[opendtv] Re: Learning From the Veterans - local news in HD

  • From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:36:58 -0500

> Honestly, I think that if broadcasters would start going to wide
> screen anamorphic exclusively, that would get us just about the
> same effect as AFD. Certainly on 16:9 displays, which as you
> point out, are taking over. STBs used on 4:3 sets could give the
> user a choice of letterboxing or cropping.

To clarify here, use wide screen anamorphic even when transmitting 4:3 content.

The result is, on wide screen monitors, you get a properly pillarboxed 4:3 
image always, you get a full screen display when content is 16:9, and you get 
letterboxed display when content is wider than 16:9. Never any distortion.

On 4:3 sets, via the STB, you normally see full screen for 4:3 or 16:9 content 
(which is cropped). And you get letterboxing for content that's wider than 16:9.

Don't know how AFD can make the situation much better.

Bert
 
 
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