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• Re: Wow! - ed rex 11:42:08 08/20/01 (3)
  In Reply to: Wow! posted by Dan G. on August 17, 2001 at 12:18:23:

  Hey Dan, does DishNetwork broadcast their Shotime and HBO HD in widescreen, fullscreen or both? Also, are those HD channels in DD5.1 as well?

  I have the DishNetwork setup and have been seriously thinking of going their HD route, but getting accurate info from the teenagers who answer the phone doesn't make me warm and fuzzy.

  Thanks!
  
  

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  • Depends on the source - Dan G. 13:22:45 08/21/01 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: Wow! posted by ed rex on August 20, 2001 at 11:42:08:

    The HBO HD and Showtime HD constatly broadcast teh same movies that are on the normal channels.
    So, whether or not the films are mastered in 1080i HD or upsampled to 1080i for broadcast depends onthe source film.

    All those upsampled or original to 1080i (HD) are in widescreen mode.
    Sometimes they are cropped so they are quasi widescreen, but cropped a bit to make the image bigger (instead of a thin horizontal slice, if you clip the sides you can take a bigger horizontal slice).

    If you look on the HD info sites you can get a listing of which movies on HBO and Showtime HD are in HD. Normally 1-3 films per day are in actual HD or upsampled HD (which does not look as good)/
    Most new titles are now coming out in HD, so things are getting better.

    I think the investment for HD is questionable in the current market, and you certainly shouldn;t get it without Dish.
    If you do have the moeny to spend though , it certainly looks better than DVD, but that is on my 100" screen, I dunno if the results will be as shocking on a smaller screen( but I suspect they still will)

    Whenever a film is true 1080i or upsampled it normally includes a DD5.1 soundtrack on the HD channel, yes.

    Does this answer your questions?
    
    

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    • Re: Thanks - ed rex 14:56:20 08/21/01 (1)
      In Reply to: Depends on the source posted by Dan G. on August 21, 2001 at 13:22:45:

      Good info....thanks.

      BTW - I'd hope that the results would be shocking....I'm currently projecting to a 10'x5' screen.

      Ed
      
      

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      • It should be most impressive - Dan G. 07:25:27 08/22/01 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Thanks posted by ed rex on August 21, 2001 at 14:56:20:

        Far superior to DVD clarity
        
        
        

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