Hans Fugal wrote: >> Yeah, the decisions that broadcasters make in regards to compression can >> really make HDTV look awful. >> > > Yup. Sometimes they even screw things up so bad normal people can tell - > usually with aspect ratios. Local NBC channel broadcast the grinch in > HD... pillarboxed. I see this all the time. People with 4:3 TVs see a > half-resolution square in the middle of the TV. People with HDTVs > wouldn't know the difference if they broadcast it properly.
Yeah. A recent program on KUED was broadcast on the HD channel with both sidebars (pillarboxed) and letter-boxed! Unbelievable. I don't think this was KUED's fault, but some upstream provider. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
