Besides MLB playoffs, I haven't seen any real HD on this channel yet. Anyone else come across any yet?

Besides MLB playoffs, I haven't seen any real HD on this channel yet. Anyone else come across any yet?

I think this is going to be a very quiet thread until the MLB Season starts in April, and then there will be one sighting every Sunday.

I hope I'm wrong.

According to them its all HDTV and DD5.1.

But to answer your question. I have not seen a true HD program on their yet. I keep checking when I see a movie in the guide or a show that has always been in HD like "The Office". But still nothing.

Besides MLB playoffs, I haven't seen any real HD on this channel yet. Anyone else come across any yet?

haven't even seen tbs produced "house of payne" in HD or "the office" in HD or not 1 of the 50+ movies they've shown were in HD.

TBS has an HD channel?

I thought it was just a special events for MLB. :)

haven't even seen tbs produced "house of payne" in HD or "the office" in HD or not 1 of the 50+ movies they've shown were in HD.

The Bill Engvall show is produced in HD

whoa, actual hd on tbs....frank caliendo stand up right now

Yep, he's in HD right now.

Yep, 1st verified sighting of Tru HD on TBS

I thought My Boys was supposed to be in HD too? Getting D* MPEG4 upgrade installed tomorrow and was hoping that was in HD.

Yep, 1st verified sighting of Tru HD on TBS
Other than baseball.

And Frank will make me want to watch TBS, why? TBS sucks, period.

Frank Caliendo is the only thing I'll be watching on TBSHD. I didn't even want the channel for baseball, and with that gone... it was until tonight before seeing any other HD on the channel.

wow congrats TBS, you have 1% of your programming in HDTV.

wow congrats TBS, you have 1% of your programming in HDTV.

Hay, that is more than some of the other "HD" channels!! :D

wow congrats TBS, you have 1% of your programming in HDTV.

You are rounding up to the nearest whole percent.

1 hour out of a week is more like 0.59 percent.

I thought My Boys was supposed to be in HD too? Getting D* MPEG4 upgrade installed tomorrow and was hoping that was in HD.

The original TBS press release said that their original programming was produced in HD, however I recorded an ep of the Tyler Perry show the other day, which wasn't in HD.

I've set the DVR to record Bill Engvall today, to see if it's in HD.

If they can't even get the programming in HD that they say is in HD, why did they launch the channel? And why can't they show the movies in HD that TNT has had in HD previously?

Because TBS HD is a big scam. Non-technical people think they are watching HD because it fills the screen. I don't watch any of the Turner channels because they all suck. If it's not HD, its stretchovision or it's interruptions with pop ups. If that's the future of HD you can keep it.

If they can't even get the programming in HD that they say is in HD, why did they launch the channel?
Baseball.

Baseball.

Money

If they can't even get the programming in HD that they say is in HD, why did they launch the channel?

"HD" programming for Time Warner cable systems to compete with D*

I interpreted the title to mean that TBS was broadcasting TrueHD audio!!!!

Not in my lifetime :)

I interpreted the title to mean that TBS was broadcasting TrueHD audio!!!!
I know, I don't understand why people say "True HD" and "Tru HD" like it's a brand or something. As in, referring to HD content. Obviously it's appropriate for TrueHD audio.

Just happened to flip the channels and "Ellen's Really Big Show" is HD on TBSHD. Some kind of talent show. Picture looks very good. First time I've seen anything in HD on TBS besides baseball.

Just happened to flip the channels and "Ellen's Really Big Show" is HD on TBSHD. Some kind of talent show. Picture looks very good. First time I've seen anything in HD on TBS besides baseball.

Yep, caught portions of it during commercial breaks in Heroes. HD on TBS DOES exist!

Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation was in HD. It looked pretty good.

Looks like TBS has finally finished upgrading their stuff to HD.

Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation was in HD. It looked pretty good.

Airs again Wednesday at 12:30 AM.

Too bad there's no way to know when something will be in HD. At least I have the DVR set for Frank TV.

Too bad there's no way to know when something will be in HD.
What do you mean? Everything is in HD! It says so right in the guide, and it always fills up the screen.

What do you mean? Everything is in HD! It says so right in the guide, and it always fills up the screen.

My Comcast guide actually shows nothing in HD on TBS.

My Comcast guide actually shows nothing in HD on TBS.
That's weird. I'd rather have it that way, instead of how it is on DirecTV with everything marked as HD. But of course, the best way would be for it to be accurate. Apparently that's too much to ask from Turner, though.

What do you mean? Everything is in HD! It says so right in the guide, and it always fills up the screen.


:D:D:D:D

HD on TBS DOES exist!
I think that puts them up to 1.5% now. :)

Just happened to flip the channels and "Ellen's Really Big Show" is HD on TBSHD. Some kind of talent show. Picture looks very good. First time I've seen anything in HD on TBS besides baseball.
It was letterboxed on TBS's SD channel. How do we know it wasn't just zoomed in and upconverted? ;)

It was letterboxed on TBS's SD channel. How do we know it wasn't just zoomed in and upconverted? ;)

It it were, then it was one of the best, most detailed zoomed and upconverted presentations I have seen. :D

Looks like TBS has finally finished upgrading their stuff to HD.

"Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and "Bill Engvall" marathons weren't in HD over the last week, which were shows specifically mentioned in their press release as being shown in HD.

I'm going to give TBS some kudos. It looks like the stuff they are creating since the launch of the HD channel have been in HD.

Now can we get them to stop stretching the other stuff?

There were 3 comedy shows in HD on TBS. This past Friday Frank Caliendo: All Over the Place was on. On Saturday, Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation was on. Then last night was Ellen's Really Big Show.

Now can we get them to stop stretching the other stuff?
Good luck.

Heres a little article on it but its a few months old.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/27/tbss-quasi-hd-network-to-launch-september-1st/

There were 3 comedy shows in HD on TBS. This past Friday Frank Caliendo: All Over the Place was on. On Saturday, Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation was on. Then last night was Ellen's Really Big Show.

The Blue Collar rerun is in stretched SD right now. Looks like they failed to flip the switch like A&E used to.

The Blue Collar rerun is in stretched SD right now. Looks like they failed to flip the switch like A&E used to.

Last I checked, A&E still forgets to flip the switch. I haven't caught a truly new HD program on A&E for a while, but shows that should be HD are still stretched.

the versions of frank tv and the stand up act i recorded were not hd.

both were tbs-o-vision.

The version of Frank TV I saw a couple nights ago looked very stretchovision to me as well.

ya Frank TV on tuesday night was not HD, maybe the re-run was shown in HD, havent caught that yet

i think the movie "guess who" was broadcast in HD and not turnervision.

I was hoping that Ocean's Eleven that aired last week wasn't going to be stretchovision, but I guessed wrong.

Even thought tonight's new episode of FrankTV said it was in HD, it wasn't. It was presented in crapovision which seems to be the standard for HD on TBS. I find it hard to believe that TBS misrepresents itself like this and people buy it? This is the last time I will watch TBS. Give me an ala carte option for HD channels. Give me choice.

Even thought tonight's new episode of FrankTV said it was in HD, it wasn't. It was presented in crapovision which seems to be the standard for HD on TBS. I find it hard to believe that TBS misrepresents itself like this and people buy it? This is the last time I will watch TBS. Give me an ala carte option for HD channels. Give me choice.
They got(continue) away with it with TNT, so they think they are invincible. Sad, really.

I was watching a program on TBS HD and the little logo constantly appeared throughout the show "In High Definition -- where available". Is the HD really available for anybody? None of the movies have been HD yet I don't think...

I'm not sure why I bothered, but I emailed TBS a while ago about their stretching of 4:3 content and they finally replied earlier this week with the following:

"In an effort to present a consistent broadcast, we have decided to maintain the same aspect ratio for all HD programming. An unfortunately consequence of this is that the standard TV ratio of 4:3 is presented as 16:9. This is what “stretches” the image.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

Best,

TBS Web Staff"

and my response:
"You have decided poorly. You should present content in their original aspect ratio. I'm sure most viewers do not like seeing their favorite actors bloated by your stretching of the 4:3 shows to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. The actors probably don't like looking bloated either."

They got(continue) away with it with TNT, so they think they are invincible. Sad, really.Yeah, I used to really really want Turner Movie Classics to be the next HD channel. Seeing how consistent Turner's attitude is on this, I'm glad it isn't out their to suffer the same fate as TBS-HD has.

Oh, TBS has forums if you want to leave a comment.

http://forums.tbs.com/jive/tbs/category.jspa?categoryID=10

Looks like I'll be watching 24 hours of A Christmas Story in TBS-SD again this year.

Yeah, I used to really really want Turner Movie Classics to be the next HD channel. Seeing how consistent Turner's attitude is on this, I'm glad it isn't out their to suffer the same fate as TBS-HD has.

Oh, TBS has forums if you want to leave a comment.

http://forums.tbs.com/jive/tbs/category.jspa?categoryID=10

Unlive TNT and TBS, Turner Movie Classics has nearly always been OAR on their SD channel. I would bet they would do the same for HD.

Unlive TNT and TBS, Turner Movie Classics has nearly always been OAR on their SD channel. I would bet they would do the same for HD.
In fact, I remember seeing them do a little featurette explaining how much is lost when you don't present a movie as originally shot. I they'd they'd be a fine addition to any HD lineup.

I tuned into Everybody Loves Raymond on TBS HD and they have episodes that are actually in hd it appears now episode was named She's the one in 2002.Episode after that appears to be in hd also.Hopefully this is a good sign.

I tuned into Everybody Loves Raymond on TBS HD and they have episodes that are actually in hd it appears now episode was named She's the one in 2002.Episode after that appears to be in hd also.Hopefully this is a good sign.

not the best quality right now... but it is 16:9 and not stretched...

Edit: hmmm... only 1 episode got it right... the 2nd one now is back to is old ways

not the best quality right now... but it is 16:9 and not stretched...
Hey i can take it not being the best quality if they actually show it in wide screen and not stretched.

not the best quality right now... but it is 16:9 and not stretched...

Edit: hmmm... only 1 episode got it right... the 2nd one now is back to is old ways

I've been watching the last two, and they sure looked stretched to me :(

I've been watching the last two, and they sure looked stretched to me :(

7pm was not stretched (TBS.com logo in the corner is a clue... if you cant tell)

Obviously they're getting a clue!!!!

Obviously they're getting a clue!!!!
Obviously not enough of a clue, because they're still stretching SD...

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle right now on TBSHD...in OAR. Incredible.

Plus a host segment in 16:9 (but clearly not HD).

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle right now on TBSHD...in OAR. Incredible.

Plus a host segment in 16:9 (but clearly not HD).

Damn forgot about setting that to record so i missed 21 minutes of it.

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle right now on TBSHD...in OAR.
It's not OAR if you look carefully. They're actually zooming/cropping 4:3 to 16:9.

It's not OAR if you look carefully. They're actually zooming/cropping 4:3 to 16:9.

Nope.

TBS:
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn258/exit670/haroldtbs.jpg

DVD:
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn258/exit670/harolddvd.jpg

Nope.
Well then the DVD is cropped too. Take a screenshot from TBS SD and TBS HD, and you'll see it. Good to know TBS isn't doing the cropping, though.

Well then the DVD is cropped too. Take a screenshot from TBS SD and TBS HD, and you'll see it. Good to know TBS isn't doing the cropping, though.

According to IMDB, the movie was shot spherical on 35mm, meaning there was extraneous video on the top and bottom that was lost in the crop to the intended 1.85:1 aspect ratio. That would be the correct ratio that the director intended, thus the DVD and TBSHD radio is correct, or for our purposes and terminology "original" since that's what screened in theatres. Taking the entire 35mm print for the 4:3 feed is fine with me, since I'd rather them add than subtract.

And now later in the evening Almost Famous is ALSO in OAR. TBSHD matches up with the DVD (including weird tiny windowboxing over the titles that I never noticed before) and TBS SD is again showing extra video on the top and bottom (this film was also spherical 35mm and cropped down to Crowe's intended aspect ratio).

According to IMDB, the movie was shot spherical on 35mm, meaning there was extraneous video on the top and bottom that was lost in the crop to the intended 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Good to know!

Actually, H&K was sometimes in HD, sometimes in 4:3 stretch. Disappointing.

Almost Famous later in the evening was HD, though.

H&KGTWC was NOT in HD. I know HD and THAT was not HD.

Wolfie

Its like I've gotten a new HD channel.

Its like I've gotten a new HD channel.

And lost two others (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1005879) in the same week.

H&KGTWC was NOT in HD. I know HD and THAT was not HD.
Are you trying to say that the PQ wasn't up to snuff, or that it was stretched 4:3? Because it was absolutely 16:9, there is no debating that.

This is great news. I wonder what other shows will be shown in HD. Lots of movies are shown on this channel