Selecting The Picture Size - Toshiba 26HLC56 Owner's Manual

Selecting the picture size

You can view 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i format programs in
a variety of picture sizes—Natural, TheaterWide 1,
TheaterWide 2, TheaterWide 3, Full, and 4:3 HD.
Note: The "picture size" illustrations are examples only. The
format of the image (in any of the picture sizes) will vary
depending on the format of the signal you are currently
watching.
Select the picture size that displays the current program the
way that looks best to you.
Natural Theater
Picture
size Wide 1
Signal
480i yes yes
480p yes yes
720p (Full) yes
1080i (Full) yes
To select the picture size:
Repeatedly press I on the remote control to select the
desired picture size, as described below and on the next page.
Natural picture size (for 480i and 480p program
sources only)
The image is displayed close to its originally formatted
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proportion. Some program formats will display with
sidebars and/or bars at the top and bottom.
TheaterWide 1 picture size (for 4:3 format programs)
The center of the picture remains close to its original
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proportion, but the left and right edges are stretched wider to
fill the screen.
The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
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TheaterWide 1 picture size example
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Wide 2 Wide 3
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yes yes yes no
yes yes no yes
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Natural picture size example
TheaterWide 2 picture size (for letter box programs)
The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
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but only slightly stretched taller.
The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
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TheaterWide 2 picture size example
TheaterWide 3 picture size (for letter box programs
with subtitles)
The picture is stretched wider to fill the width of the screen,
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but only slightly stretched taller.
The top and bottom edges of the picture are hidden.
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TheaterWide 3 picture size example
Full picture size (for 16:9 source programs only)
If receiving a 4:3 format program, the picture is stretched
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wider to fill the width of the screen, but not stretched taller.
None of the picture is hidden.
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Full picture size example