Projection Screen Tip #2

Yes there are

Display aspect ratio - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org > wiki > Display_aspect_ratio
The aspect ratio of a display device is the proportional relationship ... Common aspect ratios for displays, past and present, include 5:4, 4:3, 16:10 and ...

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hi,
first of all check the video setting of ur DVD player or satellite receiver which ur connected to the projector. in its video setting select output video format aspect ratio as 16:9. the projecter will output the format what it get in its input.
u can elect the aspect ratio in the projector remote just press the ASPECT button to select different format
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Perhaps you meant can it project sports *well*. Of course it can display any standard signal. If it can display TV and video games, it can display sports. However, the resolution and aspect ratio of the device is standard definition. So it is 4:3 and equivalent to VHS tape. If you have an HDTV at home and are expecting to be able to see the small print on the score graphics, forget it. But for the price, it does a great job of projecting a picture.

I'm going to guess that you have a wide screen Dell laptop with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a default resolution of 1280X800. The wide screen is great BUT most presentation grade projectors do not have a native (pixel for pixel) 16:10 mode. Instead they still prefer a display input with a 4:3 aspect ratio like your old square CRT or standard definition TV. Why do they prefer a 4:3 input? Mainly because Powerpoint prefers to display a slideshow in a 4:3 mode. Because of this Dell, in their infinite wisdom, created the 'presentation mode' utility in an attempt to automatically convert the VGA output of your laptop from 16:10 to 4:3 on the fly. In my experience this is an annoyance at best and at worst can seriously impact the size and quality of the projected image.

The best thing you can do when you connect to a projector is ignore the presentation mode alert and manually set your laptop's resolution to 1024X768 for an XGA rated projector or 800X600 for an SVGA rated projector. This will cause your desktop to look stretched on your laptop but will give you by far the best projection image.

The unit is on 16:9 because you use a video ( composite ) input.

Go into your Menu and where you see Aspect Ratio 16:9 press the right arrow key to switch it over to 4:3