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In Reply to: KV-34XBR910 Problems posted by jderdock on November 24, 2003 at 18:13:38:
What you have to realize is that MOST of the shows on the high def channels you get with comcast are NOT in HD though they might be enhanced definition so you get a slightly cleaner picture. The fact that they aren't in HD means that they are going to be in 4:3 format so yes it will be shown as a square picture in the middle of your screen. I have the non-xbr KV-34hs510 and it is really the equivalent of roughly a 27" when I am watching a non-HD channel.The networks only show some shows/events in HD such as Monday Night football. The best channels they carry for HD content are probably HBO, Showtime and INHD. These show almost all (INHD is all HD) HD content. ESPNHD isn't worth the time of spitting on my TV. If they aren't showing something in HD (almost nothing is in HD) they just stretch out the picture to fill the screen and it looks like a warm pile of donkey vomit.
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So if a show, such as Monday Night Football, IS presented in HD, it will automatically fill the screen with a 16:9 picture?Thanks for the clarification and the vivid mule imagery :)
"So if a show, such as Monday Night Football, IS presented in HD, it will automatically fill the screen with a 16:9 picture?"Well, it kind of depends.... ;-) Your set-top-box or OTA HDTV tuner may also have an 'aspect ratio' button. In some cases this button has no affect and the HD picture is a full 16:9. In other cases, the aspect ratio button will change the picture from 4:3 and 'stretch' it to 16:9 but this doesn't look natural. And yet in other cases, the broadcast, depending on the channel / network, may be in 4:3 but still with a nice sharp image. When I'm receiving a TRUE 16:6 HD broadcast, the aspect ratio button on my HDTV tuner has no affect. Also, there is a similar button on the TV but I found that since I'm going thru the digital DVI port, it has no affect - however, it works when going thru the normal component analog input. It's a bit confusing but you get used to it after a while.
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