Vidikron VP-5000VHDA User Manual

16:9

16:9

Select 16:9 to view 16:9 DVDs and 
HDTV programs in their native 
aspect ratio. 

4:3 images are stretched 
horizontally to fit a 16:9 screen. 

4:3

4:3

4:3 scales the input signal to fit in 
the center of the 16:9 screen. 4:3 
is the aspect ratio used by 
computer monitors, standard 
television programming and 
most VHS video cassettes. 

Letterbox

LET

BOX

Letterbox mode scales (zooms in 
on) a 4:3 image linearly (by the 
same amount on all sides) to fill a 
16:9 display. 
Letterbox is best suited for 
viewing LaserDisc movies or 
non-anamorphic DVDs on a 16:9 
screen.

IntelliWide

I-WIDE

IntelliWide scales a 4:3 image 
NON-linearly (more on the sides 
than in the center) to fit a 16:9 
screen. 

Cinema

CINEMA

Select Cinema to view 2.35:1 
source material on a 16:9 screen. 
The upper and lower portions of 
the screen are masked, but the 
geometry of the active image 
area is not changed.

4:3 Image, stretched to fill

16:9 Screen (Display)

16:9 Image on

16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3 Image on

16:9 Screen (Display)

4:3 Image on

16:9 Display

(Letterbox aspect ratio)

4:3 Image on

16:9 Screen

with IntelliWide

2.35:1 Image on

16:9 Screen