VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Everyday I watch Judge Judy on ITV2 in S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision = prehistoric 3:4 broadcast widened to 16:9

I notice there still quite a lot of stuff on VM still broadcast in 3:4


Widescreen has been around for 20 years so when can we expect VM to broadcast in proper 16:9


P.S. and yes i know i can watch 3:4 un-stretched but i want to know why it's not broadcast in proper 16:9

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Excuse me for being :dunce: as i am not into tv transmission types but are these programs recorded in windscreen in the first place ?

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Well they were recorded in the last 20 years :)

Not for sure but I think most are in 16:9 on freeview - just not on VM cable

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And how strange I have just looked on freesat and the same effect occurs :D

VM's influence affects satellite as well:D

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I think this would be a question best answered by Spiderplant

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Just looked on my freeview tv and Dave is showing top gear in prehistoric 4:3 broadcast widened to 16:9, So best we ask freeview as well :)

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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I'm confused,when did 3:4 come out?is this a new format or do you mean 4:3?:confused:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

He means 4:3 :)

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Nope - I mean 3:4 (height:width)- you can look at any ratio anyway around (it's not just a 'TV thing')

There's always someone smarter ;)

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It only affects specific channels/programmes - not whooooooooole media networks so your sweeping statement has no meaning

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I have just looked here and cannot see 3:4 listed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio_%28image%29

As i say i am no expert on TV i will leave that to Spiderplant

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

My post was a serious question,who's trying to be smarter?,I had no idea there was a 3:4 format (hence the post),seems a bit of a paranoid response to a valid question if you ask me.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Yeah right :rolleyes: - if you tell yourself that often enough you might believe yourself - but no one else will - including me

it was a smarty pants response to a smarty pants response ;)

I'll make this my last response to you

<perlonk>

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

It is inconsistant to quote one ratio as 3:4 and the other as 16:9;)

Re the second comment I was referring to the same programme not a whole platform.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I'll need to do a bit of research myself (haven't watched freeview for months) but I'm pretty confident that some channels being broadcast in widescreen on freeview are not by VM

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

based on your assumptions I would add "mind reading" to your long winded avatar;)

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

:LOL: Now that's an ability i could do with

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I can't believe that this question has been seriously asked :rolleyes:

Whether you stretch it or VM stretches it it's still being stretched and will never be a true 16:9 format..

Just turn off WSS on your TV and set everything to 16:9 :rolleyes:

Personally though I'd rather not see Judith Sheindlin's face any more stretched.. I don't think my heart could take it..

Oh on a simple note you could ask VM to take some 16:9 cameras back in time and ask them to film every single 4:3 show with them.. or is that as ridiculous as this request???
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

All the people appearing fatter than they are make me feel so much better though. :rofl:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Another gift i could do with :)

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

... and you could always insist on telling the world you're feeling gay when you wake up in a good mood. You may have pedantry on your side, but most people will assume you mean something else.

The entire TV industry uses 4:3 - without exception - when referring to pre-16:9 aspect ratio. But if feeling right is more important to you than being understood, you go right ahead.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Chris he could have his screen rotated by 90 degrees and be truly watching 3:4 and 9:16 format.. Perhaps that's why he wants the picture stretching to Lowry proportions :rofl:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

You would be wrong.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I think i will need a crate of cool ones in the fridge and a deck chair for this one :)

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

So,do I understand this correctly now,it is not 3:4 but 4:3, i'm shocked:shocked:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

You're telling that to the wrong person

...because i posted 3:4 instead of 4:3 i was completely mis-understood??????

Dont think is adding much to the thread

Plonk

Ditto - Plonk

It seems I cant ignore moderators or their childish remarks as a member so how do I go about closing my account?

I can't see the option in the user cp

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

There are a number of channels still broadcasting on all platforms in 4:3, notably from Turner Broadcasting (CNN, Cartoon Network, TCM), the various kids and music channels and the majority of the higher numbers on each EPG area. Nothing to do with VM - complain to the broadcaster. I suspect your Judge Judy was not recorded in widescreen as ITV is normally in widescreen.
16:9 adoption has been slower than "the last twenty years" as the US lagged behind until it moved to digital HD standards.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I can handle that for you.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

:waving::waving:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

The simple answer is to set the TV to 4:3 aspect ratio. Anything that is not broadcast with a Widescreen ID will revert to 4:3 automatically. Some broadcasters (Eurosport for example) process 4:3 pictures so they are pillarboxed on widescreen TV's. However this then affects anyone watching on an older 4:3 TV, who will still see the black borders.

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Now i will need another reason to finish off those cans :)

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I think everyone who ha replied has missed the point here. Why oh why are you watching Judge Judy?? ;)

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Same reason as to why I occasionally watch Jeremy Kyle.. and that is purely to remind me how stupid some people can be :D

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:clap:

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

All VM's channels are broadcast in the format the channel owner gives them. It's the same on all platforms.

There is no reason for VM to make a widescreen programme/channel 4:3

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

See Comedy Central vs. Comedy Central HD for the stupidity of broadcasters.

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Ditto

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I just had to read the whole thread as I could not believe the naivety of the OP who thought it possible to widen old format television shows, I wonder what he would have made of Z Cars if it was ever to be repeated.:D:D:D

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Z-Cars? No doubt Virgin Media would short-change its customers by stripping the colour off the pictures. We don't pay our colour telly licences so they can pull tricks like that. Rage against the machine! :rofl:

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I admit this thread has given me a chuckle today

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

I should not mention Philips 21:9 TV's:D

Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
 

Best not :)