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World Cup - RTE Widescreen problem

  • 25-06-2006 8:17pm
    #1
    Firewalkwithme
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    Sorry if this has been posted before but I have been out of the country for the past week so I might have missed something.

    Before I went away I'm pretty sure I got a proper widescreen picture when I was watching the World Cup on RTE. SInce I have come back, I now have black lines at the top and bottom of the screen. I've been watching the games on BBC/ITV because of this and only turn over to RTE for the analysis. Not only that but the colour seems really bright and the volume is much lower than other channels.

    By the way - I'm watching on NTL digital if that is any way relevant?


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    You are correct I have the same here, it was 16:9 now its 4:3 with narrow bars top and bottom. I think its called "Super 16mm" format (if it were a movie).

    Mike.


  • #3
    PHB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    I'm on NTL digital, and I get black lines at the top and bottom of RTE and BBC, but not UTV.


  • #4
    KdjaCL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Grand no bars on Sky, nice quality of footage from zee Germans but its been an impressively organsied WC wouldnt expect anything less.


    kdjac


  • #5
    Jonny Arson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,124 ✭✭✭Jonny Arson


    Despatch wrote:
    Sorry if this has been posted before but I have been out of the country for the past week so I might have missed something.

    Before I went away I'm pretty sure I got a proper widescreen picture when I was watching the World Cup on RTE. SInce I have come back, I now have black lines at the top and bottom of the screen. I've been watching the games on BBC/ITV because of this and only turn over to RTE for the analysis. Not only that but the colour seems really bright and the volume is much lower than other channels.

    By the way - I'm watching on NTL digital if that is any way relevant?

    I've noticed the same thing about the widescreen picture and the bright colour. (on NTL Digital too) Obviously costing RTE too much money so it looks like we're back to the usual 1990's standards with them.


  • #6
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    mike65 wrote:
    I think its called "Super 16mm" format (if it were a movie).

    Mike.
    Never heard it been called that before Mike...just thought it was called Widescreen or 1.75:1 or sometimes 1.8:1

    Must check later about the black bars though...tbh haven't noticed them


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