Thread: Nice to see the new HD channels are on

New Mythbusters looked pretty good too.

Originally Posted by mdonnelly

We're all waiting for Gary Murrell to weigh in on that.

The resolutions were already covered but I'll go over them again...

1440x1080i

Referring to the Myth Busters episode last night following Really Big Things:

Myth Busters PQ did not look as sharp and detailed as Really Big Things on my 720p 30" LCD HDTV.

The real problem for me on several including Discovery Science is the stretched picture. You lose some from top and bottom and some have side bars. Not as bad as many TNT shows. I'm sure this is noted before, just reinforcing.
-Ken

Originally Posted by JH1949

Referring to the Myth Busters episode last night following Really Big Things:

Myth Busters PQ did not look as sharp and detailed as Really Big Things on my 720p 30" LCD HDTV.

The PQ on both these shows didn't look very good on my 1080P 60" SXRD HDTV. From what little I've seen so far, the Discovery HD launch has landed with a big thud.

On my 1080P 60" SXRD HDTV, I saw things like JH - Really Big Things looked sharp, Mythbusters a little softer. But I'm not complaining yet. They both looked better than ever. Just stop the stretching the rest of the day and I'll be pretty happy with Disc HD!

I was watching TLC for a awhile and I swear the aspect changed some a few times. At times there would be black bars on the sides. About 1"-2" on my 52" tv.

Originally Posted by tsduke

I was watching TLC for a awhile and I swear the aspect changed some a few times. At times there would be black bars on the sides. About 1"-2" on my 52" tv.

Seems there are quite few programs on both TLC and Discover HD has thin black bars on site.

Originally Posted by hzhao

Seems there are quite few programs on both TLC and Discover HD has thin black bars on site.

Well everyone needs to remember that some shows will look better than others. The shows I saw on the new channels some where not taking up the screen like they should. But that is due to how the show was produced to where others look really good. So the PQ will differ from show to show on the new channels added.