TBS-HD and Seinfeld  

sure!

how could you expect anyone here to know this? the channel was just announced

You mean besides the fact that the same company has done such a wonderful job of replacing SD versions of current titles with HD transfers instead of Stretch-O-Vision?

just in time for MLB playoffs, which they are airing

Absolutely. They have promised that Seinfeld will be in HDTV starting on the first day that TBS-HD is launched

(cyclone visits the future posts on avsforum for this info)

As I said before TBS-HD launched about 2 years ago and is 1080i 100% of the time. Only the Braves home games are a HD source though and everything else is up-converted from SD. They just need to start using HD sources and have the satellite and cable companies switch to a HD feed.

That's WTBS... not TBS.

They are 2 different entities.

You are confused. WTBS is OTA (Ch 17 in ATL) and simulcasts as TBS. (W)TBS is owned by Turner Broadcasting. It was bought by Ted Turner as WTCG OTA and turned into a super station and he later changed it to WTBS. WTBS is TBS (the W is not used but it is the official FCC call letters for the OTA licensees) and it is the same programing (same source) OTA or cable/satellite. The only difference is some local commercials and public affaires programing required by the FCC of all OTA stations.

It is located on Techwood DR (midtown next to GA Tech) with all the other Turner networks (like Cartoon Network, TCM, TNT, Court TV, and ...) except CNN which is downtown at the Omni.

Just like every thing shown on TNT-HD is HD as well

Still no Seinfeld HD on TBS?

Does anyone have Seinfeld in HD even on their local affiliates?

I call every six months to get the, "In another six months," routine from WJW in Cleveland. Engineering advises they don't have the servers or HD tape sources to record the syndicated Seinfeld HD signal. I was hoping TBS would be the natural solution.

Since TBS isn't even showing their own made-for-TBS shows in HD, I wouldn't hold my breath for syndicated HD there in the near future. It is really kind of sad.

I do not believe that there is an HD syndication package of Seinfeld for the local stations. WJW is most likely blowing smoke your way, as there is no HD feed to record. If there was an HD syndication feed it would have been seen somewhere by now.

I guess before any affliate would show Seinfeld in HD you will get it on HD-DVD or blu-ray. I think they made Seinfeld on film (pretty sure ), so it`s pretty expensive to redo the episodes in HD. That means a Season 1 Boxset on HD-DVD or blu-ray would be the first choice.

Seinfeld is only showing upcoverted in PB on some regional stations.

Doug

The episodes have already been re-mastered in HD, this was done for the DVD release.

Two and a Half Men is in syndication in HD (a local station is airing the episodes in HD on weekdays here) but it's not available on HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. This is the only syndicated HD show we have here so far.

Not including Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.

That is correct -- syndicated HD versions of "Seinfeld" are not available. Both "Seinfeld" and "2.5 Men" are distributed via Pathfire, and the latter IS available in HD. The only difference -- "2.5 Men" originates from Warner Bros., while "Seinfeld" is from Sony. That should tell you where the bottleneck is ...

But doesn't sony also distribute Wheel and jeopardy for King world?

Really. I didn`t knew that. Well, then why is TBS for example not showing it. It`s one of their main shows in the evening and since tbs started in HD it would be a great feature.

I stay with my comment above that we`ll see HD-DVD and/or blu-ray releases before Seinfeld in HD will be on various tv stations.

Doug

Well, Two and a half men is already done in HD, Seinfeld wasnt.

Doug

I believe that Sony has not released HD versions to TBS or for syndication. There most likely is not much demand for it since it would be 4x3 HD.

Ben, very true. They use linear satellite feeds for those shows though. ie: they're sent in real-time at a specific time daily. More than likely, the real reason that "Seinfeld" is not available in HD syndication is because they don't have any EDITED versions of the HD episodes. As you know doubt know, the syndication versions are shorter than the original network versions. If they haven't taken time to produce the syndication versions, then they have nothing to syndicate. That's just speculation on my part though.

They most likely (but not verified) reason is that the HD versions are not available to TBS. As far as I know, TBS runs the edited syndication versions, and if Sony hasn't produced those in HD, then they have nothing that TBS can use.

When speaking to my local NBC that shows Wheel and Jeopardy, he stated that they didn't have the servers in place to save the recordings when they were sent out. Indicating, that they got batches that were then showed at whatever time they wanted.

I do believe the HD versions of Wheel and Jeopardy are only available via the linear satellite transmission.

I do believe what WILX is saying is that they don't have the severs in place to record that sat feed and then play it back.

You could state that Wheel and J! were upgraded to advertise Sony HD broadcast equipment -- both shows use Sony HD cameras, and are produced by Sony. King World, the distributor, is owned by CBS.

I thought Seinfeld HD (4x3, but HD) was going to be part of the Sony Jeopardy and Wheel syndication.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/03/21...-and-jeopardy/

Wheel and Jeopardy are sent down prior to the time they air. However, they are contracted to normal air at a stations "local prime time" (7P-8P). The satellite and the pathfire feeds both occur prior to their air time. The satellite feed is only for those stations that are using HD tape instead of pathfire.

Are you saying that they now provide those two shows in HD via Pathfire?

As far as I know, but unless the station has upgraded their pathfire, they have to either show it in SD or use HD tape with the satellite feed.