VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
20-08-2011, 10:55
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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 
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
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???
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20-08-2011, 11:05
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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.
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20-08-2011, 11:08
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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Another gift i could do with 
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20-08-2011, 11:11
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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Originally Posted by JethroUK
Nope - I mean 3:4 (height:width)- you can look at any ratio anyway around (it's not just a 'TV thing')
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... 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.
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20-08-2011, 11:15
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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
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20-08-2011, 11:19
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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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
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You would be wrong.
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20-08-2011, 11:29
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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
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20-08-2011, 11:49
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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 
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20-08-2011, 11:50
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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Originally Posted by Chris
... . if feeling right is more important to you than being understood, you go right ahead.
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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
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Chris he could have his screen rotated by 90 degrees and be truly watching 3:4 and 9:16 format...
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Ditto - Plonk
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20-08-2011, 12:02
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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.
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20-08-2011, 12:11
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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I can handle that for you.
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20-08-2011, 12:14
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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Originally Posted by JethroUK
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
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Ditto - Plonk
It seems I cant ignore moderators or their childish remarks as a member so how do I go about closing my account?
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20-08-2011, 13:08
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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.
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20-08-2011, 13:10
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Re: VM S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y vision - when can we have 16:9 broadcasts?
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Now i will need another reason to finish off those cans
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20-08-2011, 14:09
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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??
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