Lazy broadcasting - Blu-ray Forum

vsidhu · 11-14-2009, 03:24 AM

I was watching The Simpsons on Fox (HD-WUTV Buffalo). It was a rerun of one of the new HD episodes. Instead of broadcasting in proper HD (16:9 and digital sound) they broadcasted it in lame SD (4:3 and awful sound). They do this all the time for many shows outside of primetime. I know they have the HD versions available...why do they continue to be so lazy so late in the HD game?

Rblu-Dblu · 11-14-2009, 03:32 AM

Because they're cheap. I hate when my favorite tv shows are pre-empted because when they show them at those strange hours in the middle of the night, its never in HD. Plus the re-runs are usually local programming and most don't offer HD. Prime time is network programming.

vsidhu · 11-14-2009, 04:05 PM

What's the point of pumping out an HD signal if your only utilizing the full benefits maybe 4-6 hours of the day If your already spending money on that, just go all the way and quit jerkin us around.

I've been patient with the cable company/broadcasters, but they still treat HD as some experimental luxury. They want me to pay for HD channels, even though I'm already paying for the channel in SD. I am seriously considering selling my HDbox and switching to antenna for HD channels (some pocket change for a few more BDs

). I think I'll get CityTV, CBC, global, fox, a channel, omni1/2 and ctv over the air.

11-14-2009, 03:24 AM	#1
vsidhu Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:198 DVD collection:40 Trading Score:2	Lazy broadcasting I was watching The Simpsons on Fox (HD-WUTV Buffalo). It was a rerun of one of the new HD episodes. Instead of broadcasting in proper HD (16:9 and digital sound) they broadcasted it in lame SD (4:3 and awful sound). They do this all the time for many shows outside of primetime. I know they have the HD versions available...why do they continue to be so lazy so late in the HD game?

11-14-2009, 04:05 PM	#3
vsidhu Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:198 DVD collection:40 Trading Score:2	What's the point of pumping out an HD signal if your only utilizing the full benefits maybe 4-6 hours of the day If your already spending money on that, just go all the way and quit jerkin us around. I've been patient with the cable company/broadcasters, but they still treat HD as some experimental luxury. They want me to pay for HD channels, even though I'm already paying for the channel in SD. I am seriously considering selling my HDbox and switching to antenna for HD channels (some pocket change for a few more BDs). I think I'll get CityTV, CBC, global, fox, a channel, omni1/2 and ctv over the air.

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11-14-2009, 03:32 AM	#2
Rblu-Dblu Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Trapped on the Death Star 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:483 Trading Score:12	Because they're cheap. I hate when my favorite tv shows are pre-empted because when they show them at those strange hours in the middle of the night, its never in HD. Plus the re-runs are usually local programming and most don't offer HD. Prime time is network programming.

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