Are HD PPV movies presented in widescreen?

[cognitive77]

I apologize if this had been answered elsewhere. I had rented Knocked Up off of a standard def PPV channel, and it was presented in fullscreen.

I'm looking at renting both Hostel and Transformers in HD. Also, can these PPV movies be transfered to an ext. HD through the DVR?

 

[primetimeguy]

I apologize if this had been answered elsewhere. I had rented Knocked Up off of a standard def PPV channel, and it was presented in fullscreen.

I'm looking at renting both Hostel and Transformers in HD. Also, can these PPV movies be transfered to an ext. HD through the DVR?

The movies I have seen have been OAR, so yes to widescreen. And you can record them and move them to the external drive.

 

[garys]

I thought the ppv had a notation for when the presentation is in widescreen. No notation means it is in fullscreen.

 

[db2]

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but 2.35:1 PPV HD movies are NOT shown OAR but open matte.

 

[cognitive77]

I thought the ppv had a notation for when the presentation is in widescreen. No notation means it is in fullscreen.

I tried looking both online and through the guide, but was unable to find anything about whether it was presented in ws of fs. Now, I would assume that any HD content on PPV would naturally be presented in widescreen format, but the last thing I want to do is rent a movie like Transformers in HD and have to watch it in FS.

 

[garys]

I tried looking both online and through the guide, but was unable to find anything about whether it was presented in ws of fs. Now, I would assume that any HD content on PPV would naturally be presented in widescreen format, but the last thing I want to do is rent a movie like Transformers in HD and have to watch it in FS.

I looked through the guide myself, appearently the widescreen notation (LBX) is only used on the sd ppv's.

 

[primetimeguy]

I thought the ppv had a notation for when the presentation is in widescreen. No notation means it is in fullscreen.

I think that is the case for SD PPV.

 

[primetimeguy]

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but 2.35:1 PPV HD movies are NOT shown OAR but open matte.

I think you are correct db2. I just checked a few of my saved movies on the external drive and both of the 2:35 movies I have are shown open matte.

To the OP, HD movies will be shown to fill the entire 16:9 screen, but no stretching or zooming is involved so it does not affect the PQ.

 

[Tahoerob]

Ch 506 & 512 have letterbox SD PPV. All HD PPV should be widescreen by definition.

Anyone know if HD PPV will delete or un watchable w/o another fee after fully viewed???? Expires like Dishonline movies?????

 

[primetimeguy]

Ch 506 & 512 have letterbox SD PPV. All HD PPV should be widescreen by definition.

Anyone know if HD PPV will delete or un watchable w/o another fee after fully viewed???? Expires like Dishonline movies?????

PPV does not expire like Dishonline.

 

[Pepper]

yet. who knows, they'll probably decide auto-expire is a good idea.

 

[allargon]

I apologize if this had been answered elsewhere. I had rented Knocked Up off of a standard def PPV channel, and it was presented in fullscreen.

I'm looking at renting both Hostel and Transformers in HD. Also, can these PPV movies be transfered to an ext. HD through the DVR?

They are open matte -- fool screen. They are 16:9 when they should be 20x9. For 16:9 movies like A Bridge to Terabithia, it's all good. However, I wasn't too happy paying $4.99 for a cropped Casino Royale. I guess they figure if we're dumb enough to pay $5 for a down-rezzed bit starved HD PPV, then we're dumb enough to want "NO BLACK BARS" on our screens.

 

[bf3000]

I'm not sure about them not expiring - I recorded Transformers on Friday (Nov 30), and moved it to my external hard drive that evening. When I went to watch it Sunday night, it was gone. I don't know if this was a hard drive error (everything else is still there) or if Dish is only allowing viewing for the 'all-day' PPV purchase period. Anyone else have this happen?