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post #1 of 75
1/5/07 at 7:59pm
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The 2007 NFL Playoffs
NFC Wild Card Weekend in HDTV on NBC
Dallas Cowboys (9-7) at Seattle Seahawks (9-7)
Live from Qwest Field, Seattle, WA
January 6, 2007
8pm ET


Tonight's game will be broadcast in 1080i HDTV and Dolby Digital 5.1. Thanks in advance for posting all related comments here. Please include all pertinent info; source and provider, cities, station call letters, DBS, Cable, OTA.


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From NFL.com

STORYLINE: Matt vs. DeMarcus.

Of course, that's not the only key matchup of the game -- you've got Dallas RBs Julius Jones (1,084 yards) and Marion Barber (14 rush TDs, third most in the league) against 2007 Pro Bowl LBs Julian Peterson and Lofa Tatupu -- but it may be pivotal.

The Seahawks and QB Matt Hasselbeck have operated behind an OL in injury flux this year, and have surrendered the most sacks of the 12 playoff teams -- 49. The Cowboys come off a loss to Detroit in which they used a four-man front that helped produce five sacks. Three came from starting Pro Bowl LB DeMarcus Ware, who tied San Diego's Shaun Phillips (11.5) for the second-most LB sacks this season.

"The NFC East is a very physical division," says Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren. "When you play Dallas, you know you've got to deal with their defense. They are capable of not giving up any points."

Of course, Dallas can't over-commit, or RB Shaun Alexander -- with an NFL-best string of 64 games with a run of 10 yards or more -- can burn them.
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post #2 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:01pm
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Local weather in Seattle:

43 degrees (Feels like 37)
Cloudy
Wind SSW 12, with gusts to 20 MPH
76% humidity
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post #3 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:03pm
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Game 2 of the 2007 NFL Playoffs is up in 1080i and DD 5.1, on NBC.
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post #4 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:11pm
PQ seems better on this game than the first on WVIT-DT via Comcast Cable 6412 Phase II DVR.
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post #5 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:14pm
Is it me or does HD move a notch up for night games. Looks even more realistic imo
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post #6 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by theguest View Post

Is it me or does HD move a notch up for night games. Looks even more realistic imo

I have to agree. Something needs to be done about the fly-over cam. It's showing up in nearly every shot.
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post #7 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:24pm
I'm watching on Verizon FIOS in Crofton,MD. Interestingly the Baltimore NBC is not in DD5.1 but the Washington DC NBC is. Picture quality is pretty sharp on my DLP in both cases.
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post #8 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:55pm
Watching in Garland Texas on Fios. They seem to be having some problems The picture is breaking up and jerky sometimes. It went to 4:3 and just now went back to 16:9.
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post #9 of 75
1/6/07 at 5:56pm
Nice Nirvana roll out!
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post #10 of 75
1/6/07 at 6:01pm
I know that the playoffs have begun, but here are my NFL playoff predictions (I made these predictions before the games began and haven't changed them since):

In the AFC wild card games:
Indy beats KC
NE beats Jets

In the NFC Wild Card games:
Dallas beats Seattle
Giants beat Philly
___________

Dallas and NO in the NFC championship.
Baltimore and NE in the AFC championship.

Baltimore and NO in the Super Bowl.
Baltimore beats NO by double digits
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post #11 of 75
1/6/07 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by mikemikeb View Post

Dallas .... in the NFC championship.

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post #12 of 75
1/6/07 at 6:25pm
I've been getting a ton of pixelation throughout the broadcast. Interestingly, it was there during the KC/Indy game too. But between games, when broadcasting from the studio, it was clean. I'm watching it on the local affiliate, KING5 in Seattle via Directv.

It shows up across the center 3rd of the screen or the top 3rd most of the time.

This started yesterday with KING5 Seattle and KIRO7 Seattle last night. I thought at the time it might be weather related, as we were having a pretty good storm. I checked my signal strength tonight, and every transponder except one is above 90.

It's happening on both of my receivers too - an HR20 and my HD tuner-only. (H15?)

Grimmwit
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post #13 of 75
1/6/07 at 6:32pm
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Originally Posted by ABC/NBC-A2 View Post

Nice Nirvana roll out!

Thanks
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post #14 of 75
1/6/07 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by mikemikeb View Post

I know that the playoffs have begun, but here are my NFL playoff predictions (I made these predictions before the games began and haven't changed them since):

In the AFC wild card games:
Indy beats KC
NE beats Jets

In the NFC Wild Card games:
Dallas beats Seattle
Giants beat Philly
___________

Dallas and NO in the NFC championship.
Baltimore and NE in the AFC championship.

Baltimore and NO in the Super Bowl.
Baltimore beats NO by double digits

FYI...

If the Giants and Dallas win the wild card games, then NO plays Dallas and Giants play Chicago next weekend....

Dallas could only meet NO is the NFC Championship if Phily beats NY
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post #15 of 75
1/6/07 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by Berk32 View Post

FYI...

If the Giants and Dallas win the wild card games, then NO plays Dallas and Giants play Chicago next weekend....

Dallas could only meet NO is the NFC Championship if Phily beats NY

Well, that's what happens when you're a novice. I thought that the NFL playoffs had a fixed bracket system...

Since that's not so, if my NFC wild card picks are correct, I'll take New Orleans over Dallas, and Chicago over the Giants. I still would have New Orleans going to Miami.

If Philly wins tomorrow's game vs. the Giants, then my picks for the NFC championship game (and its victor) are still the same as before.
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post #16 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by grimmwit View Post

I've been getting a ton of pixelation throughout the broadcast. Interestingly, it was there during the KC/Indy game too. But between games, when broadcasting from the studio, it was clean. I'm watching it on the local affiliate, KING5 in Seattle via Directv.

It shows up across the center 3rd of the screen or the top 3rd most of the time.

This started yesterday with KING5 Seattle and KIRO7 Seattle last night. I thought at the time it might be weather related, as we were having a pretty good storm. I checked my signal strength tonight, and every transponder except one is above 90.

It's happening on both of my receivers too - an HR20 and my HD tuner-only. (H15?)

Grimmwit

I too am having the same issue! Im watching through local comcast cable, WNDU 16 South Bend, In. Like grimmwit said studio shots look clean, but as soon as action gets going it gets pixelated like crazy. It was driving me nuts on the KC/Indy game and now the Sea/Dallas game. What gives?
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post #17 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:19pm
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Originally Posted by neemo6 View Post

I too am having the same issue! Im watching through local comcast cable, WNDU 16 South Bend, In. Like grimmwit said studio shots look clean, but as soon as action gets going it gets pixelated like crazy. It was driving me nuts on the KC/Indy game and now the Sea/Dallas game. What gives?

As noted here many times before, NBC has HD network distribution issues, and if your local affiliate is multicasting, that will also degrade HD image quality.
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post #18 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:25pm
Setup:

WJAC-DT with one WeatherPlus subchannel
Comcast cable of State College, PA
Moto 6412 PIII connected via HDMI to Sony 30XS955 tube HDTV

Quality:

8/10

Comments:

Looks good like first game. There may be slightly better PQ but nothing that distinguishable on my setup.

EDIT: It must be pretty windy there. I have seen both Hasselback and Romo throw some duck passes.
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post #19 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:35pm
WBAL (Baltimore) lost HD and went to SD stretch-o-vision.

Yuck.
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post #20 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by golferadam View Post

It must be pretty windy there. I have seen both Hasselback and Romo throw some duck passes.

Current conditions show winds from the South, 10mph.

More likely is Hasselback and Romo are related to ducks. Neither of these teams will survive next weekend.
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post #21 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:37pm
Back to HD again.
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post #22 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:40pm
Only Dolby 2.0 on WCSH in Portland, ME both via OTA and Time Warner. Can someone please confirm its supposed to be 5.1?
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post #23 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by jkurlanski View Post

Only Dolby 2.0 on WCSH in Portland, ME both via OTA and Time Warner. Can someone please confirm its supposed to be 5.1?

Please see the first post of the topic.
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post #24 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:44pm
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Originally Posted by jkurlanski View Post

Only Dolby 2.0 on WCSH in Portland, ME both via OTA and Time Warner. Can someone please confirm its supposed to be 5.1?

Confirmed from fairly reliable source.
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post #25 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:49pm
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Originally Posted by SNF Mixer View Post

Confirmed from fairly reliable source.

Ha ha. Very funny Wendel.
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post #26 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:50pm
Great job on NBC's part to move the 16x9 image into the 4x3 frame for that review.
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post #27 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:52pm
Thx. Just wanted to be sure before I nagged any engineers.
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post #28 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:52pm
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P.S.
Wendel is working the broadcast from Seattle tonight. And he does have something to do with the audio......
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post #29 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:55pm
"SNF Mixer" was either a really bold lie or a good indication of the source! Thanks again.
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post #30 of 75
1/6/07 at 7:56pm
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Originally Posted by golferadam View Post

Setup:

WJAC-DT with one WeatherPlus subchannel
Comcast cable of State College, PA
Moto 6412 PIII connected via HDMI to Sony 30XS955 tube HDTV

Quality:

8/10

Comments:

Looks good like first game. There may be slightly better PQ but nothing that distinguishable on my setup.

Agreed. WKYC-DT Cleveland w/WeatherPlus sub via WOW cable.
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