http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/07/15/hdtv-hot-or-not/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:10:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/07/15/hdtv-hot-or-not/#comment-1630 Jim Courtney Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:00:05 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1627#comment-1630 The real challenge will not be viewing Dan Rather himself in HD but rather getting news content that is recrorded in HD. My experience is that, while some sports channels (i.e. Rogers Sportsnet and, come Septermber, TSN) do HD sportscasts, most of their actual game or event content is still in standard def so you have the picture jumping between HD and SD throughout the sportscast -- lots of black bars down the side. I have yet to see any newscast in HD; I guess Rather on HDNet will be the first in the US. I would suspect that CTV will be the first in Canada for newscasts, given they seem to have the most prime time entertainment content in HD -- but not any time soon. On the other hand, Letterman now comes in HD; other than provide much crisper video, it has done nothing for his jokes and skits. The real challenge will not be viewing Dan Rather himself in HD but rather getting news content that is recrorded in HD. My experience is that, while some sports channels (i.e. Rogers Sportsnet and, come Septermber, TSN) do HD sportscasts, most of their actual game or event content is still in standard def so you have the picture jumping between HD and SD throughout the sportscast — lots of black bars down the side.
I have yet to see any newscast in HD; I guess Rather on HDNet will be the first in the US. I would suspect that CTV will be the first in Canada for newscasts, given they seem to have the most prime time entertainment content in HD — but not any time soon.
On the other hand, Letterman now comes in HD; other than provide much crisper video, it has done nothing for his jokes and skits.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/07/15/hdtv-hot-or-not/#comment-1629 Wisemonkey Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:03:18 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1627#comment-1629 Agreed. I don't know anyone who wants to watch Rather on HD. He would do better to hire one of those news chicks on Telemundo. Agreed. I don't know anyone who wants to watch Rather on HD. He would do better to hire one of those news chicks on Telemundo.

]]> http://www.markevanstech.com/2006/07/15/hdtv-hot-or-not/#comment-1628 Anonymous Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:24:24 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/?p=1627#comment-1628 Does he really think the thing that will drive HD adoption is people looking for a better picture of Dan Rather? Does he really think the thing that will drive HD adoption is people looking for a better picture of Dan Rather?

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