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09-02-2003, 09:06 PM
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HD Programming Question
I've got HD through Time Warner. One of the channels offered in HD is NBC. I've watched some programming in HD, such as the Tonight Show.
Tonight, I just watched the beginning of Law and Order. When the show came on, it said available in HD where available. So I figured I'd be able to flip over to the HD channel to watch it. But even on the HD channel it was in 4:3 Standard Def. What's going on? I thought any show on that network that was available in HD I'd be able to see in HD. Do some station affiliates not transmit every show in HD that is available in HD?
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09-02-2003, 10:25 PM
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This is a common mistake that many people have. HD does not equal WS.
HD just means that there are more horizontal lines of picture, but it does not specify that the lines have to be in a WS format.
Yes, it should, but I think (I am not sure here) that it will take a few years for the studios to upgrade their equipment, and eventually - all will be WS.
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09-03-2003, 07:39 AM
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I thought that if its HD, it has to be Widescreen. I thought that all HD cameras are widescreen format. Maybe it was being broadcast in 480p??
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09-03-2003, 07:51 AM
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I think it does depend on the affiliates if they r transmitting HD or not...that's y they say "where available"....
This site should provide u with the stations that do give u HD... http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/welcome.asp
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09-03-2003, 08:10 AM
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From NBC:
What are the advantages of HDTV?
There are several benefits to viewing programs in high-definition.
Clarity. The digital signal is crystal clear and noise-free.
Wide-screen picture. Traditional televisions use a 4 by 3 aspect ratio, which means the screens are 4 units wide by 3 units high. However, theatrical films are usually much wider, taking advantage of the actual human field of vision. HDTV uses a wider 16 by 9 aspect ratio, which delivers movies with less "edge cropping" and provides a more intense viewing experience.
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09-03-2003, 08:43 AM
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US Customs definition of High Definition TV:
8. For the purposes of this chapter, references to "high definition" as it applies to television receivers and cathode-ray tubes refer to
articles having:
(a) a screen aspect ratio equal to or greater than 16:9; and
(b) a viewing screen capable of displaying more than 700 scanning lines.
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The 16:9 aspect ratio, it seems, is integral to the definition of high definition.
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09-03-2003, 08:57 AM
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The L&O episondes that I have seen in HD, have also been 16:9. You do seeHD programs sent out in the SD format (and resolution) from time to time.
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09-03-2003, 09:11 AM
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I don't have HD, but I seem to remember some people saying that the local affiliate needs to "flip the switch" to provide HD content and sometimes they forget.
Todd
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09-03-2003, 11:06 AM
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I don't have HD, but I seem to remember some people saying that the local affiliate needs to "flip the switch" to provide HD content and sometimes they forget.
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Is this 'flip' on a per progam basis? Because shows like ER, and the Tonight Show on the SAME channel do come through in 16:9 HD.
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09-03-2003, 11:55 AM
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Lew and Todd are correct. The night before, they same thing happened. The L&O episode in question was sent out in SD everywhere. The Criminal Intent episode that preceeded it was however in HD. Someone messed up. I can't remember when that particular L&O episode was originally broadcasted.
It's possible that
1) The episode originally aired before L&O was being presented in HD and some mo-mo tacked on the "In HD" banner by mistake
2) Post holiday hangovers happen and someone forgot to flip the switch at NBC national to send out the HD version.
This isn't the first time NBC has sent out an SD L&O and still run the "In HD" banner at the bottom. Sometimes, I wonder if they forget that they are broadcasting L&O in HD.
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