HurlyBurly51 Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Just noticed that CBS has the opener against NE slated as one of their HD broadcasts that week. Looks like week 2 against Miami as well. The bad news is that from this schedule it looks like CBS is only picking up 3 games in HD again this year - very disappointing. HD fans, enjoy http://www.hdsportsguide.com/nfl.php
beerme1 Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Thanks for the info. CBS is really falling behind everyone at this point with HD broadcasts. I wouldn't neccessarily trust their schedule at this point though. I think they will also move broadcast teams and HD equipment around according to teams records. But it's good that they confirm the first two weeks if for no other reason than our opponents rather than us. I don't care, I want HD for every game now.
ajzepp Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I wish these damn networks/cable companies/etc would hurry up and make the full transition to HD....the numbers indicate that HD sets are going out the door in record numbers, so there's no excuse not to make this happen faster than it is.
Fezmid Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 CBS is ridiculous. Buy some more HD cameras already...
buffaloboyinATL Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Just noticed that CBS has the opener against NE slated as one of their HD broadcasts that week. Looks like week 2 against Miami as well. The bad news is that from this schedule it looks like CBS is only picking up 3 games in HD again this year - very disappointing. HD fans, enjoy http://www.hdsportsguide.com/nfl.php 756832[/snapback] I was under the impression that with the NFL ticket superfan package, most if not all of the games will be available in HD. Does anyone know if this is the case? Fez?
AJ1 Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 CBS is ridiculous. Buy some more HD cameras already... 757052[/snapback] And BTW, FOX's HD broadcasts blow away CBS's. The difference is CBSHD : regular as FOXHD : CBSHD. I really think that FOX's is that much better.
eSJayDee Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I was under the impression that with the NFL ticket superfan package, most if not all of the games will be available in HD. Does anyone know if this is the case? AFAIK, they still use the original network feeds. If CBS doesn't broadcast in HD, the only way they can telecast in HD is to do some funny business (think much of TNT-HD). Either they only show part of the pic to get the 4:3 to fit into 16:9, or they stretch it, or some combination thereof. Further, I doubt that the original digital transmission, if it even exists is in hi-res, so think worse that Directv-HD due to the conversion. So no, I would assume that if CBS isn't HD, then Superfan won't be either.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Oh, yeah, everyone can afford to spend 1500 on a TV. Great Idea! Move EVERYTHING to HD!
ACor58 Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I have a feeling that it has less to do with the record and more to do with the Market. I bet that NE, NY, CHI, etc. have all of their games broadcast in HD. Another reason to hate Time Warner. We don't get FOX in HD.
stuckincincy Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 CBS is ridiculous. Buy some more HD cameras already... 757052[/snapback] Fez, do you have any idea why CBS is lagging? - broadcasting NFL games in HD seems like an absolute no-brainer...
ACor58 Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Fez, do you have any idea why CBS is lagging? - broadcasting NFL games in HD seems like an absolute no-brainer... 757134[/snapback] Especially since OLN was broadcasting the hockey games in HD. If they can afford it, CBS can afford it.
muggins Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Oh, yeah, everyone can afford to spend 1500 on a TV. Great Idea! Move EVERYTHING to HD! I just bought my first hdtv for 800 dollars at best buy
The Tomcat Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Another reason to hate Time Warner. We don't get FOX in HD. 757129[/snapback] Ding Ding...we have a winner.....EXACTLY!! GET FOX IN HD TW!!!
muggins Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Ding Ding...we have a winner.....EXACTLY!! GET FOX IN HD TW!!! 757150[/snapback] If you live in buffalo or in suburbia you should be able to get a local fox station in hd with a pair of rabbit ears
HurlyBurly51 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Posted August 31, 2006 I have a feeling that it has less to do with the record and more to do with the Market. I bet that NE, NY, CHI, etc. have all of their games broadcast in HD. 757129[/snapback] Not true. It's completely dependent on what games the network decides to pick up. If it's an NFC market, it's a no brainer as they're boadcasting all of their games in HD. So those markets, big or small, get them all in HD, as long as they're on FOX that week. For the AFC, I won't claim to know what formula they use to select their games, but they only carry 3 games a week in HD (it's been that way for several years now, and no one understands why they haven't upgraded). All the other games are standard def, and it doesn't matter what market you're in. NY is a good example - kind of ridiculous that the #1 market doesn't get all it's games in HD, but when CBS doesn't pick up the Jets as one their HD games (which is often), there is nothing NY can do but grin and bear it in SD. Folks were really hoping the NFL would've stepped in this offseason and forced CBS to belly up, but that apparently hasn't happened.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I just bought my first hdtv for 800 dollars at best buy 757144[/snapback] Whee! 800 dollars! You must not have any kids or a wife.
kota Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I wish these damn networks/cable companies/etc would hurry up and make the full transition to HD....the numbers indicate that HD sets are going out the door in record numbers, so there's no excuse not to make this happen faster than it is. 756859[/snapback] I work in the TV industry Directv, Inc. in particular. There is a very valid reason for it it is called Sattelites in space. A sattelite can only broadcast so much before it's capacity is maxed. Sattelites take years to make and cost billions of dollars. This is your #1 reason as to why all channels are not broadcast in HD.
kota Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I was under the impression that with the NFL ticket superfan package, most if not all of the games will be available in HD. Does anyone know if this is the case?Fez? 757055[/snapback] Most are not.
muggins Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Whee! 800 dollars! You must not have any kids or a wife. Credit card ! But no, I don't have any kids or a wife. FYI : They had tvs at best buy 18 mo. no interest. 800 dollars / 18 months aint bad. Its worth it. It sounds cliche, but once you see a football game in HD, SD looks like someone drew it onscreen with crayons.
Yard Monkey Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 I saw an article on this a few months back, but can't find a link to it. Fox will again broadcast all NFL games in HD. CBS will only have ~3 games per week in HD; they will braodcast all in HD beginning in the 2007 NFL season....not sure why, though. All games that are broadcast in HD are carried on DirecTV superfan (or ESPNHD & NBC (if you get an HD version) for prime time games)
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