Is anyone getting syndicated HD?
About 3 or 4 months ago we reported that Sony was going to start syndicating Seinfeld in HD. We have been waiting patiently and we haven't see it yet. There is a discussion over at AVS about the complexities for a station to syndicate HD shows and it doesn't seem easy, but it's only money after all and we have already spent alot on our TVs. Have any of you spotted Seinfeld or any other syndicated shows in HD?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matt @ Jul 11th 2006 8:19PM
Do you mean shows that were filmed in HD that are now in syndication? I can't think of any, but the X-Files is in syndication on TNT-HD, also knows as stretch-o-vision because they show everything in 16x9.
Ben Drawbaugh @ Jul 11th 2006 8:53PM
I don't mean TNT, I mean your local stations that show reruns of Seinfeld. Here in Tampa our WB affiliate shows re-runs of Seinfeld, but not in HD.
Brian @ Jul 11th 2006 10:36PM
Nothing that I can find. I really want to see Enterprise in HD. They just show it in letterboxed SD....ugh.
Tino @ Jul 11th 2006 11:56PM
We used to get UHD a while back (for some reason, Comcast removed it from the channel lineup suddenly) their entire programming was syndicated shows in true HD, including Knight Rider, Quantum Leap, etc.
Such a shame that we don't get it anymore!
Rick @ Jul 12th 2006 12:11AM
Let me make something clear that Ben is trying to say. When he means Syndicated HD, he means something along the line of FOX HD, NBC HD, you know your local networks. The programs that he is trying to focus on is the programs that aren't on the prime time line-up. You know, the programs that are basically fillers to the news and primetime.
Anyways, in my area there isn't any High-Def Syndicated Shows. I would think that it would be VERY tough to get syndicated shows in HD considering that Seinfeld airs pretty much every half an hour around america. PLUS add in the networks that dont have a High-Def feed AND the networks that can't even fix the high-def channel when it isn't working!!
I guess if this Syndicated HD idea doesn't work well, we'll have to wait til TBS HD and GSN HD...
rocko @ Jul 12th 2006 12:34AM
hell, i'm still waiting for those HD Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortunes you guys reported a while back.
Bo @ Jul 12th 2006 3:59AM
We haven't had any syndicated HD in the Birmingham, AL market (I'm in Tuscaloosa) that I know of, and honestly, don't expect any in the near future. I have D* and I'm not blown away by the MPG4 local broadcasts. At the same time, HD is blowing up here in the south as more and more people get capable TVs. Heck, even my parents have a HD set. And that's saying something.
Richie Rich @ Jul 12th 2006 7:25AM
Tino, Comcast threw up UHD during the olympics, when it was over they took it away....pretty lame I tell ya, Fios can't get to philly soon enough...
Mike S @ Jul 12th 2006 7:47AM
No HD syndication on the locals here in the Greensboro, NC market.
Saxamoophone @ Jul 12th 2006 8:43AM
Yeah, at least for Enterprise, they have been broadcasting it in 16:9 format for the hd feed so you don't get the huge black box around the picture!
Our local ABC station (here in Orlando) is the only one that seems to have the ability to do their own HD at the moment, everyone else is just way too cheap :-/
BRYAN @ Jul 12th 2006 9:52AM
I've got nothing in the DC area. They play seinfeld on the local fox digtal channel, but its not in HD. Was Seinfeld filmed in widescreen?
Rob @ Jul 12th 2006 1:14PM
I thought I read that Seinfeld in HD would still only be 4:3. If that's the case we might not be able to tell the difference.
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are going to be produced in HD starting with their new seasons this fall.
Joshua Nelson @ Jul 12th 2006 3:39PM
We get reruns of Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond in HD, but I believe only if it was originally broadcasted in HD. The older stuff is still SD, so it depends on the episode. My guess is that they just haven't done the HD transfers yet on the old stuff. They both air on our local WB affiliate.
Joshua Nelson @ Jul 12th 2006 3:44PM
Sorry - I forgot to state my market - I am in the Los Angeles area (see comment 13).
Mark @ Jul 12th 2006 5:28PM
The Networks (NBC, FOX, CBS and ABC) send a HD feed in pattern to the stations every night. No need to RECORD. Most stations can't record HD, so they just pass the NET feed. Syndication is always recorded, up to a week prior. So they would need HD decks, HD switchers and HD audio. Also, what format would they use? 720p, 1080i, 1080p ?
Good luck to them...
M
Bish @ Jul 12th 2006 6:07PM
Not in Dallas. KDFW keeps ignoring my emails, so I keep sending them.
David @ Jul 13th 2006 9:55AM
Seinfield was shot on 35mm which was then transferred to video to be edited. This is very apparent when they show greenscreen car scenes and the background material is clearly timewarped 60i video. They would have to go back and re-transfer everything to high def to TRULY show these off properly.
TNTHD does the best job of upconverting shows from SD to HD...even if they are stretched.
Ben Drawbaugh @ Jul 13th 2006 9:57AM
David,
That is exactly what they did. They made a big deal about it when they started to release the new masters on DVD. I believe the DVDs even say they were mastered in HD on the box.