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Does Homechoice broadcast in 16:9 widescreen? |
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Does Homechoice broadcast in 16:9 widescreen?
I nearly went ahead with Homechoice at the start of the summer but pulled out when I found out that the TV was broadcast in 4:3 and not 16:9 widescreen. Now I see I can get Sky Sports so am going to reconsider.. has the picture ratio situation changed at all?? Or is it likely to in the near future??
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HC does broadcast in 16:9 where possible.
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what does where possible mean? Does this mean that some but not all channels are available in 16:9?
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Originally Posted by fergusm
what does where possible mean? Does this mean that some but not all channels are available in 16:9?
I don't know about Sky Sports though as I don't subscribe - but I'd imagine they should be if Sky supply a w/s feed to homechoice. |
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Only channels that are transmitted in 16:9 are broadcast that way:
i.e. All BBC, All ITV, Ch4, E4, Ch5 but not the likes of uktv Gold, MTV etc. |
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and not Sky Sports
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They couldnt possibly broadcast stuff in 16:9 that wasnt sent to them in 16:9 (i.e Sky Sports)
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...BUT all the movies (i.e. those you pay for) are broadcast in 4:3
So you are still better off going down to the local video store. Until MPEG-4 becomes the standard for VOD broadcasts the quality is still poor. |
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Sky Sports does broadcast in 16:9 where applicable
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