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Instead of more angles to which they can drive us batty with all the switching, I'd rather see another channel that just runs a high angle camera during the plays. They could even produce it in SD, I don't care. It seems that affiliates all have some X.2 or X.3 channel on which they could run that feed. Commercials could be the same, or they could be different. With that second feed, people would likely run two TV's side by side, so the second broadcast could be an additional source of revenue from advertisers.

I really wish that TV production for football would quit catering to SD broadcasts and center the screen between the running backs and the safeties, and quit zooming in after the snap. I like to watch linebackers, and even with all of that real estate on my TV, I still get the QB in the center of my screen. NOTE: Offensive backfields are NOT INTERESTING!!!]]>Jan 25th 2010 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/
That multiplexed idea is an interesting one. I can tell you that both my local Fox and CBS affiliates neither have multiplexed channels. My ABC and NBC both have two other channels stealing away bandwidth. I'm not sure how I would like it if Fox's 720P broadcast which when scaled up to my 1080 display already looks a little fuzzy compared to CBS' or even NBC's 1080 football broadcasts. Certainly an interesting idea though. I wouldn't run two sets, but I would setup my HTPC with my TV to do PiP and see both angles.

I can TOTALLY feel your pain. I like what Fox is doing with their TV shows, at least House and 24, where you get widescreen regardless of your resolution, but us HD viewers get the full resolution in native widescreen. I do like thought when they go to show a replay and the action happens outside of 4:3 action safe like a catch or fumble. Only once have I actually seen the network shift the image horizontally for 4:3 viewers, and that was baseball and a catch at 1st base.

-Brian]]>Jan 25th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/
Having scene changes turn fuzzy for a second really annoys me.

Come on cable, its not like anyone is going to be watching that other channel you cram in there.....]]>Jan 25th 2010 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/
*cough* KSWT *cough*]]>Jan 25th 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/Jan 25th 2010 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/Jan 26th 2010 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/cbs-lays-out-its-hd-broadcast-plan-for-super-bowl-xliv/
-Brian]]>Jan 26th 2010 7:29PM