 matcarlPremium
join:2007-03-09
Franklin Square, NY | reply to matcarl
Re: WSAH switching to Retro TV July 1st. I hope WSAH does something about their sound, they sound like they are in mono. No sense watching any new programming if it will continue like this! |
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| said by matcarl:I hope WSAH does something about their sound, they sound like they are in mono. No sense watching any new programming if it will continue like this! I just checked out channel 19 (WSAH) and their sound is terrible. The audio has music playing during the informercial that I was watching but all the dialogue is missing. It's as if FiOS TV only has the channel playing in half-stereo (stereo with one track or speaker of audio missing).
Here's the funny thing. The audio problem on WSAH (channel 19) only happens on my 2 SD STBs and my digital adapter. When I tuned to channel 19 on my HD DVR with HDMI, the audio is perfect. Both music and dialogue are present and it's in stereo sound quality.
I guess I will have to report this issue to the Verizon Direct forum. |
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RetroTV is typically in mono (and offered as a subchannel by local OTA stations where it's offered at all). Here in Washington, DC, it's WJLA-TV/DT that offers RetroTV (subchannel 7-3). |
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| said by PGHammer:RetroTV is typically in mono (and offered as a subchannel by local OTA stations where it's offered at all). Here in Washington, DC, it's WJLA-TV/DT that offers RetroTV (subchannel 7-3). Actually the network is full stereo, but the source material is often mono. BTSC stereo wasn't rolled out till the mid 80s so they never bothered to produce them in stereo, even though most playback formats had 2 channels starting with 1", beta and uMatic (1975ish). You'll notice many of the ads are stereo, the debt help one is definitely. I'm waiting for the later Knight Riders, Voyagers, etc. to see if they pass them in stereo.
Its offered wherever the station chooses to put it, there are many who are on the "main". There's no difference really except the number, the bitrate, audio etc can actually be BETTER than the main if setup that way. My .2 is the same rate as the .1 (9 mbps) |
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