LG BH4120SN Service Manual page 33

DIGITAL DISPLAY & MEDIA TRAINING MASTER
5-10. Aspect Ratio
The customer has bars on the top and bottom of the screen, the left and right of the screen, or both.
Is the movie wide screen or full
screen?
YES
What is the aspect ratio of the
DVD disc being played?
YES
What is the aspect ratio of BD-
HTS set at?
YES
What is the resolution of BD-HTS
set at?
YES
What is the aspect ratio of the
television set at?
A full screen movie played on a wide screen TV will have bars on the left
NO
and right side of the TV. The customer needs to make sure they choose
the appropriate type of movie they want to view.
If the aspect ratio is 1.33:1 then the movie is set up for full screen viewing.
NO
Bars will appear on the left and right side of the screen if the TV is wide
screen. If the aspect ratio is 1.85:1 or 2.35:1, then there will be bars on
the top and bottom as that ratio is bigger than widescreen TVs (1.78:1).
Make sure BD-HTS aspect ratio is set to the appropriate setting,
NO
depending on the aspect ratio of the TV. If the customer chose 4:3
Letterbox, then bars will appear on the top and bottom.
The customer can choose the panscan setting to get rid of the bars.
Try changing the resolution to 480p. 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolution
NO
require a widescreen aspect ratio which means bars will be placed on
the left and right side for full screen movies.
Make sure the aspect of the television is set appropriately. If the aspect
NO
ratio of the television is set at 4:3 when the TV is wide screen, then a wide
screen movie will show up as letterbox with bars on the top and bottom
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and bars on the sides.