astral, on 2012-02-22 03:40:48, said:
Can anyone technically minded tell me if the programmes are being broadcast in the modern 16:9 format,
or are the still pushing programmes out in the old 4:3 format
Maybe PaulBax as his dreambox will give the relevant detail about the signal?
Thanks
All the old programmes that I recorded a year or so back have had to be replaced with torrents
to get the right format to fill my LCD screen
or are the still pushing programmes out in the old 4:3 format
Maybe PaulBax as his dreambox will give the relevant detail about the signal?
Thanks
All the old programmes that I recorded a year or so back have had to be replaced with torrents
to get the right format to fill my LCD screen
All the BBC channels broadcast by Truevisions (Knowledge, Lifestyle, Entertainment, CBeebies) are standard definition 4:3 signal, even with the HD box; but new shows are shown mostly widescreen format 16:10 aspect ratio, i.e. they have black bars at top and bottom. The channel logo usually overlaps though, so it's not quite a clean cut if you adjust your TV's zoom/crop/ratio setting to make the picture fill the screen. Depends on how good your TV is at adjusting and/or upscaling.
None are in HD though (yet




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