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Universal HD channel 220?

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  • 19-10-2010 12:05pm
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    reboot
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    Sky UK card channel 220,Universal HD,but 4/3 aspect ratio? whats going on?Just saw an episode of House .


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    Rick_
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    Either they are having problems, (Comedy Central HD has regular problems and show content on their HD channel as 4:3 upscaled when they have the 16:9 HD version available), or the episode they are showing they only have the rights to it in 4:3. It wasn't too long ago that Hallmark / Universal actually switched to 16:9, only the newer stuff they have is in widescreen. Many of the shows are still in 4:3 but they are obtaining widescreen prints when it is viable for them to do so.

    Remember also that it was practise for a while on some networks in the USA to make the first season of a programme in 4:3 SD so if it wasn't a success they had spent less money making it than they would have had for making it in HD. Perhaps it's just an early episode of House your watching? I believe it and Two And A Half Men are 2 series that had their first seasons recorded in 4:3 SD.


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    bittihuduga
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    thank god. i thought it was my LCD playing with me


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