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Title: ESPN is going HD
Post by: videoholic on October 03, 2002, 05:56:22 PM

Some of you care.

Next year starting in April ESPN will begin broadcasting in HD.  They will be doing many live events including their Sunday night football.

This along with MNF going back to HD again next year makes me a happy old fart.

http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA246951&display=sectionStory&verticalid=311&industry=Technology&pubdate=09/30/2002&STT=000&industryid=1030

Title: Re: ESPN is going HD
Post by: SwifDi on October 03, 2002, 07:17:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Videoholic
Some of you care.

 

The reply:view ratio of 15:1 so far makes me disagree.

Title: ESPN is going HD
Post by: kirath on October 03, 2002, 09:14:32 PM

Woot woot, I should have Comcast HD this sunday!  But they don\'t have ESPN in HD only about 5 channels...  Might as well get it while I am still here since My TV can handle it...  We\'ll see, but I should be Watching the Sopranos this sunday in High def, can\'t wait!!!!

Title: ESPN is going HD
Post by: videoholic on October 04, 2002, 03:09:07 AM

Sopranos is sweet in hi def.  You don\'t realize how much you lose when they crop shows down to 4:3.  Every show is like that.  I remember watching the show 24 on 2 different sets, onw wide and one regular and it was funny how they crop people out and crap. Just like movies and P&S.


ESPN won\'t be availble till Spring, but damn this is what will drive people to converting over.  Watching college football in hi def every week it\'s unbelievable how shitty the NFL looks on Sunday.

Hey Kirath, Here is a good list of HD Programming (http://www.mindspring.com/~rj2/attachment.pdf)

This does not include of course HDNet, Discovery HD, HBO-HD, nor Showtime-HD

Title: ESPN is going HD
Post by: Samwise on October 04, 2002, 07:14:15 AM

/me wants HD.

That\'s sweet for you American bastids though.

Title: ESPN is going HD
Post by: EmperorRob on October 04, 2002, 07:42:46 AM

My cable company is going to start broadcasting digital soon but they want $50 and that\'s w/o premium channels.