[opendtv] Re: UK widescreen formats
- From: Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:59:37 -0500
Dermot Nolan wrote:
Two facts:
a) There are no PALplus receivers on sale anymore. I think Channel 4
analogue used to broadcast in PALplus.
b) All DTV transmissions are either 16:9 anamorphic or 4:3. The BBC
began anamorphic 16:9 in 1998, I think ITN, the ITV News provider are
going 16:9 in December. Sky News is also anamorphic 16:9, as are most
of the main terrestrial channels. The remaining 4:3 broadcasters are
usually niche pay channels and other stations such as CNN, Fox etc
which are carried on pay platforms. The STBs and DTT enabled displays
(IDTVs, plasma, LCD) all handle switching between the formats
automatically as these are set in DVB-T and DVB-S1/S2 systems by the
broadcasters with the appropriate signalling flag. Other formats can
usually be forced by the remote of the DTV display.
Kind Regards,
Dermot Nolan
Were there any 14:9 CRT TVsets built and sold in the UK or Europe?
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