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Im just wondering if I wasnt to pre-order the sims 3 pets limited edition now would I have a hard time finding a copy after the release date?

I took a peek at ScoreHD's hockey highlights and it's unwatchable. They stretched everything to fill screen and didn't even have the brains to pillar box the SD clips. What a waste of bandwidth.

Either I'm losing my mind or BEV is playing with the guide on the fly. When I started this thread the Criminal Minds episode at 9:00 on CBSHE said Episode 65 and had N/A for Original Air Date. Since last week was episode 64 I figured tonights episode would be a new one. Now the guide says...

Grey's Anatomy (ABCHE 816) didn't have audio for the 1st few minutes last night (they were using the CTV feed). The audio returned when they switched back to the ABC feed.

I've recently noticed that the original air date info is shown as N/A for many new prime time episodes (e.g. tonight's Criminal Minds). The episode numbers are still listed and appear to be correct. I'm guessing this may have something to do with the networks juggling their schedules due to...

If you're watching pillar-boxed SD content on a 32" widescreen, it's equivalent to a 26" 4:3 screen. Based on visual acuity, your optimal viewing distance is about 8' for SD content. So, unless you're on top of the TV, your 32" widescreen LCD should look fine with SD content, assuming you've...

mickk, assuming you are a videophile, if you're having a hard time distinguishing between HD and SD with hockey on CBC then something must be seriously wrong with your equipment. CBCHD hockey is far, far better than their broadcasts on the SD channels (which is almost unwatchable on a big...

804 is carrying the Sens game in HD tonight. Now I don't have to watch the Leafs. Best news I've had all day. :p Edit: guess I spoke too soon. It's only SD - but at least it's widescreen.

SolidState, I understand your frustration but there's not much you can do. Your Realta processor is definitely better than the Broadcom chip that's in the 9200, but with all the compression that BTV applies I doubt you would notice much difference. As others have mentioned you should set your...

granduncle and fmr, here's a couple more points to add to your debate: 1) Subjective viewer testing of the effects of reduced bandwidth on compressed video performed by the European Broadcast Union has indicated that 720p degrades much more gracefully than 1080i. Considering BTV assigns only...

I live close enough to the CN Tower to receive the CTV OTA but too far from Buffalo to receive FOX OTA, so thanks for nothing, Bell. As for CTV, what a pitiful broadcast. In addition to the crappy production engineering that others have mentioned, I've never seen the same set of commercials...

The blackout rules are controlled by the NHL. If you want to vent your frustration, send an email to [email protected]. It likely won't do any good but maybe if enough people complain they will eventually wake up and realize the blackout rules do nothing but alienate fans. BTW, US TV viewers get to...

I had the same issue with my 9200 last night and again today. No information for any programs that start at 8:00 pm or later. Both times I was able to initiate a guide download by paging the guide ahead a couple of days. It took ~6 minutes to download. No problem with the guide on my 5900...

Three things: 1) Fix the jump to live bug in the 9200 that was introduced in software v149. 2) Stop putting 3 HD channels on a single transponder (also known as HD-lite). 3) Convince the NHL to remove regional blackouts of Canadian team broadcasts. I realize the last one is about as likely as...

I forgot to mention that the EBU also found that 1080p degrades more gracefully than 1080i. This isn't at all intuitive since 1080p contain 2x pixels/sec and it would suggest that interlaced video is inherently more susceptible to compression artifacts. Based on this, perhaps BTV should switch...