HD Programming not in 16x9??
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HD Programming not in 16x9??
I just connected my voom receiver and I'm watching OTA HD but I'm noticing that several shows are not in 16x9. Is that normal? For instance Dancing with the Stars, Skating w/ the Stars and Survivor. However, most are 16x9 like The Olympics on NBC, CSI, American Idol, etc. I thought all HD broadcasts were 16x9. Was I mistaken?
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That's what I was afraid of...lame. Oh well, I guess if the future holds only 16x9 TVs and HDTV is going to become the norm...J6P is gonna be pissed w/ those black bars on the left and right...LOL.
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Some of those are not HD at all. They are upconverted by the network or your local station. I don't think any Survivor-type reality show has been in HD yet.
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Originally Posted by mbs
J6P probably watches non-16x9 material in stretch mode.
I can't wait until EVERYTHING is 16x9 and HD!!! Probably several years down the road.
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Originally Posted by Spiky
Some of those are not HD at all. They are upconverted by the network or your local station. I don't think any Survivor-type reality show has been in HD yet.
As far as the topic, some 4x3 shows are HD though (the Simpsons and Family Guy). They just arent 16x9.
Most shows that are 4x3 though are digital broadcasts only (non-HD). Most HD programming is 16x9.
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Originally Posted by RockStrongo
As far as the topic, some 4x3 shows are HD though (the Simpsons and Family Guy). They just arent 16x9.
Aside from the snippets of Seinfeld from the NBC special, I'm not aware of any pillarboxed 4x3, high-definition TV shows (not counting movies like Gone with the Wind) that have aired.
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The Simpsons and Family Guy are not HD. They are standard-definition. Since HD itself is natively 16:9, any TV shows intended for broadcast in HD will be framed for 16:9.
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So what definition are the current syndicated Simpsons masters? The local Fox has an HD feed, and the Simpsons eps look way better than the regular channel. Or is it just that the regular one is probably overcompressed?
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Originally Posted by milo bloom
So what definition are the current syndicated Simpsons masters?
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What about some games that ESPN HD shows that are framed 4:3? They certainly look HD to me, but they have bars on the sides.
Upconverted standard definition programming will often look a lot better than its analog SD counterpart, but it's still not HD.
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What about some games that ESPN HD shows that are framed 4:3? They certainly look HD to me, but they have bars on the sides.
Definitely SD, like Adam said.
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Originally Posted by milo bloom
So what definition are the current syndicated Simpsons masters? The local Fox has an HD feed, and the Simpsons eps look way better than the regular channel. Or is it just that the regular one is probably overcompressed?
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Originally Posted by Numes
I have never seen a game that was SD (with the ESPN bars on the side) on ESPN HD that looked even remotely anywhere near HD quality. They always look horrible in comparison. Not that this should matter too much, but what size TV do you have?
Definitely SD, like Adam said.
Definitely SD, like Adam said.
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Originally Posted by milo bloom
So what definition are the current syndicated Simpsons masters? The local Fox has an HD feed, and the Simpsons eps look way better than the regular channel. Or is it just that the regular one is probably overcompressed?
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Are you sure? If so, can you provide a source?
Aside from the snippets of Seinfeld from the NBC special, I'm not aware of any pillarboxed 4x3, high-definition TV shows (not counting movies like Gone with the Wind) that have aired.
Aside from the snippets of Seinfeld from the NBC special, I'm not aware of any pillarboxed 4x3, high-definition TV shows (not counting movies like Gone with the Wind) that have aired.
Im probably wrong. Sorry for the confusion.
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I agree. But there are big differences in SD. I watched Australian Open tennis this year on the HD channel instead of regular ESPN2. It looked much better upconverted by ESPN than by my HDTivo.
Too bad they don't broadcast all of their NBA games in HD. Even their main game Sunday night between LA and Boston wasn't in HD, but it looked very good upconverted.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
That is likely it. The upconverting on ESPN HD of the SD games they show is a vast improvement over the standard channel.
Too bad they don't broadcast all of their NBA games in HD. Even their main game Sunday night between LA and Boston wasn't in HD, but it looked very good upconverted.
Too bad they don't broadcast all of their NBA games in HD. Even their main game Sunday night between LA and Boston wasn't in HD, but it looked very good upconverted.
Has anyone actually watched ESPN2 HD?? I havent seen it yet.
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They have had some basketball in HD and some other stuff on ESPN2HD. They are still hampered by not having enough material in HD in the first place. Don't know why they needed a 2nd HD channel at this time, just not enough content.
Continuing with tennis as my example: Only one Grand Slam is in the USA, and the other countries are not doing HD as quickly as we are. (if you can call this quick) So only the US Open will be HD. Maybe some smaller USA tournaments. Tennis fans are hoping Wimbledon will jump to HD, but probably 2007 at the earliest.
Similar scenarios are playing out over every sport. Fox Net has finally built an HD truck dedicated to the MN/WI area, so there will be more games available for my locality this year and forward. Twins, college sports, etc.
Continuing with tennis as my example: Only one Grand Slam is in the USA, and the other countries are not doing HD as quickly as we are. (if you can call this quick) So only the US Open will be HD. Maybe some smaller USA tournaments. Tennis fans are hoping Wimbledon will jump to HD, but probably 2007 at the earliest.
Similar scenarios are playing out over every sport. Fox Net has finally built an HD truck dedicated to the MN/WI area, so there will be more games available for my locality this year and forward. Twins, college sports, etc.
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ESPN isn't HD? It looks better than upconversion to me. Especially during Sportscenter, you can tell (I thought) which clips are SD and HD. If they were all upconverted SD, wouldn't they all look the same?
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Originally Posted by Spiky
SC is now HD. It's all the other stuff that isn't. Any time you see the ESPN pillarboxing, it is SD.
Like you said, if its pillarboxed, then its SC.