Boeing delivers DirecTV 11, DirecTV signs for it and waves goodbye
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy Sullivan @ Jul 21st 2008 9:50PM
We need to see more HD material from the studios other than the majors. Then again, why hasn't "D" given us WGN in HD yet?
Achilles @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:45AM
But PLEASE give me REAL HD, not the stretch-o-vision that USA and TBS has been putting out. That crap is better off in Standard D until it is a full upgrade, not this half-a$$ crap!!!
Shawn Parr @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:14AM
I see this comment a lot. Now, definitely TNT and TBS do the stretch-o-vision thing, but what have you seen on USA lately that has had it?
On my DirecTV HR21 anything on USA that isn't truly HD is formatted in 4:3, although it is upscaled to 1080i. Of course I had to make sure both my HR21 and TV were set properly for that to happen.
But if there is a Monk marathon on, and they show a really old one then a newish one, the old one will be 4:3 and the new one 16:9 in real HD.
Food Network now also does the stretch thing, now that they show non-HD shows on the HD channel, which I think they started doing in April. It used to be HD only.
dnettles @ Jul 22nd 2008 6:38PM
Some shows on the food network are obvious when they to a quick pan of the camera and the image grows and shrinks as it passes through the center. As a new HDTV viewer, I was a little disappointed.
FLskydiver @ Jul 22nd 2008 3:24AM
Their 'taking delivery' means DirecTV accepts Boeing did their job getting it into its assigned orbit in good working order, ready to go. Ownership of the bird transfers from Boeing to DirecTV (for contractual and insurance purposes). If a meteor takes it out tomorrow, it's on DirecTV's bill, and not Boeing's (for example).