Supported Resolutions And Formats - DirecTV HD DVR User Manual

Supported Resolutions and Formats

The tables on this page show the formats and resolutions supported by the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR, the interac-
tion with the FORMAT key, the outputs supported by the different types of connections, and other, related informa-
tion. See the beginning of this chapter for a full description of screen resolutions, formats, and Native mode. The
DIRECTV Plus HD DVR supports broadcasts in the display formats shown in the following table:
Selected
Resolutions
480i, 480p 480i/ Stretch
720p
1080i
480i/ Stretch
480i, 480p, 720p
480i/ Stretch
480i, 480p, 1080i
720p, 1080i 720p/ Stretch
All selected (480i,
480i/ Stretch
480p, 720p,
1080i)
Native
NOTE: This chart is for 4:3 TV Ratio. For 16:9 TV ratio, " Pillar" box is displayed instead of " Letter".
The following table shows the resolutions that can be output from each type of connection:
Output Connection
Video (RCA Type/Yellow)
NOTES: 720p and 1080i are HD formats. 480i and 480p are not.
S-Video and RCA outputs display all resolutions as 480i.
Remote Control FORMAT Key Cycle
( = (Press FORMAT key)
480i/ Letter 480i/ Crop
720p/ Stretch 720p/ Letter
1080i/ Stretch 1080i/ Letter
480i/ Letter 480i/ Crop 480p/ Stretch
720p/ Letter
480i/ Letter 480i/ Crop 480p/ Stretch
1080i/ Letter
720p/ Letter 720p/ Crop
480i/ Letter 480i/ Crop 480p/ Stretch
720p/ Letter 720p/ Crop 1080i/ Stretch
Native/ Stretch Native/ Letter
YPbPr
HDMI
S-Video
480p/ Stretch 480p/ Letter 480p/ Crop
720p/ Crop
1080i/ Crop
480p/ Letter 480p/ Crop
720p/ Crop
480p/ Letter 480p/ Crop
1080i/ Crop
1080i/ Stretch 1080i/ Letter 1080i/ Crop
480p/ Letter 480p/ Crop
1080i/ Letter 1080i/ Crop
Native/ Crop
Available Resolutions
1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
1080i, 720p, 480i, 480p
480i
480i
720p/ Stretch
1080i/ Stretch
720p/ Stretch
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