Re: Screen format question


"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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BrianF wrote:
I live in Belgium where we get BBC TV 1 & 2 on the cable distribution
system. Until a few months ago, we were receiving the standard analogue
14:9 pictures on both BBC channels. Then it changed so that BBC 1 is now
Super 16:9 and BBC 2 is widescreen (according to the automatic switching
on my Philips 16:9 LCD set). The image on BBC 1 is full screen wider than
it should be and on BBC 2 we have a letter-box type of display.
I have made several attempts to talk to the cable company about this but
they simply say they do not transform the image format in any way.
They cannot/will not tell me if they are receiving the BBC signals from a
terrestrial analogue or digital source but it seems certain that it is
not by satellite.

Can anyone here throw any technical light on the source of this problem.

The Benelex cable cos certainly used to derive BBC 1 and BBC 2 by off air
reception of the Dover transmitter. I'm a regular visitor to Amsterdam.
Since about 2004 BBC 1 and 2 are now in 16:9 letterbox as seen via cable
networks presented at hotels, so the signal is derived from Astra. The
give-away is the restricted Ceefax service, and BBC London regional
programmes. (Dover carries BBC South East).

It sounds as if your cable co is taking BBC 2 from Astra, but BBC 1 either
from analogue Dover, of from a receiver set to 4:3 centre cut out, and
possibly adding a Line 23 WSS 16:9 ident.

Are there still black bars visible top and bottom on the BBC 1 picture,
that along with the Ceefax/regional thing, should verify whether the
source is Dover or Astra.

I don't think you can conclude that what they do in The Netherlands is the
same as they do here.

brianf


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