John Brundage
03-01-2002, 02:47 AM
I liked it when WTMJ broadcast a 480p signal on channel 4-2. Typically, I prefer not to burn in the black bars on the side of my picture. However, I have a Toshiba, and when the picture is broadcast in 1080i, I lose the ability to zoom in on the picture. It really bugs me when there is a letterboxed show like E/R, and I'm unable to zoom in, and as a result get black bars not only on the side, but top and bottom as well.
By the way, several months ago, I was watching E/R with the black bars on all sides, and someone at the station must have thrown a switch, because all of a sudden, I was getting the full 16x9 screen. I'm sure the station could send a standard definition signal out as a 16x9 picture if they could only remember to throw the switch.
Question: would sending out the 480p signal on 4-2 on a routine basis somehow degrade the HD signal on 4-1? If not, I would encourage the station to resume the 480p channel.
By the way, several months ago, I was watching E/R with the black bars on all sides, and someone at the station must have thrown a switch, because all of a sudden, I was getting the full 16x9 screen. I'm sure the station could send a standard definition signal out as a 16x9 picture if they could only remember to throw the switch.
Question: would sending out the 480p signal on 4-2 on a routine basis somehow degrade the HD signal on 4-1? If not, I would encourage the station to resume the 480p channel.