[quote name=\'JasonA1\' date=\'Aug 4 2005, 10:38 PM\']Pardon my ignorance, but what could shows as mundane as Conan's (from a techno point of view) use with the extra space? Quality is the best it's getting from the HD deal IMO - sports broadcasts, movies and the like might like the ratio, but...
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Wide shots of a musical guest performing (or, indeed, the Max Weinberg 7) come immediately to mind. How about seeing a clip from a movie a guest is pimping exactly as you would at the theater, no letterboxing?
In terms of just the guest and the host? How about a closer shot that still includes both principals, and takes advantage of that great resolution? See just how horrible Jessica Simpson's skin really is?
Granted, it isn't much, but remember, that setup as you see it now has been ingrained in set designer's and director's heads for almost fifty years now. So it's gonna take time to get everyone thinking a different way.