Screen Sizes And Disc Formats; Widescreen Tv Users; Standard Tv Users - Pioneer XV-DV1000 Operating Instructions Manual

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Screen sizes and disc formats

DVD-Video discs come in several different
screen aspects, ranging from TV programs,
which are generally 4:3, to CinemaScope
widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of
up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect
ratios; 'standard' 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen
setting (page 59) of this system should be
set to 16:9(Wide).
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3
format, you can use the TV controls to select
how the picture is presented. Your TV may
offer various zoom and stretch options; see
the instructions that came with your TV for
details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios
are wider than 16:9, so even though you have
a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in
a 'letterbox' style with black bars at the top
and bottom of the screen.
US model only: If you have a progressive-
scan compatible widescreen TV, you can
choose 16:9(Compressed). This setting
displays 4:3 material with black bars either
side of the picture.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen
setting (page 59) of this system should be
set to 4:3(Letter Box) or 4:3(Pan&Scan),
depending on which you prefer.
Set to 4:3(Letter Box), widescreen discs are
shown with black bars top and bottom.
Set to 4:3(Pan&Scan), widescreen discs are
shown with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the image looks larger, you don't
actually see the whole picture area.
Please note that many widescreen discs
override the player's settings so that the disc
is shown in letterbox format regardless of the
setting.
• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a
standard 4:3 TV, or either of the 4:3
settings with a widescreen TV, will result
in a distorted picture.
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