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[DLibrasnow]

A number of television shows are now broadcast in widescreen and industry predictions are that widescreen televisions will become the norm in the years to come. So, more and more television product will be made in widescreen.

[Triton]

Originally posted by DLibrasnow
A number of television shows are now broadcast in widescreen and industry predictions are that widescreen televisions will become the norm in the years to come. So, more and more television product will be made in widescreen.

That's welcome news. I also understand that because it will take a while to create a library of 16x9 high definition programming, that there is renewed interest in television programs from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s that were shot on film among broadcasters. This is because these films offer higher resolutions than television programs shot, edited, or distributed on video tape.

With the uneven phosphur wear issue, I wonder if broadcasters will broadcast this programming in its original 4x3 (1.33:1) aspect ratio or if they will crop or modify the image so that there are no black bars on the sides of the screen on 16x9 (1.77:1) HDTVs? Or I wonder if they will broadcast the program at 1.33:1 and move the image around or put content such as advertising in the unused screen space?

[PaulZ108]

Hmm...I knew of the burn-in issue, but not the uneven phosphur wear issue. How long does the exposure need to be to cause any damage? I use my 27" CRT TV to watch widescreen movies on weekends (usually 2 a weekend or so), but for fullscreen games and TV during the week.

[Triton]

Originally posted by PaulZ108
Hmm...I knew of the burn-in issue, but not the uneven phosphur wear issue.  How long does the exposure need to be to cause any damage?  I use my 27" CRT TV to watch widescreen movies on weekends (usually 2 a weekend or so), but for fullscreen games and TV during the week.

According to Mitsubishi, the black bars should not be displayed for more than 15% of the total viewing hours per week.