HD that doesn't look HD

[Kaygirl]

I'm watching Fox Sports South on 646 and it says it is in HD, but the long shots are very blurry. Close-ups are better, but what is this, some kind of pseudo HD? I'm so confused. I've noticed this on some other channels, too.

 

[ejb1980]

A lot of the college baseball/softball/non-basketball/football that RSNs show is just 16x9 SD, even on the HD channels. It looks dreadful. Was that what you were watching?

 

[Kaygirl]

Yes, it was college baseball.

 

[dfergie]

Yup, had Baylor vs Texas Tech on FSSW in widescreen SD from a recording over last weekend...

 

[TheTechGuru]

Ya, I don't think they're being shot in HD.

 

[pro96]

Ive also noticed alot of FTA feeds as 16x9 SD format which explains why some games on DTV are just like that.

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[Mr Tony]

yup...one of the most notorious ones like that is ESPN....alot of programming for ESPNU is 16:9 SD...that they say is HD

 

[Kaygirl]

Well, I hate it, but I am relieved to know I don't have any settings wrong. I thought it was something like what you guys said, tho. Sigh.

 

[mr_tv]

What they charge for subscription for us to watch the games and then give us wide screen 480. Yuk.

 

[raoul5788]

Directv doesn't have any control over what is sent to them by the providers. Don't blame them.

 

[Mr Tony]

exactly. If ESPN wants to send a feed as 16:9 SD out on their HD channel all D* can do is take it

 

[ejb1980]

I noticed that another SD channel, BYUTV, is now like Baby First (and my local Antenna TV subchannel) are being displayed as 16:9 SD, even with pillar box selected, like it should be. But a few, like Univision West for example, are still smushed on pillar box. Aspect ratio seems to be so overcomplicated.

 

[Tampa8]

Another factor, some non pro events have one HD camera, while any others are SD, particularly the scenario the OP talked about, longs shots from a different perspective than the main camera.

 

[rkr0923]

Had a NASCAR race on local FOX station that looked like Crap on D*

 

[twizt3dsist3r]

My fox affiliate has chappy hd too I think. Or at least the big bang theory looks terrible compared to the tbs episodes.

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