VIZIO VM60P HDTV User Manual
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4.10 Understanding Viewing Features
Your Plasma HDTV features four viewing modes and Picture-In-Picture (PIP)/Picture-by-Picture (POP)
mode. You can switch viewing modes using the On Screen Display (OSD) or the remote control.
4.10.1 Viewing Modes
4:3 Mode
The original 4:3 aspect ratio (1.33:1 source) is preserved, so black bars are
added to the left and right of the display image. Standard TV broadcasts are
displayed with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. Movies in 4:3 Aspect Ratio may be referred
to as pan-and-scan or full frame. These movies were originally filmed in 16:9
(widescreen), and then modified to fit a traditional TV screen (4:3).
16:9 Mode
When watching a standard broadcast or full-frame movie in this mode,
the display image is stretched proportionately to fill the TV screen.
When watching a widescreen (1.78:1 source) program or movie, the
display image fills the TV screen.
NOTE: If you are watching a widescreen
(1.85:1 or 2.35:1 source) movie, there will
still be black bars at the top and bottom
of the screen.
Zoom Mode
When watching a widescreen (1.78:1, 1.85:1, or 2.35:1 source)
program or movie, the display image is zoomed proportionally to fill the
width of the screen. The top and bottom are cut off to remove most of
the source material’s black bars. This mode is good for programs or
movies with sub-titles.
Panoramic Mode
When watching a standard broadcast or full frame movie in this mode,
the 4:3 Aspect Ratio (1.33:1 source) display image is stretched
horizontally on the left and right sides to fill the TV screen. The center
of the image is not stretched.
Note: Viewing modes are saved based on input.
For example, you lasted watched a DVD in widescreen mode and then watched TV in standard mode.
When you switch back to DVD input, the viewing mode will return to widescreen.
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