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Originally posted by Al K Thanks for the update. It's pretty sad though that there are only 6 programs in HD on the SHOWTIME HIGH DEFINITION CHANNEL for the entire month of November. That's about one day's worth on HBO. I think if they were to abide by truth in advertising they would just call it the Showtime Sometimes Widescreen, Occasionally High Definition Channel. Al Keown |
It's pretty sad though that there are only 6 programs in HD on the SHOWTIME HIGH DEFINITION CHANNEL for the entire month of November. |
Originally posted by J.Mike Ferrara Agreed! The upconversions of most movies are full of artifacts - DVDs of such titles are superior. |
Originally posted by trafter I'm of the firm conviction that some of HBO's pan and scan crap is probably either upconverted or downrezzed. |
Originally posted by Al K Thanks for the update. It's pretty sad though that there are only 6 programs in HD on the SHOWTIME HIGH DEFINITION CHANNEL for the entire month of November. That's about one day's worth on HBO. I think if they were to abide by truth in advertising they would just call it the Showtime Sometimes Widescreen, Occasionally High Definition Channel. Al Keown |
Originally posted by bb1987 Upconverts don't count. As other posters noted, DVD's are better. |
Originally posted by Man E The disparity of access to high definition material between these two giants is suspicious. |
Originally posted by bb1987 Upconverts don't count. As other posters noted, DVD's are better. Bernhard |
The only upconvert that I found acceptable was "The Green Mile" and maybe this was not an upconvert at all but a mistake in their listing. |