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Originally Posted by fox35
This may sound silly, but in the case of channels that simulcast in both SD and HD, then why do the broadcasters and providers show both? Surely it makes sense just to broadcast the HD only version of a particular channel and so the the viewers TV or box will show a downgraded SD version of the same picture to viewers without an HD subscription or equipment on the same channel number, and also freeing up space? and so obviously HD viewers will receive the full HD variant also on the same channel number....?
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If the user has a box that is capable of only decoding SD, both need to be provided. VM will be phasing out the remaining SD-only boxes over the next couple of months, so you may see more channels going HD-only.
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Originally Posted by vincerooney
i usually take a step by and stroke my chin wondering if they watched tv in the 90s
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In the 90s they had a smaller TV.