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Old 03-13-2008, 08:04 AM   #2 of 10
Jeff Gatie
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Re: TCM In HD --- When?


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Originally Posted by JohnPM
This topic may have come up before, but does anyone have an idea as to when TCM (and/or Fox Movie Channel) plans to begin broadcasting in high-definition? I'm hopeful that DirecTV will make the station (s) available in HD sometime within the next year, but haven't heard any confirmation along these lines. Anyone know?

To get true HD quality, they would have to get ahold of HD transfers for all those classic films. Judging from the lack of classics/catalogue titles on HDM disk, it doesn't look like HD classics are a priority for the studios. HD DVD has a few more than Blu-Ray (and they are outstanding!!), but HD DVD is dead.

But who knows, maybe these channels could go HD and help subsidize the cost of upgrading the films to HD. Then the studios would begin releasing them on Blu-Ray and we can all be happy.

But I doubt it.
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