Screen Size; Aspect Ratio - Fujitsu Plasmavision P42VHA51W SERIES User Manual

WATCHING PICTURES ON THE WIDE SCREEN (Continued)

SCREEN SIZE

Normal (Video/RGB)
Displays pictures of normal size (i.e., a 4:3 aspect ratio).
Wide1 (Video)
Displays natural-looking pictures of standard size on the wide screen.
Wide2 (Video)/Wide (RGB)
Ideal for displaying vertically extended pictures such as squeezed pictures.
Zoom1 (Video)/Zoom (RGB)
Enlarges horizontally extended pictures equally in all directions to maintain the aspect
ratio constant.
Zoom2 (Video)
Reduces the height of horizontally extended pictures with captions, without eliminating
the caption. Only the height of pictures is reduced, not the height of the caption.
(Captions may not be easy to read, however, depending on the picture.)
* The Zoom mode display method may be different, depending on the input signal.

ASPECT RATIO

The following aspect ratios are available.
4:3 aspect ratio
(VHF/UHF broadcasting, BS broadcasting)
1.85:1 aspect ratio
(Vista Vision size)
Note
You may find dark areas on top and at the bottom of the screen if you select one of the Zoom modes for media while using the Vista Vision or Cinema
Scop size i.e., the sizes used frequently for picture software.
• Functions may not be available with some models and some device options.
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Picture of
standard size
Vertically
extended picture
Horizontally
extended picture
Horizontally extended
picture with caption
16:9 aspect ratio
(HDTV broadcasting)
2.35:1 aspect ratio
(Cinema Scope size)
Wide1
Wide2
Zoom1
Zoom2