IceManNYR 222 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 They need to make this channel true 16:9 not 16:9 video letterboxed in a 4:3 video frame. If you try to watch it on a 16:9 TV or computer screen you can't get the black bars off the top and bottom of the screen. I wonder if this you never know what will be on when format will work? I'd rather they use a wheel format so you knew what segments are on when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 I like it, but I do think it won't be popular with the suburban audience. It's nyctv with ADD. Regarding 16:9, I just crop it, it's not like it's cutting any of the image out, but the PQ looks crap then. I doubt that there is bandwidth to do true 16:9, it would only be (barely) feasible if they dropped 4.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 They need to make this channel true 16:9 not 16:9 video letterboxed in a 4:3 video frame. If you try to watch it on a 16:9 TV or computer screen you can't get the black bars off the top and bottom of the screen. I wonder if this you never know what will be on when format will work? I'd rather they use a wheel format so you knew what segments are on when. Digital subchannels are damned near impossible to broadcast in a 16:9/HD format due to the pure fact of the bandwidth issues that it takes to put a subchannel on the air in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Yeah I but could they do SD 16:9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Depends on what kind of equipment they have. The NBC O&O Sharecast hub at 30 rock (which handles master control for WNBC, WCAU and WVIT) is pretty limited to what it can do as it is. I mean right now it can't broadcast any recorded syndicated programming in HD due to the age of the equipment (I believe the hub was built back in '02). If you ask me, I think you're lucky you're not getting a plain ol' 4:3 center cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskanews 108 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 [YT]I_dIFgzNSoo[/YT] OK, do the graphics remind anyone else of MTV from 1992? And where the shit is SuitSnob? Did you see what the weather guy is wearing!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Well, there's been a bit of a format change-nearly no lifestyle reports anymore. The first 15 minutes of a half hour cycle are headlines, then an in-depth introduction to a News 4 report by the reporter, then a light 5pm story. The second fifteen minutes are brief headlines, a 5 minute in depth analysis by a reporter of the day's top story, business news, then a light story. It's not formal, but certainly not fluffy. I guess a bit conversational is what it is, but the content is 10000x better than what we had a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Looks like NY Non Stop has stopped, no video but the CG's for the sports report are appearing on screen. Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Well that was fast. :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 It started again. But I wonder if the sports report will run the next time it's scheduled to air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que 73 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 So WNBC became a "content center" for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I think the answer is they wanted to save costs by moving WNBC to a smaller studio so they could then give Late Night a bigger studio. I wonder what will happen to the old Late Night studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMA 135 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 It's probably going to be dormant for a while...probably to save costs or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 NY Nonstop is airing the Mayor's press conference on 3 NYC area schools closing due to swine flu live. I hope they use the channel more for breaking news coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorman 93 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I watched it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrfRptr 3 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Honestly, the channel is junk. It's geared towards such a small niche audience that it cannot be a money-maker. Poor Chuck has his baby on for an hour and he's presenting it to nobody. And why-on-earth would WNBC create a channel that takes viewers away from their primary channel. It's not like a weather channel where people are going to watch for 5 minutes, NYNS is a channel that will keep people tuned in for 15 minutes or more. Senseless and not really thought out well...in my opinion. Too many other alternatives and this does not stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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