CBC HD not in HD ?

jjhann · 04-15-2008, 06:53 PM

Alright...this is the second time CBC has done this. The Montreal VS Boston game claims to be in HD........But theres now way in he** thats HD. I'm a HD freak....I'm so bad I only watch HD Programming.
What's up with the CBC HD Broadcast ? I tried calling their customer relations..and the guy I spoke with started asking me what resolution I had my tv in, and if I had a LCD tv and what cables I was using...I felt like going through the phone and slapping the moron

ah802 · 04-15-2008, 09:23 PM

Don't be too hard on the poor saps... I've seen enough HD from CBC to know that some stuff is and some isn't. Dr. Who was never shot in HD but the digital wide screen broadcast would fool some. Watching news and you'll see many of the ENG cam shots are still std 4:3 aspect and grainy. The industry is pretty sensitive to what is and what isn't when the pr dept is extolling the virtues of their HD broadcasts and demand the little HD icon tags is the true sign you're getting the real thing

BTW: what is your source OTA or Cable compressed.

Give it a bit of time... it takes a lot of cash to replace all the SD equipment and if it's not a home game...

But this new HD CBC documentary channel has me fuming. Am I paying tax dollars so that private cable can charge $ for what I can't afford?

donnyjaguar · 04-16-2008, 02:25 PM

Good point, ah802!

DSNY FN · 04-16-2008, 04:49 PM

Hmm maybe it is your feed the Boston feed last night was actually pretty darn good not as good as the RDS feed but still pretty good.

jjhann · 04-16-2008, 07:22 PM

Well, tonight the Ottawa and Pitsburgh game is fine. I think cbc upconverts to hd if the games are not at home or something. It doesnt take a genious to tell when your not seeing hd. Upconverting to HD isnt really hd.....anyone can tell the difference. I have bell expressvu btw.

jjhann · 04-17-2008, 02:34 PM

Here's the answer from CBC.
CBC has 2 High Definition Trucks...one in eastern canada and one in western canada. Anything outside those areas....for example down in boston...or pittsburgh..... are not being broadcasted in HD on CBC. It's upconverted or whatever you wanna call it, but it's not HD !
Any games played in eastern or western canada ARE Broadcast in HD. If montreal and calgary drop out of playoffs, then they'll probably bring the trucks down to follow the games.

ah802 · 04-27-2008, 11:47 AM

As a side note, watching a game the other day the image was true HD on most of the camera's but you could see the differences in PQ from various cams. I had a tech visitor who has experience with most of the TV broadcasters and he knew what kind of equipment being used by the image displayed. Both of us knew a rewind shot, the display went soft, so the difference between buffered and live was fairly noticeable.. See if you can spot this on your set-up.

Rambo4 · 06-06-2008, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjhann

Alright...this is the second time CBC has done this. The Montreal VS Boston game claims to be in HD........But theres now way in he** thats HD. I'm a HD freak....I'm so bad I only watch HD Programming.
What's up with the CBC HD Broadcast ? I tried calling their customer relations..and the guy I spoke with started asking me what resolution I had my tv in, and if I had a LCD tv and what cables I was using...I felt like going through the phone and slapping the moron

Isn't state run TV wonderful? CBC should stick to what they are popular for... Hockey. If we have to pay for the CBC with our tax dollars to the tune of 1 billion per year, they should at least invest the money into the best experience possible for the fans of the one show that gets any ratings. IMHO.

04-15-2008, 06:53 PM	#1
jjhann What is HD? Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3	CBC HD not in HD ? Alright...this is the second time CBC has done this. The Montreal VS Boston game claims to be in HD........But theres now way in he** thats HD. I'm a HD freak....I'm so bad I only watch HD Programming. What's up with the CBC HD Broadcast ? I tried calling their customer relations..and the guy I spoke with started asking me what resolution I had my tv in, and if I had a LCD tv and what cables I was using...I felt like going through the phone and slapping the moron

04-16-2008, 04:49 PM	#4
DSNY FN High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Ont Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,273	Hmm maybe it is your feed the Boston feed last night was actually pretty darn good not as good as the RDS feed but still pretty good. __________________ HD IS THE ONLY WAY Bedroom setup Viewsonic N2752w Xpressvue 6100 Toshiba HD A2 Harmony 520 Livingroom setup Samsung HL-S5687WX Toshiba HD-DVD XA2 Xpressvue HD PVR Denon 3801 PSB Full surround Harmony 880 Nintendo GC Nintendo Wii (this console rocks) Mario Kart Wii friend code 4768-8283-5991

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04-15-2008, 09:23 PM	#2
ah802 Visual Arts Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,241	Don't be too hard on the poor saps... I've seen enough HD from CBC to know that some stuff is and some isn't. Dr. Who was never shot in HD but the digital wide screen broadcast would fool some. Watching news and you'll see many of the ENG cam shots are still std 4:3 aspect and grainy. The industry is pretty sensitive to what is and what isn't when the pr dept is extolling the virtues of their HD broadcasts and demand the little HD icon tags is the true sign you're getting the real thing BTW: what is your source OTA or Cable compressed. Give it a bit of time... it takes a lot of cash to replace all the SD equipment and if it's not a home game... But this new HD CBC documentary channel has me fuming. Am I paying tax dollars so that private cable can charge $ for what I can't afford?

04-16-2008, 02:25 PM	#3
donnyjaguar High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 190	Good point, ah802!

04-16-2008, 07:22 PM	#5
jjhann What is HD? Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3	Well, tonight the Ottawa and Pitsburgh game is fine. I think cbc upconverts to hd if the games are not at home or something. It doesnt take a genious to tell when your not seeing hd. Upconverting to HD isnt really hd.....anyone can tell the difference. I have bell expressvu btw.

04-17-2008, 02:34 PM	#6
jjhann What is HD? Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3	Here's the answer from CBC. CBC has 2 High Definition Trucks...one in eastern canada and one in western canada. Anything outside those areas....for example down in boston...or pittsburgh..... are not being broadcasted in HD on CBC. It's upconverted or whatever you wanna call it, but it's not HD ! Any games played in eastern or western canada ARE Broadcast in HD. If montreal and calgary drop out of playoffs, then they'll probably bring the trucks down to follow the games.

04-27-2008, 11:47 AM	#7
ah802 Visual Arts Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,241	As a side note, watching a game the other day the image was true HD on most of the camera's but you could see the differences in PQ from various cams. I had a tech visitor who has experience with most of the TV broadcasters and he knew what kind of equipment being used by the image displayed. Both of us knew a rewind shot, the display went soft, so the difference between buffered and live was fairly noticeable.. See if you can spot this on your set-up.