[BC] CNN fake widescreen
Bernie Courtney
jerseyspikes
Sat Mar 17 00:29:41 CDT 2007
I dont see the issue with stretching to fit, that's the way I watch
all the 4:3 material on my screen at home...its looks ridiculous to do
leave the shutters on the sides. As for why they bought a bunch of
wide screen displays, they had no choice, any tv larger then 30" as of
2 or so years ago had to be capable of at least windscreen EDTV- good
luck finding a large 4:3 set.
bern
On 3/16/07, Kevin Tekel <amstereoexp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>Bernie Courtney wrote:
> > I'm not seeing the issue- they are a cable news channel, who get most
> > of their video from tv stations all over the country, what incentive
> > would they have to go through the great expense of upgrading to HD or
> > even widescreen when most cable companies wouldnt even think of adding
> > an HD version to their lineup (heck there are some local stations
> > still fighting to work out carriage agreements for their HD channel).
> >
> > Stations like CNN are going to be the LAST to make the jump over to
> > HD, there just is no return on the investment.
>
>The issue is that a company like Turner Broadcasting ought to know better
>than to have almost every display in their building showing an incorrect
>aspect ratio -- and furthermore, if they have no plans to upgrade to
>widescreen video, then maybe they shouldn't have bought hundreds of
>widescreen LCDs for their building!
>
>And worst of all were the displays showing obvious interference patterns,
>just like a TV set watching a VCR tape through the Channel 3 RF modulator
>when there is a local station already broadcasting on Channel 3. I was
>standing there watching one of their large-screen displays, and the video
>quality was actually worse than what I remember from back in the '80s,
>watching CNN on an old clicker-knob TV set with an analog cable box in a
>seedy Wildwood, NJ motel.
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