LG HT806TGW Service Manual page 35

DIGITAL DISPLAY & MEDIA TRAINING MASTER
5-10. Aspect Ratio
The customer has bars on the top and bottom of the screen, the left and right of the screen, or both.
Is the movie wide screen
or full screen?
YES
What is the aspect ratio
of the DVD disc being played?
YES
What is the resolution
of the DVD HTS set at?
YES
What is the aspect ratio
of the television set at?
A full screen movie played on a wide screen TV will have bars
NO
on the left and right side of the TV. The customer needs to
make sure they choose the appropriate type of movie
If the aspect ratio is 1.33:1 then the movie is set up for full screen viewing.
NO
Bars will appear on the left and right side of the screen if the TV is wide
screen. If the aspect ratio is 1.85:1 or 2.35:1, then there will be bars on
the top and bottom as that ratio is bigger than widescreen TVs (1.78:1).
Try changing the resolution to 480p. 720p, 1080i and
NO
1080p resolution require a widescreen aspect ratio which
means bars will be placed on the left and right side for
Make sure the aspect of the television is set appropriately.
NO
If the aspect ratio of the television is set at 4:3 when the TV
is wide screen, then a wide screen movie will show up as
letterbox with bars on the top and bottom and bars on the sides.
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they want to view.
full screen movies.