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Buzzr aspect ratio
SuperMatch93:
--- Quote from: Bryce L. on April 24, 2022, 11:07:18 PM ---Strange... for me, the only time I ever hear "early" audio is on 1960s Password, and I'd assume that's more a case of print-through on the master tapes than an actual BUZZR fault.
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Do you ever hear it on Dawson Feud? That's driven me nuts for years (especially during Fast Money) and I always figured it was some kind of transfer issue with the masters.
Bryce L.:
--- Quote from: SuperMatch93 on April 25, 2022, 09:42:55 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bryce L. on April 24, 2022, 11:07:18 PM ---Strange... for me, the only time I ever hear "early" audio is on 1960s Password, and I'd assume that's more a case of print-through on the master tapes than an actual BUZZR fault.
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Do you ever hear it on Dawson Feud? That's driven me nuts for years (especially during Fast Money) and I always figured it was some kind of transfer issue with the masters.
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Haven't watched in ages (because of the timeslot, I generally only watch when "fresh" shows are on), so couldn't honestly answer... but I'll have to listen for it next time I do.
SRIV94:
--- Quote from: SuperMatch93 on April 25, 2022, 09:42:55 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bryce L. on April 24, 2022, 11:07:18 PM ---Strange... for me, the only time I ever hear "early" audio is on 1960s Password, and I'd assume that's more a case of print-through on the master tapes than an actual BUZZR fault.
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Do you ever hear it on Dawson Feud? That's driven me nuts for years (especially during Fast Money) and I always figured it was some kind of transfer issue with the masters.
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I hear it a lot on P+ (especially the 1979 eps), but that's going back to the GSN days, so I would assume you're right about the print-through on the master tapes.
I have heard it a few times on WHEW! too (notably when a block on a long shot is about to happen).
chris319:
I watch Buzzr on KCOP channel 13.2 via Spectrum cable. Since I've retired from Rupert's evil empire I can't check the Buzzr downlink. Since some time in late 2021 the aspect ratio on Buzzr has been messed up. The logo in the lower right is supposed to be perfectly circular. It used to be perfect but since late last year it's been too narrow.
I have my TV set so that a show produced in 4:3 is displayed in 4:3 rather than being artificially stretched to 16:9. I want to see FF just as Paul Alter saw it. Buzzr is weird because so many shows are 4:3 but many commercials are produced in 16:9. I have a feeling somebody violated the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule and tried to "fix" something that wasn't broke and messed it up in the process. The challenge is to find out where in the chain the picture is being distorted; whether it's leaving the Buzzr plant that way or whether the problem is occurring on the receiving end.
If you are watching a TERRESTRIAL, OVER-THE-AIR BROADCAST feed of Buzzer, take note of the Buzzr logo in the lower right of the screen. If it looks perfectly circular to you then that casts suspicion on the KCOP.2 broadcast. If it looks narrow, it could be leaving Buzzr that way. In either case, please report here the logo's appearance along with the station's call letters, subchannel number and the station's city of license.
N.B. If you are watching a satellite or Internet feed of Buzzr, that is not a terrestrial over-the-air broadcast feed. If you are watching an OTA feed via cable, that counts as an OTA feed.
chris319:
--- Quote from: Sodboy13 on April 21, 2022, 11:26:41 PM ---Here in Chicago, the channel gets stretched out to 16:9. They actually fixed it for a couple of weeks, but then they unfixed it.
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--- Quote ---My provider does the stretch too.
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Are your TV receivers set up to artificially stretch 4:3 to 16:9? A 4:3 show from, say, the '70s should have black pillars on the left and right
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