42PZ80U Help: Which format for non-distorted widescreen?

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12/4/08 at 11:24am

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Just got the Panasonic TH-42pz80u last week, and I'm a bit confused as to which format setting to use for watching widescreen DVDs...

I want to make sure that I'm watching it without any distortion - which setting should I use? FULL or JUST, perhaps?

I would greatly appreciate any help and guidance...

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12/4/08 at 12:05pm

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Set the TV to full and the DVD player to output 16:9.

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12/4/08 at 7:34pm

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Normally I leave mine to FULL and everything is shown in the correct aspect Ratio.
JUST takes a 4:3 image and stretches it out to fill the 16x9 screen.
You can find into on this in your Manual, go to the Technical Information section to the Aspect Ratio part. It shows a little picture of what each one does.

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12/8/08 at 1:20pm

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Thanks, JBDragon and Chrisherbert. Actually, the manual only shows how the Format settings affect 4:3 video, so it wasn't much help with how it affected widescreen video.

Also, what difference would it make for letterboxed/widescreen DVDs vs. anamorphic DVDs? Should I set my DVD player to widescreen for both?

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12/8/08 at 2:17pm

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Originally Posted by Hoovesq

If you want an undistorted image, leave the DVD player at 16:9 for both widescreen and 4:3 content. For non-anamorphic widescreen, try to zoom the image to fill the screen using either the DVD player's controls or the TV's controls.

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