Local stations in HD



Atlanta shows most programs in 4:3 mode. I am guessing that 4:3
programs are just plain Jane SD channels and the network displays them
in 4:3 instead of stretching them.

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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Whats up with ABC?
    ... Primary channel carries network content in SD. ... see lots of shopping channels - just like on cable and Sat. ... OTA for TV is simply wrong - that figure is 20 years out of date. ... to do with the switch to digital braodcasting - the local stations ...
    (alt.tv.tech.hdtv)
  • Re: Dish adds new channels...
    ... | This weekend Dish Network added more HD channels... ... Mbps HD channels. ... Comcast compared the bit rate of the 2 services in a post and subsequent ... Willcox said complaints about compression have been showing up on Web forums, including the AV Science Forum, a site for serious audio visual enthusiasts. ...
    (alt.tv.tech.hdtv)
  • Re: DVD Wars: Not Over Yet
    ... I've got Dish Network and I can certainly tell you that many of the HD ... like the hokey SciFi original movies! ... I haven't been getting the "big" HD cable-network channels or satellite, ... As to '300', well first you have to like the movie, I didn't. ...
    (alt.video.dvd)
  • Re: Digital Upgrade
    ... I was always suspicious of alleged 'Network' faults that only affected one customer - usually with good reason! ... This particular CATV network used the Switched Star sysyem which HMG wanted to be used by all cable operators in the UK; the period of early licences was about 50% longer for Switched Star than for Broadband systems. ... I found myself looking at a chop bone wedged in the top of the duct and two drop cables stripped bare for about 15 - 20 cm. ... There was even enough coupling of control signals back to the switch to randomly allow each STB to change channels on both subs line cards at the same time! ...
    (uk.tech.digital-tv)
  • Re: Whats up with ABC?
    ... I guess you don't know very much about how the OTA business works, ... to do with the switch to digital braodcasting - the local stations ... want those 5 sub channels - they will be money makers for them. ... not reruns of network shows. ...
    (alt.tv.tech.hdtv)