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Yeah, I know that it doesn't apply to all stations, but it's a general rule for someone who wasn't understanding what I was saying. When it comes to TV channels and bandwidth and aspect ratios, it's a wild-west anything-goes situation right now. I'm not a cable or satellite subscriber - we get...

Both STAR TREK and STAR TREK: TNG are shown by MeTV from High Def sources. If your affitliate is the main channel, that is an X.1 channel, then these shows will by in HD. If your MeTV affiliate is a .2, or .3 or beyond, then the best you'll get is an SD showing of an HD image. I believe the same...

The one show that MeTV (and sister H&I) does not mess with is STAR TREK: TOS. It is proper 4:3 and looks like film. I guess they don't want the wrath of Trekkies upon them. TNG on H&I also looks proper 4:3 and they run the high-def remasters. Whenever I occasion to see VOYAGER or DS9 on H&I...

I agree. I'm no fan of the altered aspect ratio. It would be much better for me if they'd just stick to the 4:3 ratio and show the best prints they can, but they seem to insist on making things fill up the dreaded black bars.

I believe the first time I noticed the "soap opera effect" on MeTV was on an episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. I was somewhat amazed that the technology existed for them to broadcast a show that way. It has now of course gone further and is prevalent on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, ANDY GRIFFITH...