Not a term I have heard elsewhere, but from it's use here I would suspect it is a reference to the now deceased Sam Walton of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club fame [and money]. BillR
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:48 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - LCD TVs OK - WTF is Dead Sams? On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Rich Thomas < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A lot of the History HD stuff is not HD, and they zoom or stretch the > std def stuff (even if it is "widescreen" on std def) to fit the HD > 16:9, so sometimes things are a bit weird. > > --R > > Rolf wrote: > > I honestly think its the history channel as I remember pic being skewed > > as well. I dont have OTA channels, locals all come in via dish. Pisses > > me off that I cant get PBS in hidef. Nova OTA with no compression > > artifacting was like heaven. > > > > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > > >> dish, and on their box, it has option to set what type of TV, such as > >> 1080i, 720 etc. Also you can pic 16x9, 4x3 etc. All of which is set > >> correct. > >> > >> Rolf wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I do know that they had some funky setup 4:3 on 16:9. I will check > >>> tonight as well, who is your provider? I have Dish. > >>> > >>> -Rolf > >>> > >>> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Its hooked up via hdmi. No, not zoomed in. I have both regular > >>>> history, and HD history and of course the regular comes in with the > >>>> black bars on the side, since its more a square pic. The HD fills up > >>>> the screen but just seems zoomed in or something like you say, except > >>>> its not zoomed. I will check to make sure though but I do not think > so. > >>>> > >>>> Rolf wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Are you on DVI/HDMI or component? Sure its not zoomed in? History > comes > >>>>> in HD now you know, even though most of the content is still 4:3. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Rolf > >>>>> > >>>>> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Speaking of HDTV's, I have been noticing lately that I have some of > the > >>>>>> pic cut off on some channels. For instance, the History channel. > I > >>>>>> notice it because the H will be half or more cut off on the side, > and > >>>>>> some of the text will be cut off and you cant see. Same with some > of > >>>>>> the over air channels like CBS etc. I dont recall it being like > this > >>>>>> before when I first got the TV. I have not changed any settings, > even > >>>>>> tried adjusting them both on the TV and the sat box, no change. Is > it > >>>>>> just me with a problem or are they sending out the format screwed > up or > >>>>>> something so its not fitting properly on the screen? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> LWB250 wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks for all the feedback, folks. Looks like > >>>>>>> Samsung is probably the one, which I had also figured > >>>>>>> out based on reviews I'm seeing. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> We're on cable here, but I have no idea what we'll end > >>>>>>> up with in Indiana. Probably cable as well, but > >>>>>>> that's going to be determined by where the house is. > >>>>>>> There are still a lot of places in the rural parts > >>>>>>> where cable hasn't reached yet. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> A contract ratio of 10,000:1 was mentioned, but I > >>>>>>> didn't think LCDs got in this range, only plasma? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> HDMI inputs are a must, and at least two - I need one > >>>>>>> for my Apple TV for starters. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> A lot is going to hinge on whether or not we leave our > >>>>>>> "big" (36") CRT TV with this house. We have a built > >>>>>>> in entertainment center that was designed for a large > >>>>>>> CRT TV, and it's one of the few that still fits. WE > >>>>>>> were worried about how to make a flat screen TV work > >>>>>>> with it in the future, as the size of the opening of > >>>>>>> the TV does not accommodate a flat screen TV's > >>>>>>> dimensions.... > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Again, thanks! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Dan > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > >>>>>>> You rock. 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