Noob-ish questions about HDTV.

[Swapnil]

I know it's 2016, but our 14 years old "World is round, why not your tv too" type CRT tv was finally upgraded to a Sony Bravia yesterday. After using it for one day, I'm here to ask the current HDTV owners of BG one thing.........how do you guys watch cable TV channels in this thing? First of all, the picture is blurry. Watching it from anywhere closer than 20 feet will probably give me a headache. And then there is the aspect ratio problem. My dad refuses to have black borders on the side, and I hate stretched images. So, how do I solve this? Is there any cable provider in Bangladesh that supports digital? Or at least widescreen channels?

I can see that most of the programs in BD's cable tv channels are recorded in widescreen format, with small black bars on the actual program. But the channels have their logo and other overlays set up on 4:3 format. Which means, If I choose to crop the top and bottom, the channel logo and most of the overlay texts are lost. Why can't they just broadcast in widescreen format, or at least overlay the text at widescreen format, keeping the black borders completely black so that I can crop them out?

[Sybaris Caesar]

I know it's 2016, but our 14 years old "World is round, why not your tv too" type CRT tv was finally upgraded to a Sony Bravia yesterday. After using it for one day, I'm here to ask the current HDTV owners of BG one thing.........how do you guys watch cable TV channels in this thing? First of all, the picture is blurry. Watching it from anywhere closer than 20 feet will probably give me a headache. And then there is the aspect ratio problem. My dad refuses to have black borders on the side, and I hate stretched images. So, how do I solve this? Is there any cable provider in Bangladesh that supports digital? Or at least widescreen channels?

I can see that most of the programs in BD's cable tv channels are recorded in widescreen format, with small black bars on the actual program. But the channels have their logo and other overlays set up on 4:3 format. Which means, If I choose to crop the top and bottom, the channel logo and most of the overlay texts are lost. Why can't they just broadcast in widescreen format, or at least overlay the text at widescreen format, keeping the black borders completely black so that I can crop them out?

People go and buy Tata/Airtel etc. dish - set top boxes but word of caution it's not legal I think though authority's lazy enough to not care. Last heard Beximco was going to launch a dish service. Wonder what happened to it :/ Just set aspect ratio at 16:9. You'll get used to it.

[z.a.s]

Okay I've never tried this but apparently there's a thing called Bengal Digital something which is like Sun Direct/DATA but for BD. It promises HD Tv so may be look into that.

[Forhad666]

https://www.facebook.com/RealVU.BD/?fref=ts

http://realvubd.com/

^ Get Beximco DTH...
They r suppose to start their operation from 14th April..


Dont take Bengal digital. it doesn't come with its own satellite or something.

[SoMoN.Khan]

In uttara, cable tv output is quiet good.
In my case with sony tv most of the channel is clear and without any blurry.
May be u can try signal booster.

[Set]

In my area cable operator only fixes the blurriness few days before taking the monthly bill so that way you cannot complain to them lol

[minitt]

I know it's 2016, but our 14 years old "World is round, why not your tv too" type CRT tv was finally upgraded to a Sony Bravia yesterday. After using it for one day, I'm here to ask the current HDTV owners of BG one thing.........how do you guys watch cable TV channels in this thing? First of all, the picture is blurry. Watching it from anywhere closer than 20 feet will probably give me a headache. And then there is the aspect ratio problem. My dad refuses to have black borders on the side, and I hate stretched images. So, how do I solve this? Is there any cable provider in Bangladesh that supports digital? Or at least widescreen channels?

I can see that most of the programs in BD's cable tv channels are recorded in widescreen format, with small black bars on the actual program. But the channels have their logo and other overlays set up on 4:3 format. Which means, If I choose to crop the top and bottom, the channel logo and most of the overlay texts are lost. Why can't they just broadcast in widescreen format, or at least overlay the text at widescreen format, keeping the black borders completely black so that I can crop them out?

try turning off noise cancellation feature to get a sharper image.

[Swapnil]

https://www.facebook.com/RealVU.BD/?fref=ts

http://realvubd.com/

^ Get Beximco DTH...
They r suppose to start their operation from 14th April..


Dont take Bengal digital. it doesn't come with its own satellite or something.

I thought Bengal Digital provides digital signal through the normal coaxial cable, like how foreign cable operators do. Anyways, no way to get Bengal Digital in Chittagong, will look into Beximco DTH when it comes out.

In uttara, cable tv output is quiet good.
In my case with sony tv most of the channel is clear and without any blurry.
May be u can try signal booster.

Our building has signal booster. I'm talking about the blurriness that comes from upscaling a 480x320 pixel analogue image to a 1920x1080 40inch screen. It's not a problem, it's a limitation.

[Forhad666]

I thought Bengal Digital provides digital signal through the normal coaxial cable

Yes. But most local cable providers r not providing this service yet.

[Swapnil]

Yes. But most local cable providers r not providing this service yet.

That is the problem.

OK, now know what I needed to know. I will wait and see how Beximco DTH turns out.