[mythtv-users] Is Wider better?
Rich West
Rich.West at wesmo.com
Tue May 1 23:08:39 UTC 2007
Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 5/2/07, *Rich West* <Rich.West at wesmo.com
> <mailto:Rich.West at wesmo.com>> wrote:
>
> Peter A. Daly wrote:
> > Will my PVR-350 record "wide format" content?
> >
> > I'd assumed I need an HD receiver. Am I incorrect? (I'm in the
> US.)
>
> Yup.. you need an HD Receiver. The PVR-150, PVR-250, PVR-350,
> PVR-500
> are all SD-only.
>
>
> SD does not mean 4:3 only. It is perfectly possible to receive and
> record widescreen SD. I don't know if widescreen SD is available in
> the US, but it certainly is in other countries.
Unfortunately, here in the US, broadcast content is via NTSC, which is
only 480i 4:3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDTV,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC). TV shows recorded in widescreen
format get crammed in to a 4:3 transmission, giving us the added joy of
black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. :(
My bad, though.. Since Peter already has MythTV running and recording
stuff, I took a guess that "wide format" meant an HD 16:9 signal, and,
if that is the case, then that's where what I said previously comes in
to play. The PVR-350 won't record HD content unless it is "down
converted" to the equivalent of SD content.
-Rich
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