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Do Detailed HDTV Listings Exist?

Posted by Cliff on from the tv-guide-needs-an-update dept.

nick_davison asks: "Having finally made the move to HDTV, I've been getting up to speed on the usual debates about HDTV (is 720 rows/frame better than 1080 served every other frame, 540 at a time? Is 1080i meaningless if all your signals are 720, and thus 1080 is just having to resample your image? Is 1080i and 720p meaningless if the digital signals bitrate is so low it's garbage anyway? etc). Trying to form my own opinions, I went looking for TV listings that would at least show the resolution of the signal (1080i or 720p) and, ideally, though I guess less likely, the bit rate. What I ended up with was, if I was lucky, TV listings that differentiated HD and non HD shows on HD channels but nothing more. Do such listings exist? Is this something the TV companies deliberately hide? Is there any way to even piece together this information?"

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  1. Tuner Card if nothing else by Anti_Climax · · Score: 2, Informative

    My roommate's media computer has a HiPix DTV-200 HD Tuner, and the on screen display shows the video dimensions, bitrate, signal quality and HD Format. You might be able to use one of these if you can't find the listing info you're looking for. Though you might be able to get more info on AVSFourum.com rather than slashdot though. Best of luck to you

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  2. Re:Constant on a per-channel basis by MaxQuordlepleen · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not sure what their reason is, but the reason I would *hate* this if they did it is resolution switching. My projector takes a few seconds to change resolutions (think of a CRT monitor flickering when you change screen resolution). As it is when I change channels I have this effect, if it happened when going into / out of commercial, et cetera, it would be very irritating.

  3. TitanTV by antdude · · Score: 4, Informative

    TitanTV gives me details.

    Examples in L.A. area:

    Alias
    The Horizon (New) 12/14/2005 10:00 PM, 1 hr
    Syd is reunited with Vaughn after being kidnapped and hypnotized by a familiar face, who has a vested interest in her future---and in her unborn child.
    Cast & Credits: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Victor Garber, Michael Vartan, Carl Lumbly
    Drama/Action
    TV14, English, 2005
    HDTV - presented in 720p (Dolby Digital)

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    The Late Show with David Letterman
      (New) 12/14/2005 11:35 PM, 1 hr
    Stephen Colbert; a holiday toy demonstration.
    Talk/Other
    TVPG, English, 2005
    HDTV - presented in 1080i

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  4. HDTV Galaxy by net_oholic · · Score: 2, Informative

    HDTV Galaxy gives listings for shows being broadcast in HDTV, and gives the resolution. I find it to be fairly accurate.