With my digital converter box I have the aspect ratio set "by program" and
notice that
the local news and most syndicated programming are not sent out in wide-screen.
Even some
network shows are not wide-screen. For example, Letterman is but Ferguson is
not. Survivor is
but The Amazing Race is not. I can watch SNL on my local station in widescreen
over the air
or have the sides cut off on DirecTV's feed. And both have the little bug in
the corner that has
the station's call letters and "DTV". And the local commercials within the
digital network feeds are seen
with borders not only on the top and bottom but on the sides as well. Of course
that's noticeable only
on my over-the-air feed because all the locals are full-screen from DirecTV!
----- Original Message -----
From: David Bruggeman
To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:16 AM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: SNL not going to phone it in tomorrow night...
Add Washington to the list of NBC signals behaving badly. It is noticeable
during SNL, but not during local news or syndicated programming. Can't say
it's come up during other programs, as I've not watched much of the peacock
lately.
I have DirecTV, so it sounds like I'm screwed.
David
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From: Bradford <bradfo...@dwx.com>
DirecTV does that with the local stations in my market as well. I have
tried to explain to them what the problem is and they keep trying to tell
me that I need to adjust the settings for DirecTV. I told them that it's
already
set up exactly the way they are describing and then they say that my set
isn't set up to receive widescreen. Since I have one of those decoder
boxes and the over-the-air locals are coming in wide-screen, it's got
to be their retransmission that is the problem. But, of course, nothing
is ever their fault...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Ellwanger" <train...@ellwanger.tv>
To: <tvornottv@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 11:19 PM
Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: SNL not going to phone it in tomorrow night...
>
> On Feb 1, 2009, at 8:33 PM, Brad Beam wrote:
>
>> I wonder if that re-appearance during the second half counts as:
>> (1)A network ad
>> (2)A full-cost Pepsi ad
>> (3)A discount-rate Pepsi ad
>
>
> I was watching the Super Bowl at the home of friends who are still on
> SD. The graphics were cut off on the edge of the screen on the
> "MacGruber" ad, and suddenly I realized -- ohhh, their cable company
> is providing NBC in SD by "center-cutting" the digital signal of the
> affiliate. It was more noticeable on "The Office," where a lot of
> characters were halfway off the screen while they were talking.
>
> --
> Jim Ellwanger <train...@ellwanger.tv>
> <http://www.ellwanger.tv>
>
>
>
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