[mythtv-users] Why won't Fox do 16:9 in SD?

[Rob Davis]

Not quite sure what you mean.  Fox itself is normally in HD 16:9.  The
local station may produce their own content, outside of Fox Networks
primetime schedule, which may be HD or SD depending on the level of
investment at the station.  This signal is then, normally sent to a cable
company, which may produce and SD and an HD version for cable companies.

There used to be an old Fox multiplexer which broadcast the Fox uplink in
720p with 5.1 audio, but if you wanted to add anything to that stream, it
would only allow overlay in SD at 4.3 in stereo.  Hence, if you ever had a
weather overlay or storm warning, it would switch and sound terrible.
Local content would also be broadcast in this format - and sound really bad!

However, as the majority of local stations now show syndicated and news in
HD, the Fox multiplexer has improved and allows overlay and local content
in 720p with 5.1 audio.  The easiest way to show you don't like the SD
downmix is to switch to a competitor and use Hulu for Fox content.  Hit the
local station where it hurts, their viewership!  It will hit their bottom
line and force their holding company to upgrade.

However, if OTA looks good, the blame lays with the cable company
downmixing shoddily.


On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:50 PM, Jerome Yuzyk <jerome at supernet.ab.ca> wrote:

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> Does anyone know why Fox seems to be the only network that doesn't
> broadcast in 16:9 on SD? All the other channels I have take their HD signal
> and down-scale it to fit the SD box, but Fox just clips it like in the
> early days of HD.
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