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OscarBluth

12-02-09 08:10 AM

Re: Yay, TCM and IFC HD now availible

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Originally Posted by Giles (Post 9866185)

Moulin Rouge! looked hideous stretched out

That was just Nicole Kidman's face. :lol:

Deke Rivers

12-02-09 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dx23 (Post 9864141)

Hopefully, Dish Networks add both HD channels soon. TCM is one of my favorite channels ever.

dont hold your breath..Rainbow owns these channels as well as AMC HD and they are in court still with Dish over the VOOM crap..
im ready to drop Dish

clckworang

12-02-09 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BadlyDrawnBoy (Post 9865416)

It's coming.

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Nice! Can't wait for that!

Giles

12-02-09 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OscarBluth (Post 9866240)

That was just Nicole Kidman's face. :lol:

:rimshot:

rotfl

Rypro 525

12-04-09 09:38 PM

Re: Yay, TCM and IFC HD now availible

It seems like IFC does air some movies in full HD, as they are airing Capote in its OAR not stretched.
Also realized i also get now Encore HD, and we're at the Salma Hyack dance with the snake scene in From Dusk Till Dawn :drool:

LickTheABCs

12-04-09 09:57 PM

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^ Encore is weird with their HD also. They played The Breakfast Club in 4x3 while Starz plays it in 16:9.

Giles

12-04-09 10:13 PM

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I don't know how this is even accomplished, do the studios do both a full OAR of a film in hidef AND a cropped hidef edition too - man! what a waste of time and money.

Rypro 525

12-04-09 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Giles (Post 9872058)

I don't know how this is even accomplished, do the studios do both a full OAR of a film in hidef AND a cropped hidef edition too - man! what a waste of time and money.

yeah, almost all movies that air on HBO and Cinemax are aired in a cropped 16x9 format even if its shot in 2:35;1.

gmanca

12-04-09 11:12 PM

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What gets me about it is that sometimes they will have a movie on, which is OOP or never been released like The Island(80) and it's cropped. With that film in particular, they show the titles/intro in 2.35:1 but then crop the rest.

Rypro 525

12-04-09 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gmanca (Post 9872138)

if i had to take a guess, its because if they weren't full 2:35, some of the credits would be cut off at the edges, and we know that can't happen, so once all of that is done, they can then crop it to 1:78;1.

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