[igreg]

Sample grid from Showtime HDTV schedule below - what does WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV mean versus WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV? Impressions of video quality versus the networks? (I would thin that the networks are filmed with HDTV cameras while the movies were not). I get my HDTV set installed on Wednesday and considering adding Showtime. Thanks.


he Karate Kid WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV


Oct 18 5:55 AM


Looking For Richard WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV


Oct 19 11:30 AM


Glory WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV


Oct 19 1:30 PM


Yentl WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV


Oct 19 3:35 PM


Dark Blue WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV


Oct 19 8:00 PM


Ash Wednesday WIDESCREEN OAR UPCONV


Oct 19 10:00 PM

 

[Morris Jones]

HDTV = A presentation made from a high-definition scan of the film.


UPCONV = The film is scaled to HD resolution from a DVD-quality (SD) scan (upconverted).


OAR = "Original Aspect Ratio", i.e., might be 2.35:1 letterboxed.


Mojo