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Channel 6 - Screen Size

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  • 20-06-2006 12:24pm
    #1
    speedy21
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭


    Hi,
    Does anyone have trouble with the channel 6 screen size?
    I have NTL digital and all channels appear full screen - except City Channel and Channel 6.

    City is watchable but Channel 6 is a tiny box - doesnt reach the borders and is uncomfortable to watch - Havent bothered with it yet but if they get some good shows I might want to watch.. Any ideas?


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    #2
    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    Hi there , i have the same problem ( i am also with NTL and have digital ) ... however it seems that this problem jumps from station to station ie : Channel 6 might be a problem today and 2moro it may be BBC 2, or whatever, like yourself, when this happens it only does so to one channel and all the others are fine ...
    been annoying me 4 ages but i dare not ring NTL and be put on hold :rolleyes:


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    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    mr_disc wrote:
    i dare not ring NTL and be put on hold :rolleyes:

    but if you dont ring to highlight the problem how will it be fixed?


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    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    That is just me being me !.... i have planned to ring them about for ages .... will do this evening ( i hope ! ) ... watch this space....:)


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    hairyfairy00
    Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭hairyfairy00


    This happenes with me too but i find if i go to sky news channel on digital and then switch back to the original channel i have been looking at the screen size goes back to normal.


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    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    Nice one fairy.. ill give that a shot :)


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    #7
    superfly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭superfly


    i'm on plain ntl and the size on channel 6 is as if id set the view to normal as opposed to widescreen so you can see borders at the sides


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    J.R.HARTLEY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,792 ✭✭✭J.R.HARTLEY


    channel six has those borders only for specific shows (but about 50%), the ones at the side dissapear if they are broadcasting a widescreen movie or tv show. its a channel six fault, actually take note of the shows that it's really bad on and make sure to tune in the next time they are on and you'll see it again, it's nothing to do with NTL it's all how channel 6 are broadcasting


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    kevmy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭kevmy


    Yeah on regular ntl and totally agree with J.R. Hartley its a Channel 6 fault only on certain programmes. Saw it the first day and expected it to be resolved but it wasn't. Is it a problem on other subscribers (I think its only on Chorus otherwise)?
    Anyone got Channel 6's number?:)


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    Uncle Grueber
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭Uncle Grueber


    It's because half the programmes/movies that Channel 6 receive from the studios are 4:3, and the rest are 16:9. There is only one signal broadcast by C6 and that's 16:9 (the 4:3 content is positioned within that space, hence the black borders on each side), and ntl: crop it to 14:9 on analogue.


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