FROM ABC to us, to you....


Please be advised that tonight’s special “Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas", airing tonight on the ABC Television Network (scheduled 8:30pm-9pm EST) will be in HD, however the original 4X3 aspect ratio will be preserved. Therefore, although the telecast will be true HD the viewer will see ‘side panels’ throughout program content.

The audio for this special is 2 channel mono (not 5.1)."

Wow an admin that double posted info...


TSK TSK TSK...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=946581

Love the Grinch but somehow I don't think it will benefit much if any from being in HD.

;):)

If I recall, they did this last year. The improvement might surprise you - it did me. You wouldn't think a cartoon, especially one as old as this one, would benefit from the HD treatment, but it really seems to be noticeably sharper and "cleaner." When you watch it, switch between the SD and HD version of your local ABC stations and see for yourself.

The colors in last years HD telecast had much more pop than they did in SD.

Deja vu....

It actually looked terrible in HD last year. Too many flaws were evident that didn't need to be seen.

This is I'm sure a "behind the times" question, but how is something filmed so long ago able to be shown in HD? I was thinking that if it wasn't filmed in HD it can't be HD?

I'm sure I'm wrong here. Please explain.

I cant wait for it to show its a must watch Christmas special every year for me.

This is I'm sure a "behind the times" question, but how is something filmed so long ago able to be shown in HD? I was thinking that if it wasn't filmed in HD it can't be HD?

I'm sure I'm wrong here. Please explain.
I believe since it was filmed on Film it has a very large resolution.i could be wrong though.

This is I'm sure a "behind the times" question, but how is something filmed so long ago able to be shown in HD? I was thinking that if it wasn't filmed in HD it can't be HD?

I'm sure I'm wrong here. Please explain.

It was originally produced on film, which has higher resolution than HDTV. The film was re-transferred to HD video.

Anyone getting some serious audio dropouts and macro-blocking at about the 8 minute mark?

Looks very clean does not matter that its in 4:3 since my tv has a very nice stretch which cuts off some of the pic which isnt a big deal, and it does not stretch the people out of anything check it out.

Edit: :( my ABC was showing it in Dolby 5.1 it was sounding great than they turned 5.1 off and it went back to normal...:(

Lucid, you are free to do what you want with the picture. Just know that anything other than OAR is wrong. ;)

Lucid, you are free to do what you want with the picture. Just know that anything other than OAR is wrong. ;)

im not really losing any picture, and its not stretching em out that i can tell so i don't think it hurts the viewing experience.

im not really losing any picture
That's true.
and its not stretching em out that i can tell so i don't think it hurts the viewing experience.
That's fine if you can't tell, but it very obviously is. Look at the ABC circle, it's an oval. It's simply impossible to not cut out any of the picture on 4:3 content and fill a 16:9 screen without stretching.

That's true.

That's fine if you can't tell, but it very obviously is. Look at the ABC circle, it's an oval. It's simply impossible to not cut out any of the picture on 4:3 content and fill a 16:9 screen without stretching.

Thanks i just realized that. I guess i was wrong i think it only stretches on the edges because the center does not look stretched.