Posted by Joshua Zyber on 01/16/07 12:52

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:45ab0658$0$27045$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Lots of HD (and it is HD in terms of resolution and image quality,
> plus the "HD" light on my cable box is on) is still 4:3. For example,
> the HD feed of the NBC nightly news (Brian Williams) is HD but it's
> not widescreen;

Programs such as the nightly news broadcast in 4:3 on the HD channel are
not true HD. They're Standard Definition that's been upconverted to the
higher resolution. It may look better than the regular SD feed, but it's
not true High Definition.

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