Review on HDMI to RCA and HDMI Converter Adapter - 1080P HD TV and Older TV Compatible, PAL and NTSC Support, Black Iron Shell by Joe Lara

This product is very commonly used to view HDTV (HD) signals on an old analog NTSC TV. Although this unit down converts the HDTV signal, 1080i 720P, etc. to NTSC composite, it does not display the HD signal as letterbox on the NTSC TV, it displays the HD signal in full length on the TV. Because older NTSC TVs have a 4:3 aspect ratio, a 16:9 HD picture is stretched vertically to fill the TV screen, everything is tall and thin. . In other words, if you have a round object in your image, such as a B. the CBS or ABC logos, instead of a circle, these are distorted and become ovals. See photos.