KKyuubi 0 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Just wondering, has anything weird that could be a sign that HD is coming for newscasts from NBC O&O's been spotted? I've been hearing rumors that several NBC O&O's may be going HD tommorow alongside the debut of the NBC Nightly News in High Definition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wfaa8fan Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Haven't heard anything about this... But KXAS has a nice blank HDTV page set up on their website. http://www.nbc5i.com/hdtv (Of course that doesn't mean anything as all the other O&Os have it too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
News4LA 0 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 KNBC News in Los Angeles is not going HD yet, but they started to stretch their picture(4:3 format to 14:9) so the black bars on the side are thinner. But doing that they need to adjust the graphics because they are chopping off top. Look at how the 4 is chopped off in the pic. And here is a email response from KNBC. From KNBC spokesperson Erin Dittman ([email protected]): >>Thank you for your recent email and for expressing your viewpoint. We are moving towards our goal of full HD transmission and a 16:9 format, but in the interim, have received numerous requests to provide a larger screen format. The larger 14:9 format is a temporary solution while we endeavor to complete our HD plans. You might be interested to know that NBC "Nightly News with Brian Williams" will begin broadcasting in HD beginning on Monday, March 26th. We hope you will continue to watch Channel Four and thank you for your patience during this time of transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKyuubi 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 That's odd, we don't see not many stations broadcasting in 14:9 widescreen instead of 4:3. But, this may confirm that KNBC may have HD or at least Widescreen cameras, wondering why? 14:9 is NOT a shooting format, 14:9 is a compromise ratio that is shot with either 16:9 or 4:3 cameras. BBC World sorta does this, for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14:9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTheJ 87 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I hope this includes NBC 6 in Miami. It's about time a station in Miami went HD in their newscasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKyuubi 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 I'm not quite sure if this has to do with anything, but Today has literally done a flip-flop! The bug and all that all branch off from the LEFT now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Who is that guy? Pablo Pereira, weekend weathercaster for the evening news on channel 4, he came over from KABC a few years back, Ironically the man he replaced (Danny Romero) ended up going to KABC to do the weekend evening news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That's odd, we don't see not many stations broadcasting in 14:9 widescreen instead of 4:3. But, this may confirm that KNBC may have HD or at least Widescreen cameras, wondering why? 14:9 is NOT a shooting format, 14:9 is a compromise ratio that is shot with either 16:9 or 4:3 cameras. BBC World sorta does this, for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14:9 WTVZ was doing 14:9, then stretched the picture out, now they're 4:3 with black bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ntropolis 593 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Looks nice... the headline bed theme was slightly updated. The new L3s are great, I love the font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I hope NBC gets the pic quality up soon...it looks more like widescreen SD than HD. thats probably my capture card, and the fact that WJHG has 4 DT subchannels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Don't have a tuner capture card but it looks really good here on WMC in Memphis, and they have 2 subchannels themselves (most sports look horrible on the station). So probably was the tuner there making it a bit grainy. L3s and other updated graphics are very very nice IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain 17 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Looks awesome here on O&O WTVJ on my TV.. (HD Tuner Capable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntropolis 593 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 From WAVY, who has no subchannels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Even in SD, the update looks good. They fixed the stuff that bugged me about the original set (the theme is much punchier, the graphics are WAY more professional looking), so it's a very nice evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliwxdude 252 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Those caps from WAVY definitely look better than the quality I saw on KNSD-DT, which does run a Weather Plus subchannel. I was viewing it through cable (on a Sony LCD HDTV), but I don't know if Cox North County picks up KNSD-DT off the air or through a dedicated fiber line which shouldn't be affected by the subchannel. It still looked good, but not quite as detailed as the caps you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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