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hi def tv questions
just got my plasma and cox cable hooked up today. wondering about a few things.
when i first turned the TV on, the picture was surrounded by GRAY on the left and right. i went to NBC (which was hif def CFB iirc) and the same thing. i then pressed the HI DEF ZOOM button on my controller and zoomed the gray away.....doest seem right though? whats the deal here? fwiw, i was over somebodys house the other day and when i asked him why his TV had gray edges he said "the channel is not hi def" the gray seems annoying...what should i be doing here? |
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Re: hi def tv questions
the gray allows your TV to adjust to non-widescreen formats. It prevents screen burn.
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Re: hi def tv questions
cool.
so do i just zoom out of it? |
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Re: hi def tv questions
Ya, that's what the non HD channels do. I think some let you change it to black or white if you don't like gray. You probably went to the non-HD NBC channel.
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Re: hi def tv questions
so i have a 42'' TV that is like a 25'' screen if its not high def? wtf
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Re: hi def tv questions
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cool. so do i just zoom out of it? [/ QUOTE ] ya, until everyone can agree on 1 single screen size you are going to have to do a lot of zooming. |
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Re: hi def tv questions
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so i have a 42'' TV that is like a 25'' screen if its not high def? wtf [/ QUOTE ] If you don't mind a slightly distorted image, try playing with the "stretch" modes. |
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Re: hi def tv questions
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so i have a 42'' TV that is like a 25'' screen if its not high def? wtf [/ QUOTE ] You'll probably just end up never watching anything that's not HD. |
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[ QUOTE ] so i have a 42'' TV that is like a 25'' screen if its not high def? wtf [/ QUOTE ] You'll probably just end up never watching anything that's not HD. [/ QUOTE ] Shows in HD are just amazing. I find myself watching crap on Discovery HD when nothing else is on because the picture is just amazing. |
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Re: hi def tv questions
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so i have a 42'' TV that is like a 25'' screen if its not high def? wtf [/ QUOTE ] What did you expect to happen to shows that are square on a widescreen tv? |
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