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FREQUENCIES HIGH/LOW affect the overall range of the CHROMA ENHANCE feature. For example, if
using a lower-quality video source such as a VCR, the FREQUENCIES should be set to LOW. For a good
ASPECT RATIOS
4 units wide
3 units tall
quality source such as a DVD player, set FREQUENCIES to HIGH. To set FREQUENCIES, press ENTER
while CHROMA ENHANCE is on-screen.
An ‘aspect ratio’ is simply the ratio of the width vs. the height of the screen. For example, the current aspect
ratio standard is 4:3 (or 1.33:1), where the image is 4 units wide and 3 units tall.
All of our ‘regular’ televisions are this aspect ratio. You have probably
noticed that occasionally you’ll watch
a movie that does not fill the screen vertically. This is because the movie was filmed in WIDESCREEN
(letterbox), and the result is ‘black bars’ above and below the image:
Obviously, watching a movie like this does not lend itself to a truly cinematic experience! This is why
Runco invented the first-ever multiple aspect-ratio projection system back in 1991, so true movie-lovers
can watch actual widescreen (letterbox) movies on a WIDESCREEN!
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