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Tim Raynor
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[Post edited by Tim Raynor on Dec 12, 2008 - CST 4:36 PM]
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Believe it or not, the best looking HD reception you will ever get, and it's for free, is not via sattelite, nor cable.
Good ol' Aerial reception.
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John J. Puccio
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The reason the "HD Family" channel shows movies in full-screen (and possibly in miserable upconverted SD) is because full-screen movies are "family friendly." Isn't that what some studios say on their DVD cases about standard-screen transfers: "Presented in a family friendly format." I mean, everybody knows widescreen is family "unfriendly." They're a plot against family values!
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Tim Raynor
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First of all, I don't blame the satellite or cable provider because they're is no way it's their fault. (Think of it as the cable/satellite provider is the messenger, so don't shoot the messenger.) It's literally the fault of the actual network (ABC, NBC, Discovery, TNT, TBS, etc.). What these networks are supposed to do is present their programming in SD digital for their regular channels, but their HD specific channels are supposed to be in widescreen, hi-def. It just seems odd that the ABC Family HD channel would actually present a movie that is known to be in hi-def. Not only do I feel cheated, but it absolutely makes no common sense!? Now, the satellite provider I switched to last month (Dish Network), I purchased a package that is ALL HD only. It's really kind of frustrating because it's not at all Dish Networks fault that these channels that claim to be the hi-def versions of their programming would cheat people, and here we are, the customer, paying for it!
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Tim Raynor
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I totally agree with that! Any of the Turner broadcast channels (TNT, TBS) are notorious for doing exactly that!
italy12
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I know TNT and TBS air sporting events like NBA and MLB playoffs...at least those look good. They probably assume the majority of cable viewers aren't movie-holics and wouldn't notice the difference between a movie shown in its correct 2.35:1 aspect ratio vs. the same movie blown up to fill the screen. There are many home theatre discussion boards around where members post questions like, "Why do I see black bars on the top and bottom of my screen?" On cable, they don't have to worry about that, and we suffer because of their stupidity!
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r-u-serious
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View profile »Hey, Tony...I stick with an antenna for HD service and the best of all, it's free
Back to the original beef at the top pf the thread...the problem is, it's simply the cost to a network for acquiring the rights to air a movie in the first place...the SD version will cost "X" dollars while the HD version will cost "Y" dollars, where "Y" is often twice what "X" is.
It is not that ABC Family doesn't want to give you the best viewing experience, they want maximum bang for their charged advertising dollar versus the cost of programming. If the bean counters, in the corporate offices figure they can make more for the company showing the SD version from their advertisers, then they are showing the SD version...simple as that...goes for all the networks...they are there to make money and in the process, they may actually entertain you...