[mythtv-users] CBS/NBC 1080i and telecine

Yeechang Lee ylee at pobox.com
Thu Jul 16 18:42:50 UTC 2009


Tom Dexter <digitalaudiorock at gmail.com> says:
> I've recently noticed one change in the NBC 1080i content...it used
> to always be the case for shows such as dramas, that a one hour show
> would display as around 52 minutes in the OSD.  This was due to the
> mixing of different frame rates in commercials apparently. I've
> noticed that recently (the show "Kings" for example) that this no
> longer appears to be the case.  Maybe over time they'll stop these
> various bizarre practices.

The behavior varies by show and by episode, _Friday Night Lights_
being a recent example. The late-night talk shows have always been
clean, with the occasional exception of film clips (but I haven't seen
thsi behavior in some time so it's likely fixed, whether on the source
or MythTV side).

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