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Question posted by elenamcclain on November 25th, 2011

Screen Size Changes Depending On Channel.

A technician fixed a problem on my Sharp LC-42D72U, and now my TV screen displays two different sizes depending on the channel - it displays a full screen for HD channels, and a smaller, letter-box type screen when not on HD. Anyone know how to keep the full screen display all the time? Thanks, advice much appreciated.

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Answer #1: Posted by TVDan on November 25th, 2011 9:43 PM

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Check in the TV menu in the "aspect" or "screen size" for the auto feature. Turn this off, It will change according to the input resolution, so it will change sizes.

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