Did Rage episode lose its HDTV feed/format during the last 1/4th of Smallville?

Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.
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Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.

seemed fine in atlanta.

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Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.


Fine in Indy--But I have seen them switch just after the last commercial
break. The HD on Smallville much of the time doesn't look like real HD but
more like some interpolated SD. It just doesn't have the punch of CBS etc.
Bc

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bite to let you know that they are there. Apart from the bite, that could
describe a Basenji pretty well." --Len Reddie
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On 2006-11-10 01:43:25 -0600, said:

Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.

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it was unviewable via Comcast in Chicago. ABC was screwed up as well. I
thought it was a Comcast problem. I happened to record Rage on another
Tivo off the analog channel and it was fine.

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Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.

I forgot to mention that this was over the air (OTA).
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Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.


Fine in Indy--But I have seen them switch just after the last commercial
break. The HD on Smallville much of the time doesn't look like real HD but
more like some interpolated SD. It just doesn't have the punch of CBS etc.

Interesting. I watch Jericho on CBS. It is OK quality. I sent an e-mail
to KTLA to see what's up with last night's broadcast.

I also noticed CW logo was in the black bar areas when the video was not
in HD.
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:43:25 -0600, wrote:

Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

I receive KTLA but only in SD on DISH Network.


Thank you in advance.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Fine in Indy--But I have seen them switch just after the last commercial
break. The HD on Smallville much of the time doesn't look like real HD but
more like some interpolated SD. It just doesn't have the punch of CBS etc.
Bc

In Des Moines the CW broadcast looks amazing.

What do you mean by "lose the HDTV formatting?" Are you saying you were
watching the HD broadcast and the picture switched from a full 16x9 to a 4x3
sidecut image, or what? Did this happen during the actual program or after
a commercial?

And, "...CW logo was in the black bar areas when the video was not in HD."
Again, not sure what you mean by "...not in HD." Smallville is letterboxed
within the 4x3 SD (NTSC) broadcast, so the CW logo on the lower right of the
screen does cover the lower edge of the letterbox. On the HD broadcast the
CW logo is positioned within the 4x3 area of the 16x9 widescreen, (for those
stations that down convert the HD network feed for their SD transmitters.)

Did KTLA ever get back to you?


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Hello,

Did anyone else lose the HDTV formatting in the last 1/4th of tonight's
Smallville episode, Rage? Or was it only on KTLA (Los Angeles)?

Thank you in advance.


Fine in Indy--But I have seen them switch just after the last commercial
break. The HD on Smallville much of the time doesn't look like real HD
but
more like some interpolated SD. It just doesn't have the punch of CBS
etc.

Interesting. I watch Jericho on CBS. It is OK quality. I sent an e-mail
to KTLA to see what's up with last night's broadcast.

I also noticed CW logo was in the black bar areas when the video was not
in HD.
--
"Ants. There's a size for every picnic, a colour for every occasion, and a
bite to let you know that they are there. Apart from the bite, that could
describe a Basenji pretty well." --Len Reddie
/\___/\
/ /\ /\ \ Phillip (Ant) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site)
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Jim H wrote:

What do you mean by "lose the HDTV formatting?" Are you saying you were
watching the HD broadcast and the picture switched from a full 16x9 to a 4x3
sidecut image, or what?

Yes, that's what happened.

Did this happen during the actual program or after
a commercial?


It happened after a commercial.