I'm not much of a videophile, but I am looking at a new tv to replace a mammoth 55" box that is about 10 yrs old. So i was looking in a store the other day and one of the young salesmen told me that everything would be broadcast in 16:9 after the conversion and therefore my old set will be have a smaller picy. Is this true? I hadn't heard that. But there again, I've been out of the loop on this.
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Topic - This may be a silly question But what will the aspect ratio be after the digital conversion in 09? - artemus 19:20:09 05/02/08 (22)
- Hopefully, 4:3 broadcasts will disappear to be replaced with 16:9. - oscar 06:00:21 05/05/08 (5)
- RE: Hopefully, 4:3 broadcasts will disappear to be replaced with 16:9. - Jim in Blacksburg 09:43:13 05/11/08 (0)
- RE: Hopefully, 4:3 broadcasts will disappear to be replaced with 16:9. - racerguy 06:23:41 05/05/08 (3)
- "Note that most commercials are still in 4:3, even the ones shown on "HD" channels." - David Aiken 00:27:08 05/06/08 (2)
- RE: "Note that most commercials are still in 4:3, even the ones shown on "HD" channels." - blue_z 01:25:34 05/06/08 (1)
- That's something of an unfair benchmark - racerguy 22:17:05 05/07/08 (0)
- Right now, - DavidLD 09:02:21 05/03/08 (0)
- Transmission will all be digital but not all digital will be - Wendell Narrod 19:45:21 05/02/08 (14)
- They'll do what they are doing now - Jack G 16:31:59 05/03/08 (0)
- It's not a hi-def vs standard def issue - David Aiken 23:22:49 05/02/08 (12)
- I'm not aware of SD material shot in 16x9 aspect in the - Wendell Narrod 06:51:47 05/03/08 (11)
- there is none - Joe Murphy Jr 17:04:11 05/03/08 (2)
- Question… - David Aiken 20:05:08 05/03/08 (1)
- you're asking about a different topic - Joe Murphy Jr 23:56:06 05/03/08 (0)
- Every "widescreen" DVD (nt) - racerguy 07:39:11 05/03/08 (7)
- Not really. They begin life as film which is certainly - Wendell Narrod 08:00:21 05/03/08 (6)
- Yes really - racerguy 20:52:52 05/03/08 (5)
- I see it around in the USA too, a lot. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:20:28 05/05/08 (0)
- My question was about any original SD material shot - Wendell Narrod 07:58:39 05/04/08 (3)
- Europe has done SD widescreen for quite some time - racerguy 10:44:53 05/04/08 (2)
- Anyone who says it's not done "anywhere" - Wendell Narrod 12:56:54 05/04/08 (1)
- RE: Anyone who says it's not done "anywhere" - racerguy 13:33:34 05/04/08 (0)