Yes, that is Dave in high-def
You folks are really special to me. Really! That's why I'm waking up from what is effectively an hour and a half nap, just to see if David Letterman is on in high-def for the first time ever.
Yes, he is.
I'm not watching the entire show, but here are a few HD bits from the first three minutes:
- The opening sequence looks phenomenal. The detail is striking.
- The background of his set just jumps off of the TV.
- I can see the texture of his suit.
- He has more wrinkles than I can remember.
- His second joke is about HDTV. "You can actually read the serial number on my toupee."
Update: Dave just mentioned that Andy Dick is one his first HD guests. I'm definitely skipping the rest of the show because of this.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Davy Fields @ Aug 30th 2005 2:53AM
Yeah... damn... that is one fine picture. I really like the way the cut it too.... not a bunch of extra space vertically, a nice tight cut.
Russell Shaw @ Aug 30th 2005 9:42AM
Reasons to watch Dave in HD;
Higher-res view of Paul Shaffer's bald pate.
Better view of (drummer) Anton Fig's stylish cap.
Kevin C. Tofel @ Aug 30th 2005 10:28AM
Eric, it was in widescreen for me OTA in the Philly area. Looked great!
Greg Johnston @ Aug 30th 2005 11:22AM
Show looked great in HDTV, much more detailed. In fact, you could see that Dave had a bloody fingernail on his right hand, and a band-aid on one of his left hand fingers.
Eric Shaheen @ Aug 30th 2005 11:37AM
Is it broadcast in widescreen now? I know for a while it was gray sidebars - Leno was widescreen. Has CBS gotten with the program (could just be my local Austin CBS) and made it full widescreen?