Jim Ellwanger, to Brad Beam: > > > 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
Bob guesses #1, with product placement. > 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. WCAU in Philly does that too. Since NBC (like CBS and Fox, apparently) designs their game view to account for a dual presentation, it's only an annoyance during the breaks. Unrelated: Here on RCN they're *squashing* WPIX's picture... -- BOB --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
