How do you change the screen size on dish network?

If you have a VIP receiver, you can go into the Main Menu, press the Menu button on your DISH remote, then press 6 (System Setup) and 8 (HDTV Setup). On the HDTV Setup screen you can select the resolution for your TV. Under TV Type, the higher the resolution (720i or 1080i) the larger the picture. The aspect ratio can be set to 16:9. Sometimes you will have some programs broadcast in a lower resolution.

Ray Calo

DISH Network

You press the *asterisk* key on your remote (also labeled "format"). Keep pressing it until you get what you want. It will scroll through a series of formats: normal, stretch, partial zoom, zoom, grey bar.