Thread: E4 in the Nottingham Area
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Old 09-07-2003, 00:06   #5
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It's quite well known that for some reason, E4 choose to broadcast at 3/4s horizontal resolution. This makes it look pretty bad. I don't understand why E4 spends a lot of money buying popular american shows (Friends, West Wing, 6 Feet Under, ER etc) and then makes them look so bad.

Oh, there is also a fault in Langley regions which causes the STB to send a widescreen picture letterboxed rather than anamorphic, even if 16:9 is selected. This causes widescreen TVs to zoom in, reducing the vertical resolution aswell, resulting in an even more terrible picture...
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