Video output, resolution and refresh rate
Open MENU → Setup → Video → Video Settings. Video output controls the HDMI signal. Skin resolution is configured separately and does not automatically equal the video output resolution.
Establish a stable baseline
Section titled “Establish a stable baseline”- Select the connected output, normally HDMI.
- Start with automatic resolution disabled.
- Choose a mode supported by the complete chain. 1080p50 is often a suitable starting point for European television on a Full HD/UHD TV; older displays may need 720p50 or 1080i50. Use UHD only when the receiver, display, intermediate device and cable support it.
- Press Green and confirm only if the picture is visible and correct. The checked mode-change confirmation waits 20 seconds; without confirmation, the previous mode is restored. Some additional options apply immediately and are not all covered by that rollback.
- Check several channels and a known recording before changing colour/HDR or automatic switching.
Resolution, p/i and Hz
Section titled “Resolution, p/i and Hz”| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 576 / 720 / 1080 / 2160 | Vertical pixels of the output format. Upscaling cannot create detail absent from the source. |
| p – progressive | Complete frames. 1080p50 sends 50 complete frames per second. |
| i – interlaced | Fields. 1080i50 has 50 fields per second, not 50 complete source frames. |
| 24 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 60 Hz | Output timing. Film, European television and other sources may require different rates. |
| Multi / Auto | Driver-dependent refresh-rate combinations. Check the available choices; this is separate from automatic resolution selection. |
A 24 fps film can show uneven camera pans at a fixed 50/60 Hz output. Matching film timing can help, but switching may briefly resynchronise HDMI. Changing refresh rate does not fix network buffering or decoding failures.
Aspect ratio
Section titled “Aspect ratio”16:9 normally suits a modern TV and is fixed by some output modes. Pillarbox preserves 4:3 with side bars. Letterbox preserves wider content with top/bottom bars. Pan & Scan / Zoom fills the screen by cropping; stretch / nonlinear changes proportions. Names and combinations depend on driver and output format.
Bars encoded into the programme are part of the video. The aspect-ratio setting cannot automatically distinguish them from picture content. Additional zoom can crop subtitles or useful detail. OSD and picture adjustment treats cropped menus separately.
The video reference also covers SCART/WSS, EDID exceptions and hardware-dependent fields.