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to 480p/i.
Then programs received by the DIRECTV
This information can also be helpful when deciding how to connect your TV and VCR to
the DIRECTV
or DVI jacks (whichever your TV accepts) to connect the DIRECTV
This will provide each device with the highest quality video signal it is capable of using.
you view a HD program with the DIRECTV
edges of the image will not appear on the TV screen).
To avoid this problem, set the RESOLUTION button to the 480p/i position if your TV is connected
to one of the composite video outputs. Also, since the RGB, COMPONENT and DVI jacks do not
output the 480i video format, do not connect a standard definition TV capable of displaying only
480i video to the RGB, COMPONENT or DVI jacks. If you use the DVI jack, for the best access to
HD programming, connect the DVI/HDCP output to the corresponding DVI/HDCP input on your
HD Television (HDTV) or HDTV Monitor that supports High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection (HDCP) technology.
broadcasts.
Aspect ratio means the shape of the screen as defined by the ratio of the screen’s width
to its height. For analog TV and SDTV, the aspect ratio is 4 units wide by 3 units high
(usually written 4:3).
This is the familiar shape of conventional TVs — slightly wider than they are tall.
For HDTV broadcasts, the aspect ratio is 16:9 (nearly twice as wide as it is tall).
This is, not coincidentally, more like the shape of movies shown in theaters.
This makes HDTV an ideal format for broadcasting and viewing movies on a TV.
But what happens if you are watching a nearly square-shaped 4:3 broadcast on a
rectangular 16:9 TV, or vice-versa? The DIRECTV
ratios of program broadcasts, the DIRECTV
These controls allow you to pick a format to use for both 4:3 TVs showing 16:9 programs,
and for 16:9 TVs showing 4:3 programs.
Here is an explanation of the options. (Details for setting this preference are included in
Chapter 7.)