TBS HD Off Air????

[capman]

Was just wondering if TBS HD is off air on dish. I wanted to watch frank tv, but it never recorded. Anyone know whats going on?

 

[Gib4500]

off air for me too.

 

[bruin95]

I'm surprised anyone would notice.

 

[Jim S.]

I noticed it last night too, but since I never watch TBS I didn't know whether it was supposed to be a simulcast of the SD channel or something with its own schedule like Discovery Theater.

 

[sprintcarcrazy]

Me too, surprised anyone noticed, hope they don't pay for this !!

 

[goaliebob99]

Hopefully they are fixing their damm HD feed so its real HD instead of streched out sd.

 

[tsduke]

Has anyone called in about it?

 

[Jim S.]

Well it's back now, for what it's worth.

 

[Cyclone]

Has anyone called in about it?

Not sure anyone could find a reason to call this one in.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Hopefully they are fixing their damm HD feed so its real HD instead of streched out sd.

you do mean TBS fixing it and not DIsh, since Dish just broadcasts what it gets.


BUT I agree, how did anyone even notice it was gone...

 

[HD#1]

Why are we even talking about TBS I thought this was a Dish HD thread? So lets talk about HD channels so no more TNT and TBS talk.

 

[Jim S.]

I'd be happy to watch TBS-HD (assuming TBS had any programs I watch, that is) if they would show their SD programs in 4:3 instead of stretching them. At least that way the picture wouldn't be compressed to death like it is on the SD channel.

 

[digiblur]

I think it is funny. Everyone wanted the channel a few months ago and now no one wants it.

 

[mrperple]

Now that the baseball season is over who cares.

 

[DSpud]

I was about ready to get on here and start a rant and tell all the complainers to stop their whining, at least its another HD channel that is there and it will get more HD programming as the channel matures, but, I just switched between the HD and SD versions of TBS, and WOW the SD version does look a lot better!!! Currently the HD channel is just a waste of bandwidth!

 

[DanLee]

Funny, I watched the entire program with no problem.

 

[CubsWin]

TBS HD is back and better than ever in all of it's stretched, out-of-sync audio glory.

 

[Peter Parker]

I watched frank TV on the DISH HD feed. It recorded fine. Did anyone esle havea problem?

 

[Cyclone]

I was about ready to get on here and start a rant and tell all the complainers to stop their whining, at least its another HD channel that is there and it will get more HD programming as the channel matures, but, I just switched between the HD and SD versions of TBS, and WOW the SD version does look a lot better!!! Currently the HD channel is just a waste of bandwidth!

The worst part about that is, usually you'd be correct. As a channel matures, more and more HD gets introduced until its a fully acceptable HD channel. But out experience with TNT-HD tells us that the Turner Networks see things differently. They are fully committed to the philosophy that if a SD show is simply "shown" on a HD resolution channel, that its now magically HD. They'
ve done this with TNT and now its time for TBS to do the same.

 

[DSpud]

Funny, I watched the entire program with no problem.

I am not trying to insult you, and I too could watch the HD stretched show with no problem. However, when I compared the two back and forth at during the same date and time and programming, the SD version looked better, even with two vertical bars on the sides of the SD version.