HGTV & Food SD & HD

[Yes616]

I just wanted to point out that I just noticed the programming is now the same on both versions of these channels. When did this happen? I just noticed this for the first time this morning.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It just started today.

While it will be nice to see the full schedule, there are still a lot of shows that are not in HD, so this means that the HD channels will not have as much HD content as before.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

It started today, announced a few weeks ago:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/127795-food-network-hgtv-simulcast-sd-hd-3-31-a.html

 

[Yes616]

It started today, announced a few weeks ago:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/127795-food-network-hgtv-simulcast-sd-hd-3-31-a.html

Hmm.. I missed that one somehow. Thanks.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

I'm not that happy about it. We just lost 2 channels!

 

[jessshaun]

Not in my opinion. We gained 2 channels in my opinion. Yes, the channels were completely in HD before, but only showed a few hours of content every day and repeated it over and over.

I don't mind "Paula's Party", but if your going to show it every few hours, at least show a DIFFERENT EPISODE! I'm going to enjoy the way the channels are now. When a show is available in HD (like a new episode of Good Eats), I'm not stuck watching a crappy, blurry SD show. I can watch the show in glorious HD.

IMHO, however, I can see how some would like the old setup. I'd like to know why Scripps doesn't do like Discovery did and have a "theater" type channel with HD shows from Food Network, and HGTV on one channel. It would also prevent the CONSTANT repeats from the old HD channels.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Hmmm... just watching Food HD for the first time on the simulcast.

I turned on Emeril, and while the picture was crisp, I thought it was stretch-o-vision; as Emeril's face looked stretched. Then I thought, well, maybe its just Emeril having a fat face.

But now watching Good eats (6pm Mountain), and the PQ generally stinks. Colors are off; and its just not a great picture.

 

[DodgerKing]

They both use stretch-o-vision, so when they show a 4:3 program (most of them are), they will be stretched. I would prefer they leave them in their standard aspect ratio with the crisper upconverted PQ in 4:3. Because of this stretch-o-vision crap, I now have to leave the SD versions of both channels in my guide. I much prefer to watch blurry programs in the normal aspect ratio, than clearer stretch programs.

The actual HD programs will come tonight. In fact I am currently watching Hidden Potential (just to check it out in between all of the baseball games) on HGTV-HD and it looks good in HD.

 

[DodgerKing]

Does this mean that Direct will eventually get rid of the -1 and make it the same channel number as the SD channel, like they do with all SD and HD simulcast channels?

 

[gdarwin]

Emeril was hard to watch. They used the progressive stretch. When the camera panned the edges of the picture made me dizzy....