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#431017 - 06/04/09 02:53 PM Re: HDTV [Re: John Rougeux]
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Yep, in the HD tier. Our local cable news channel is in 1080i with the video in 4:3 and side fillers. That video is exceptionally sharp - weather radar is awesome. I still think they are formattig the video to fit a standard CRT. The SD PBS channel is in 16:9 which makes it "clipped" on a 4:3 set. Some of the HD PBS sub-channels are only 480p.
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#431026 - 06/04/09 03:38 PM Re: HDTV [Re: MacBozo]
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I still think they are formattig the video to fit a standard CRT.


Our local news (channel 11.1 here) has the main shot in HD, but some side shots, like school closings and such are still done with an SD camera and side graphics. HD cameras are hella expensive.

The SD shots do look good however. Their radar is completely in HD.

I'm curious though, they've experimented with cropping the picture to fit 4:3, and on the sidebars they broadcast weather and traffic information, which you simply don't see on a standard television. Does your news do the same, or are they just static bars?
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#431029 - 06/04/09 03:49 PM Re: HDTV [Re: SgtBaxter]
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Just static bars. I still wonder how the DTV switch will affect the content, though. I guess we'll see on June 12.
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#431037 - 06/04/09 04:13 PM Re: HDTV [Re: MacBozo]
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Yeah, it's kind of odd. Channel 13 here has an HD set, cameras and everything yet they still broadcast using their SD cameras.

They did about half an hour once in HD, but that was months ago. Doesn't really make any sense.
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#431045 - 06/04/09 04:54 PM Re: HDTV [Re: padmavyuha]
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I am with you on this. I hate the effect. it was one of the things that I always asked the salespeeps about. Would I have to have it like that.

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#432738 - 06/16/09 05:22 PM Re: HDTV [Re: MrB]
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Just rescanned (auto programmed) my channel lineup. 65 analog channels found, Digital = 124. Where'd all that analog come from?
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