Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

Boltar wrote:
On 15 Jul, 16:39, "Adrian A" wrote:
Why should everyone else put up with 4:3 just to suit you?

Who's everyone else? That tiny tiny percentage of people who have
widescreen compared to the vast majority of the population who have
standard TVs?

B2003

Absolute nonsense! The majority of set these days are widescreen, 4:3 sets
are a rapidly decreasing minority.

Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

"Boltar" wrote in message
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The other day I bought a Humax freeview box. Seems to work ok.
Something I've noticed though is that the BBC and ITV seem to
broadcast their main channels in a semi letterbox format with fat
black borders at the top and bottom. I'm presuming this is for all
those rich sods with widescreen TVs but what about us lot who still
have a normal TV? Why should we be expected put up with a picture
thats smaller than its analogue equivalent? Fine , for now we can just
switch back to analogue , but what happens when analogue goes? Are the
powers that be in the media expecting us to all buy widescreen TVs now
too?


Get a box that you can set up up to do what you want, all my boxes can be
set to get that.

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Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

Boltar wrote:
On 15 Jul, 17:30, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:
surprised if the majority of households don't have a widescreen set
for at least their main TV.

Are you for real? I don't know a single person who owns a widescreen
TV. Where do you live , Sloane Square?

B2003

I'm begining to think you're either a troll or you don't have many friends.

Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Boltar wrote:
On 15 Jul, 17:30, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:
surprised if the majority of households don't have a widescreen set
for at least their main TV.

Are you for real? I don't know a single person who owns a widescreen
TV. Where do you live , Sloane Square?

Hello Half-wit.

I only know two people that don't have a widescreen

I wondered if it was Half-wit but I didn't think he posted from google
groups.

Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

Set your humax box, in the menus, for a 14x9 pic. That will be exactly
the same as the analogue pic which BBC and ITV use most of the time as
a compromise.
I agree with everone else, though. Its much better to set the box to
letterbox and see the whole of the programme, whether it is a 4x3 one
or a 16x9.
I dispair with those who will insist on stretching 4x3 material to
fill a widescreen tv, though. Either they dont notice (about 80% ) or
they dont care (about 20%).
On the other hand, I very regularly have the conversation with
customers who have 4x3 TVs, that they dont want a widescreen TV
because they "make everyone short and fat".
A very large percentage of the households I visit have at least one
item of equipment (Sky box, Freeview box or DVD) set to generate 4x3
when they have a 16x9 TV.
Some are grateful to have the correct settings and auto switching and
many complain that they don't want square pictures. It was always
obvious you wouldn't win when it comes to widescreen.

Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

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"Boltar" wrote in message
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On 15 Jul, 16:39, "Adrian A" wrote:
Why should everyone else put up with 4:3 just to suit you?

Who's everyone else? That tiny tiny percentage of people who have
widescreen compared to the vast majority of the population who have
standard TVs?




and then everyone realised it was the emperor/whatsisface guy with a new
username.

and then everyone realised you were wrong because I know it not him





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Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:17:55 -0700, Boltar wrote:

On 15 Jul, 17:30, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:
surprised if the majority of households don't have a widescreen set for
at
least their main TV.

Are you for real? I don't know a single person who owns a widescreen
TV. Where do you live , Sloane Square?

B2003

I don't know a single person who doesn't have a widescreen TV.

I bought mine back in 1997.

It must have been exciting waiting to a widescreen program to be broadcast,
still I am sure it impressed the neighbours nonetheless.
Did you have it on display in the window in your front room, or did you
parade
around town with it strapped to the top of your porsche?


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Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

"Max Demian" wrote in message
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"Paul Ratcliffe" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:32:53 +0100, Dave Plowman (News)

wrote:

Just think of those poor sods who've paid out good money for widescreen
only to discover older 4:3 stuff is still 4:3.

If only that were true all the time. Some broadcasters make 16:9 out of
4:3 by unceremoniously chopping off a large lump of the top and bottom of
the original picture thus completely buggering the original shot
composition. They seem to think this is acceptable. Most of the time it
is not.

Especially if you have a 4:3 set and chop off the sides as well.

Surely you could sue the government under the human rights act.
I am sure there is something about punishment without a fair trial.




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Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

"widgitt" wrote in message
ups.com...
Set your humax box, in the menus, for a 14x9 pic. That will be exactly
the same as the analogue pic which BBC and ITV use most of the time as
a compromise.
I agree with everone else, though. Its much better to set the box to
letterbox and see the whole of the programme, whether it is a 4x3 one
or a 16x9.
I dispair with those who will insist on stretching 4x3 material to
fill a widescreen tv, though. Either they dont notice (about 80% ) or
they dont care (about 20%).

It's because black bars look f*cking ugly.
Also they paid for a certain number of lines on their TV and consquently
expect to see something on them.

I mean if you paid to have some photographs taken and then found that
theree were great big ugly black bars left right and centre you would not
be too happy.
I am sure an explaination of "It's widescreen innit" would not go down too
well. Or maybe it would?



On the other hand, I very regularly have the conversation with
customers who have 4x3 TVs, that they dont want a widescreen TV
because they "make everyone short and fat".
A very large percentage of the households I visit have at least one
item of equipment (Sky box, Freeview box or DVD) set to generate 4x3
when they have a 16x9 TV.
Some are grateful to have the correct settings and auto switching and
many complain that they don't want square pictures. It was always
obvious you wouldn't win when it comes to widescreen.

Thats cos it's cr*p. You may make a living out of selling the cr*p
but 99% of the population don't have that vested interest.

Annoying semi-letterbox format on main freeview channels
 

"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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and then everyone realised it was the emperor/whatsisface guy with a new
username.

and then everyone realised you were wrong because I know it not him



perhaps not then - but certainly a bird of a SPASTIC feather.



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That fly... is your magic wand.
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