hd sides are compressed
 

I have my OTA hooked up to my TV monitor. I am in NYC, When I put chnl
2 cbs, its just the normal view , I remote to the next chnl and CBS
2-1 hd appears. The picture is great...but the heads of the actor seem
compressed...there are blank sides on this 22'' monitor. Is this
normal for hd? I was told that hd is compressed if your getting hd
from cable company, so one is not getting the full impact of HD...so
they said you would get true hd if your in a neighborhood that is
close to the transmitter with an ota antenna...it doesn't get
compressed as its being transmitted.

hd sides are compressed
 

On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:42:23 -0700, noel8 wrote:

I have my OTA hooked up to my TV monitor. I am in NYC, When I put chnl
2 cbs, its just the normal view , I remote to the next chnl and CBS
2-1 hd appears. The picture is great...but the heads of the actor seem
compressed...there are blank sides on this 22'' monitor. Is this
normal for hd? I was told that hd is compressed if your getting hd
from cable company, so one is not getting the full impact of HD...so
they said you would get true hd if your in a neighborhood that is
close to the transmitter with an ota antenna...it doesn't get
compressed as its being transmitted.

You've got something set wrong. Screen format/aspect ratio, or called
something like that on your un-named 22" (16:9? 4:3?) TV/monitor.

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hd sides are compressed
 

noel8 wrote:
I have my OTA hooked up to my TV monitor. I am in NYC, When I put chnl
2 cbs, its just the normal view , I remote to the next chnl and CBS
2-1 hd appears. The picture is great...but the heads of the actor seem
compressed...there are blank sides on this 22'' monitor. Is this
normal for hd? I was told that hd is compressed if your getting hd
from cable company, so one is not getting the full impact of HD...so
they said you would get true hd if your in a neighborhood that is
close to the transmitter with an ota antenna...it doesn't get
compressed as its being transmitted.

If it's OTA, then your remote for the TV has a FORMAT setting somewhere
(usually on a prominent button, but not always). Cycle through the
options like (4:3, 16:9, zoom, crop, letterbox, side bar, barn door,
etc.) to find the one that makes the picture fit the screen without
distortion.

The odd thing is, if it is really an HD channel and you have a
wide-screen TV, it will normally detect that and always show the correct
format - the options are usually for fitting a normal channel's image in
the wide-screen TV. But if you are passing the signal through a
standard VCR/DVR, that could be the cause. You may need to adjust the
options on one of both devices to get the correct results. Check the
screen format sections of your manuals.