TWC HD broadcast on reg channels?

Cephalopod · 08-23-2006, 12:16 PM

Hello all,

I just bought a panasonic th-50px60U and would like to upgrade my cable to HD. Currently Time Warner offers like 13 channels in HD and then a package deal for a little extra that gives me ESPN HD, etc.

My question, being very new to HDTV, is......

If i purchase the lower level HDTV package without ESPN, can I just tune into reg ESPN and watch it in HD. They always advertise football and things in HD. If I have a HD reciever from the cable company will I be watching Monday night football in HD when watching regular digital ESPN or will I need to purchase the extra package that includes ESPN HD to acutually view it in HD?

thanks for any help in advance

theCableGuy · 08-23-2006, 12:44 PM

your regular ESPN channel will not be viewed in HD. It is either being broadcast in analog format or digital depending on if your division is completed with simulcast. The only way you could watch ESPN in HD would be to get the package that offers the ESPN-HD channel as part of the package.
If your local network stations are broadcasting the games (like Monday night football) you will be able to view them in HD without purchasing additional packages.

Cephalopod · 08-23-2006, 01:31 PM

thanks cable guy!!

Cephalopod · 08-23-2006, 05:22 PM

wait I am confused??

How come my local channels are HD and ESPN isn't. Dont I have to have CBSHD, NBC HD, ABC HD, etc to watch them in HD, or do U mean they are broadcast via airwaves in HD? And then doesnt that require an antenna?

deadhead68 · 08-24-2006, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Cephalopod

wait I am confused??

How come my local channels are HD and ESPN isn't. Dont I have to have CBSHD, NBC HD, ABC HD, etc to watch them in HD, or do U mean they are broadcast via airwaves in HD? And then doesnt that require an antenna?

If your local channels are available in HD in your area via OTA antenna, then the cable company has to provide them without having to pay for the "HD Package" so to speak. Because ESPN is not available in HD via an OTA antenna, they can and will charge extra for it.

DeadHead68

dachay2tnr · 08-24-2006, 09:57 AM

Also, the locals in HD will be on a different channel. For ex., I get SD CBS on channel 2, but CBS in HD comes on channel 702.

If you tune to ESPN on your regular channel it is being broadcast in SD. If you order ESPN-HD, you will receive that on a different channel completely.

urish75 · 08-24-2006, 10:46 AM

if they can take old movies and make them hd then i was just wondering if they could do the same for old sporting events ....example -1988 ncaa national championship game.just wondering

goober22 · 08-24-2006, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by urish75

if they can take old movies and make them hd then i was just wondering if they could do the same for old sporting events ....example -1988 ncaa national championship game.just wondering

Many old movies are made on film which is a higher resolution than HD. A conversion on them looks great. Old sporting events (tv shows, etc.) are lower resolution 4x3 material. Conversion on them would (does) look like c**p. You would have to stretch and upconvert the old 4x3 material. Movies and tv shows made in the last few years upconvert okay - older material that has already degraded or was poor quality to start, does not.

paulc · 08-24-2006, 04:25 PM

BIG caveat... a lot of "old" stuff on film is not of particularly good quality. So HD just isn't going to be anywhere close to the same as from a new 70mm print. Or from a very well preserved, well lit 35mm print from, say the 70s.

08-23-2006, 12:16 PM	#1
Cephalopod My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7	TWC HD broadcast on reg channels? Hello all, I just bought a panasonic th-50px60U and would like to upgrade my cable to HD. Currently Time Warner offers like 13 channels in HD and then a package deal for a little extra that gives me ESPN HD, etc. My question, being very new to HDTV, is...... If i purchase the lower level HDTV package without ESPN, can I just tune into reg ESPN and watch it in HD. They always advertise football and things in HD. If I have a HD reciever from the cable company will I be watching Monday night football in HD when watching regular digital ESPN or will I need to purchase the extra package that includes ESPN HD to acutually view it in HD? thanks for any help in advance

08-24-2006, 10:46 AM	#7
urish75 What is HD? Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1	just a question about hd movies and sporting events if they can take old movies and make them hd then i was just wondering if they could do the same for old sporting events ....example -1988 ncaa national championship game.just wondering

08-23-2006, 12:44 PM	#2
theCableGuy High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 172	your regular ESPN channel will not be viewed in HD. It is either being broadcast in analog format or digital depending on if your division is completed with simulcast. The only way you could watch ESPN in HD would be to get the package that offers the ESPN-HD channel as part of the package. If your local network stations are broadcasting the games (like Monday night football) you will be able to view them in HD without purchasing additional packages.

08-23-2006, 01:31 PM	#3
Cephalopod My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7	thanks cable guy!!

08-23-2006, 05:22 PM	#4
Cephalopod My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7	wait I am confused?? How come my local channels are HD and ESPN isn't. Dont I have to have CBSHD, NBC HD, ABC HD, etc to watch them in HD, or do U mean they are broadcast via airwaves in HD? And then doesnt that require an antenna?

08-24-2006, 09:57 AM	#6
dachay2tnr I may never go out again. Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 163	Also, the locals in HD will be on a different channel. For ex., I get SD CBS on channel 2, but CBS in HD comes on channel 702. If you tune to ESPN on your regular channel it is being broadcast in SD. If you order ESPN-HD, you will receive that on a different channel completely.

08-24-2006, 04:25 PM	#9
paulc Very Grizzled Vet of 1 yr Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 1,764	BIG caveat... a lot of "old" stuff on film is not of particularly good quality. So HD just isn't going to be anywhere close to the same as from a new 70mm print. Or from a very well preserved, well lit 35mm print from, say the 70s.