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JHB50 · 12-11-2006, 09:43 PM

I have 2 questions:

1) You indicate that some stations have chosen 704x480 16:9 format...why would they do that instead of 4:3 when many sets cannot stretch/zoom 16:9 ?

2) Since 4:3 letterboxed commercials get stuffed into HD 16:9 broadcasts, why can't the stations or the sets automatically zoom window boxed material...doesn't strike me as difficult to detect that black/grey pixels exist all around the outside.

12-11-2006, 09:43 PM	#37
JHB50 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37	I have 2 questions: 1) You indicate that some stations have chosen 704x480 16:9 format...why would they do that instead of 4:3 when many sets cannot stretch/zoom 16:9 ? 2) Since 4:3 letterboxed commercials get stuffed into HD 16:9 broadcasts, why can't the stations or the sets automatically zoom window boxed material...doesn't strike me as difficult to detect that black/grey pixels exist all around the outside.