HD TV in widescreen is available for free OTA (Over The Air) now. Some really good shows are in HD widescreen, even with 5.1 audio, for free (if you don't count commercials)! But what really bugs me is when the local station feels the need to superimpose some sort of information on the screen.
This may not sound like a big deal, but you all know what the local stations look like when there's big news, or a storm, or something similar. All of them either squish the image or shrink it to make room for all their 'announcements' of school closings or what-not.
When you've paid all that money for that big-screen TV, surround sound speakers and receiver, you don't want this crap fucking it up!
My point is, why can't the local stations superimpose their information ON TOP of the HD program? With an HD set, you can make it a lot smaller and worry less about the 'safe-zones' of the past!
The worst of it all is when you are watching a WS HD program and the local station puts some scrolling message, the temperature, or worst of all their logo on the screen. This takes the beautiful looking - and sounding - program from HD to SD (Shitty Definition). Which, by the way, is quite visible on 61" television. My receiver even changes audio at this point from the 5.1 it was receiving to the 2-channel configuration. This was especially prevalent on election day, 2007.
Dammit all! Maybe this is moot with the 'official' transition in February, because it's just so bothersome.
I would bet, though, I'm not the first to complain like this. When TV went to color, people probably complained that there was still black-and-white programming. Good thing we don't have that anymore.
-HypnotistOfLadies :-\
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