RESIZE
BORDER
RESIZE
BORDER
RESIZE
BORDER
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