41
Aspect Ratio
Setting
Description
Aspect
Ratio of
Source
Signal
Geometry of Projected Image
With Standard Lens
(1.7:1 Screen)
With Anamorphic
Lens (.5:1 Screen)
Letterbox
Letterbox mode
scales (zooms in
on) a 4:3 image lin-
early (by the same
amount on all sides)
to fill a 16:9 display,
cropping the top and
bottom of the image.
16:9
4:3
4:3 Narrow
4:3 Narrow linearly
scales the source
active image hori-
zontally, so that a
4:3 source has the
correct aspect ratio
when using an an-
amorphic lens.
16:9
4:3
Native
Select Native to
display the source
signal in its native
resolution, centered
in the display area
with no re-sizing or
overscan.
This means, for
example, that 720p
HDTV programs will
display with unused
pixels on all sides:
320 on the left and
right sides and 180
above and below.
With SDTV and
EDTV sources, the
H9080FD scales the
image horizontally to
achieve a 16:9 as-
pect ratio.
16:9
1080i HDTV Image
720p HDTV Image
1080i HDTV Image
720p HDTV Image
4:3
480i SDTV Image
1024x768 PC Image
480i SDTV Image
1024x768 PC Image
Table 4-1: Aspect Ratio Settings
operaTion