4.3 Ratio Ch4 HD

[Hummy Gav]

Hi I have noticed on Cha 4HD some programes are show in 4.3 ratio not the normal 16.9 on Ch 4 SD, any ideas

 

[Trev]

Do you mean that they are transmitting 16.9 on SD and the same programme at 4.3 on HD? CH4 do transmit some 4.3 content on SD so I assumed that it would also be 4.3 on the HD channel

 

[Hummy Gav]

Ok Simpsons on Ch4 16.9 on Ch4 HD 4.3??

 

[brianmt]

that's because the simpsons was made 4:3 if you want to stretch it set your tv to auto not original. Most tv companies compromise the transmission ie cut the top and bottom off to give a 16:9 picture but with cartoons it's not possible so they transmit as they were made

 

[Ezra Pound]

that's because the simpsons was made 4:3 if you want to stretch it set your tv to auto not original. Most tv companies compromise the transmission ie cut the top and bottom off to give a 16:9 picture but with cartoons it's not possible so they transmit as they were made

How come they manage to make the Standard Def version of the same Simpsons cartoon fit a 16:9 screen?

 

[brianmt]

Simpsons is transmitted 4:3 on my tv

 

[Hummy Gav]

The plot thickens
It must be an HD thingy

 

[Brian]

I don't allow the Simpsons to be on my TV.

 

[Hummy Gav]

I don't allow the Simpsons to be on my TV.

It was an example Doh!!! I don't really like it that much

 

[brianmt]

there will be an upconverter in the transmission path that passes hd progs but upconverts normal sd prodgrams. These sd progs could already be widescreen or 4:3. Someone will have made the decisions on how these 4:3 signals are handled . Crop top and bottom and make them 16:9 or even compromise 14:9 ( narrow black bars at the side ) or leave them as they were made ie 4:3 with wide black bars and obviously the simpsons is left as is. Can't comment on the sd feed as I don't have it on my box HD only

 

[Trev]

Or just stretch the 4.3 picture to 16.9 (as done by my Samsung TV) and make them look all fat

 

[brianmt]

A fat Homer ......... mmmmmmm

 

[ntm1275]

Same happens with older episodes of Family Guy on BBC3