Our local NBC station broadcasts their high definition 4:3 programs stretched mid-way between 16:9 and 4:3 with medium black bars on the side.
I personally dislike stretching, and when they broadcast like this, I really don't have any options to correct it.
Someone from the station asked me what are the views of other people I have ran into. So I figured I should get a broad view of this topic from here before I respond to him.
So please give me as many opinions as possible. Here are my thoughts and questions, please comment.
1) Do many people prefer the semi-stretch? Or do people that stretch, stretch all the way to 16:9.
2) As I see it, most devices can stretch (maybe not semi-stretch), so why not just broadcast 4:3 and let the end user stretch or not? At least that gives everyone an option. When they broadcast semi-stretch, we don't have any options.
3) Are there a lot of HD receivers/display devices that don't have a stretch option?
4) High definition is all about PQ. Stretch is bad PQ, correct? Isn't PQ the best representation of the image as it was captured/designed?
5) Any other threads out there that discuss this? I tried to find some.
6) Here it is straight and general: Should the station broadcast with no stretch, a semi-stretch, or full stretch?
Please give me any other ideas or comments.
Thank you very much for your input. Please pardone ignorance, and correct me where I have mispoke.
I personally dislike stretching, and when they broadcast like this, I really don't have any options to correct it.
Someone from the station asked me what are the views of other people I have ran into. So I figured I should get a broad view of this topic from here before I respond to him.
So please give me as many opinions as possible. Here are my thoughts and questions, please comment.
1) Do many people prefer the semi-stretch? Or do people that stretch, stretch all the way to 16:9.
2) As I see it, most devices can stretch (maybe not semi-stretch), so why not just broadcast 4:3 and let the end user stretch or not? At least that gives everyone an option. When they broadcast semi-stretch, we don't have any options.
3) Are there a lot of HD receivers/display devices that don't have a stretch option?
4) High definition is all about PQ. Stretch is bad PQ, correct? Isn't PQ the best representation of the image as it was captured/designed?
5) Any other threads out there that discuss this? I tried to find some.
6) Here it is straight and general: Should the station broadcast with no stretch, a semi-stretch, or full stretch?
Please give me any other ideas or comments.
Thank you very much for your input. Please pardone ignorance, and correct me where I have mispoke.