4.3 Ratio Ch4 HD

Hummy Gav

Hummy Gav

New Member
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 :confused:
 
Trev

Trev

The Dumb One
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
 
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brianmt

Member
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

Ezra Pound

Well-Known Member
brianmt said:
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
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How come they manage to make the Standard Def version of the same Simpsons cartoon fit a 16:9 screen?
 
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brianmt

Member
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

Trev

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