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They will do the same thing they do today. They add black side bars to the
actual video to create a 16:9 image and then upscale it to 720p or 1080i using very expensive hardware equipment which greatly improves the picture quality. Of course they are not required to upscale it so a lot of it will remain unchanged and be provided in digital 480i as it is today. Note that all HD programs are digital, but all digital is not HD most of it is SD. "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news  6D27B13-3103-4CED-8239-(E-Mail Removed)...> Wow.......you're a goldmine of information! Maybe you can tell me what > cable > & satelite will do with their vast archive of SD movies & programming in > 4/3 > screen ratio when they broadcast it in digital? Will they reformat it to > fill 16x9 screens with the resulting loss of quality or will it be just > digitalized in the current 4x3 screen? Personally I don't like zooming in > to > fill up the screen; the picture doesn't look natural and you lose part of > the scene. > > xiowan........in tucson > > "Curious" wrote: > >> I believe that they are required to continue to supply analog for all >> current OTA channels that they currently support till 2012. When you >> consider all of the TVs in homes connected to analog cable only it is >> envisioned that they will continue to supply analog cable for many years >> since it they stop their customers might switch to satellite especially >> those in locations that can not receive digital OTA broadcasts. >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> news:B3EFB743-17B5-46CF-836E-(E-Mail Removed)... >> > >> > Hi again"Curious" >> > I'll undoubtedly do that but I kinda wonder how long the cable >> > channels >> > will continue to support analog transmissions. There must be a limit >> > to >> > how >> > much bandwidth they have available on their cables until they go all >> > fiber >> > optics. They already are using that little cable for analog, some HD, >> > high-speed internet and phone service. I'm guessing they will be glad >> > when >> > they can drop analog and add more HD and faster than ever internet. >> > Guess >> > time will tell. By the way, you were absolutely right about using two >> > different brand tv tuners. I've installed the Hauppauge tuner and >> > Vista >> > 64-bit automatically installed the drivers and then downloaded a sound >> > update. It seems to be working just fine. When the Hauppauge was in >> > the >> > other pc I thought it had a bit better picture but on this pc the ATI >> > seems >> > to be slightly better but it is using newer drivers from ATI. I >> > couldn't >> > find any 64-bit drivers for the PVR150 on the Hauppauge site....it said >> > to >> > use the built-in drivers and they seem ok. >> > >> > xiowan..........in tucson >> > >> > "Curious" wrote: >> > >> >> Well you could also switch to cable instead of using an antenna since >> >> analog >> >> cable is not going away. >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> >> news:12713011-0FE6-41BE-B56C-(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> > Hello "Curious": >> >> > Thanks for the reply! That is certainly good news........at >> >> > least >> >> > until >> >> > Feb, 2009 when neither one will work without adding a digital to >> >> > analog >> >> > box. >> >> > >> >> > xiowan.........in tucson >> >> > >> >> > "Curious" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Yes you can as long as you use the same EPG for both analog tuners. >> >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> >> >> news:C6FEDA1B-7C31-44BE-B832-(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hello all: >> >> >> > I just sold one of my pc's and would like to keep the Hauppauge >> >> >> > TV >> >> >> > tunâ™*r >> >> >> > made for Media Center 2005 or Vista Media Center and install it >> >> >> > as >> >> >> > the >> >> >> > 2nd >> >> >> > tuner in my Vista Ultimate PC. That pc already has an ATI >> >> >> > Theater >> >> >> > 550 >> >> >> > Pro >> >> >> > tuner and I wasn't sure if I could mix two different brands >> >> >> > without >> >> >> > problems >> >> >> > in Vista. I have downloaded the latest Hauppauge Vista/MCE2005 >> >> >> > drivers >> >> >> > and >> >> >> > would be using them after Vista installs the built in drivers for >> >> >> > the >> >> >> > Hauppauge tuner. Anyone know if I can mix tuner brands in Vista >> >> >> > without >> >> >> > probs? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > xiowan.......in tucson >> >> >> >> >> >> |
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Does it damage the analog tv or LCD monitors to display a lot of programming
with the black bars all the time? I've heard that it damages some types of displays......something about "burn in"? "Curious" wrote: > They will do the same thing they do today. They add black side bars to the > actual video to create a 16:9 image and then upscale it to 720p or 1080i > using very expensive hardware equipment which greatly improves the picture > quality. Of course they are not required to upscale it so a lot of it will > remain unchanged and be provided in digital 480i as it is today. > Note that all HD programs are digital, but all digital is not HD most of it > is SD. > "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message > news 6D27B13-3103-4CED-8239-(E-Mail Removed)...> > Wow.......you're a goldmine of information! Maybe you can tell me what > > cable > > & satelite will do with their vast archive of SD movies & programming in > > 4/3 > > screen ratio when they broadcast it in digital? Will they reformat it to > > fill 16x9 screens with the resulting loss of quality or will it be just > > digitalized in the current 4x3 screen? Personally I don't like zooming in > > to > > fill up the screen; the picture doesn't look natural and you lose part of > > the scene. > > > > xiowan........in tucson > > > > "Curious" wrote: > > > >> I believe that they are required to continue to supply analog for all > >> current OTA channels that they currently support till 2012. When you > >> consider all of the TVs in homes connected to analog cable only it is > >> envisioned that they will continue to supply analog cable for many years > >> since it they stop their customers might switch to satellite especially > >> those in locations that can not receive digital OTA broadcasts. > >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message > >> news:B3EFB743-17B5-46CF-836E-(E-Mail Removed)... > >> > > >> > Hi again"Curious" > >> > I'll undoubtedly do that but I kinda wonder how long the cable > >> > channels > >> > will continue to support analog transmissions. There must be a limit > >> > to > >> > how > >> > much bandwidth they have available on their cables until they go all > >> > fiber > >> > optics. They already are using that little cable for analog, some HD, > >> > high-speed internet and phone service. I'm guessing they will be glad > >> > when > >> > they can drop analog and add more HD and faster than ever internet. > >> > Guess > >> > time will tell. By the way, you were absolutely right about using two > >> > different brand tv tuners. I've installed the Hauppauge tuner and > >> > Vista > >> > 64-bit automatically installed the drivers and then downloaded a sound > >> > update. It seems to be working just fine. When the Hauppauge was in > >> > the > >> > other pc I thought it had a bit better picture but on this pc the ATI > >> > seems > >> > to be slightly better but it is using newer drivers from ATI. I > >> > couldn't > >> > find any 64-bit drivers for the PVR150 on the Hauppauge site....it said > >> > to > >> > use the built-in drivers and they seem ok. > >> > > >> > xiowan..........in tucson > >> > > >> > "Curious" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Well you could also switch to cable instead of using an antenna since > >> >> analog > >> >> cable is not going away. > >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message > >> >> news:12713011-0FE6-41BE-B56C-(E-Mail Removed)... > >> >> > Hello "Curious": > >> >> > Thanks for the reply! That is certainly good news........at > >> >> > least > >> >> > until > >> >> > Feb, 2009 when neither one will work without adding a digital to > >> >> > analog > >> >> > box. > >> >> > > >> >> > xiowan.........in tucson > >> >> > > >> >> > "Curious" wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> Yes you can as long as you use the same EPG for both analog tuners. > >> >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message > >> >> >> news:C6FEDA1B-7C31-44BE-B832-(E-Mail Removed)... > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Hello all: > >> >> >> > I just sold one of my pc's and would like to keep the Hauppauge > >> >> >> > TV > >> >> >> > tunâ™*r > >> >> >> > made for Media Center 2005 or Vista Media Center and install it > >> >> >> > as > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > 2nd > >> >> >> > tuner in my Vista Ultimate PC. That pc already has an ATI > >> >> >> > Theater > >> >> >> > 550 > >> >> >> > Pro > >> >> >> > tuner and I wasn't sure if I could mix two different brands > >> >> >> > without > >> >> >> > problems > >> >> >> > in Vista. I have downloaded the latest Hauppauge Vista/MCE2005 > >> >> >> > drivers > >> >> >> > and > >> >> >> > would be using them after Vista installs the built in drivers for > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > Hauppauge tuner. Anyone know if I can mix tuner brands in Vista > >> >> >> > without > >> >> >> > probs? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > xiowan.......in tucson > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> > |
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CRT and Plasma TVs were known to have burn in problems in the past. LCD ,
DLP and LCOS TVs do not have this problem "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:345E8163-D403-4FFD-BD28-(E-Mail Removed)... > Does it damage the analog tv or LCD monitors to display a lot of > programming > with the black bars all the time? I've heard that it damages some types > of > displays......something about "burn in"? > > "Curious" wrote: > >> They will do the same thing they do today. They add black side bars to >> the >> actual video to create a 16:9 image and then upscale it to 720p or 1080i >> using very expensive hardware equipment which greatly improves the >> picture >> quality. Of course they are not required to upscale it so a lot of it >> will >> remain unchanged and be provided in digital 480i as it is today. >> Note that all HD programs are digital, but all digital is not HD most of >> it >> is SD. >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> news 6D27B13-3103-4CED-8239-(E-Mail Removed)...>> > Wow.......you're a goldmine of information! Maybe you can tell me what >> > cable >> > & satelite will do with their vast archive of SD movies & programming >> > in >> > 4/3 >> > screen ratio when they broadcast it in digital? Will they reformat it >> > to >> > fill 16x9 screens with the resulting loss of quality or will it be just >> > digitalized in the current 4x3 screen? Personally I don't like zooming >> > in >> > to >> > fill up the screen; the picture doesn't look natural and you lose part >> > of >> > the scene. >> > >> > xiowan........in tucson >> > >> > "Curious" wrote: >> > >> >> I believe that they are required to continue to supply analog for all >> >> current OTA channels that they currently support till 2012. When you >> >> consider all of the TVs in homes connected to analog cable only it is >> >> envisioned that they will continue to supply analog cable for many >> >> years >> >> since it they stop their customers might switch to satellite >> >> especially >> >> those in locations that can not receive digital OTA broadcasts. >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> >> news:B3EFB743-17B5-46CF-836E-(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> > >> >> > Hi again"Curious" >> >> > I'll undoubtedly do that but I kinda wonder how long the cable >> >> > channels >> >> > will continue to support analog transmissions. There must be a >> >> > limit >> >> > to >> >> > how >> >> > much bandwidth they have available on their cables until they go all >> >> > fiber >> >> > optics. They already are using that little cable for analog, some >> >> > HD, >> >> > high-speed internet and phone service. I'm guessing they will be >> >> > glad >> >> > when >> >> > they can drop analog and add more HD and faster than ever internet. >> >> > Guess >> >> > time will tell. By the way, you were absolutely right about using >> >> > two >> >> > different brand tv tuners. I've installed the Hauppauge tuner and >> >> > Vista >> >> > 64-bit automatically installed the drivers and then downloaded a >> >> > sound >> >> > update. It seems to be working just fine. When the Hauppauge was >> >> > in >> >> > the >> >> > other pc I thought it had a bit better picture but on this pc the >> >> > ATI >> >> > seems >> >> > to be slightly better but it is using newer drivers from ATI. I >> >> > couldn't >> >> > find any 64-bit drivers for the PVR150 on the Hauppauge site....it >> >> > said >> >> > to >> >> > use the built-in drivers and they seem ok. >> >> > >> >> > xiowan..........in tucson >> >> > >> >> > "Curious" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Well you could also switch to cable instead of using an antenna >> >> >> since >> >> >> analog >> >> >> cable is not going away. >> >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> >> >> news:12713011-0FE6-41BE-B56C-(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> >> > Hello "Curious": >> >> >> > Thanks for the reply! That is certainly good news........at >> >> >> > least >> >> >> > until >> >> >> > Feb, 2009 when neither one will work without adding a digital to >> >> >> > analog >> >> >> > box. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > xiowan.........in tucson >> >> >> > >> >> >> > "Curious" wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Yes you can as long as you use the same EPG for both analog >> >> >> >> tuners. >> >> >> >> "xiowan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >> >> >> >> news:C6FEDA1B-7C31-44BE-B832-(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Hello all: >> >> >> >> > I just sold one of my pc's and would like to keep the >> >> >> >> > Hauppauge >> >> >> >> > TV >> >> >> >> > tunâ™*r >> >> >> >> > made for Media Center 2005 or Vista Media Center and install >> >> >> >> > it >> >> >> >> > as >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > 2nd >> >> >> >> > tuner in my Vista Ultimate PC. That pc already has an ATI >> >> >> >> > Theater >> >> >> >> > 550 >> >> >> >> > Pro >> >> >> >> > tuner and I wasn't sure if I could mix two different brands >> >> >> >> > without >> >> >> >> > problems >> >> >> >> > in Vista. I have downloaded the latest Hauppauge >> >> >> >> > Vista/MCE2005 >> >> >> >> > drivers >> >> >> >> > and >> >> >> >> > would be using them after Vista installs the built in drivers >> >> >> >> > for >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > Hauppauge tuner. Anyone know if I can mix tuner brands in >> >> >> >> > Vista >> >> >> >> > without >> >> >> >> > probs? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > xiowan.......in tucson >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> |
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