Letterman now in HD

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I watched David Letterman in HD for his first HD show tonight. Add
another one for CBS.
Sam

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In article <431453E5.99CAB3D9@Backhome.org>, Tim@Backhome.org wrote:

> "Sam E. Sung" wrote:
>
> > I watched David Letterman in HD for his first HD show tonight. Add
> > another one for CBS.
> > Sam
>
> I recorded it last night (too late for me ;-) anticipating whether the
> speculation about Aug 29 being the HD launch date was correct. As you
> say, it was. CBS never said anything at all about it on its web site.
>
> Maybe they had a "chicken switch" mentality?

I would have loved to watch it. I'm not glued to CBS 24/7, but I saw no
mention of it anywhere, esp. here in NYC.

JNG

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keroom wrote:

> Hope he treated the subject better than O'Brian did.

Can't compare. Having said that Dave handled it quite well. They
showed bacon frying in HD then three stage goons back stage having an
argument. Dave said, "See how wonderful that is in high definition?"

Also, in his monologue he announced that the show was now being
broadcast in high definition television. He added, "1 in 500,000 people
have a high definition tv set. So that means two people are watching us
tonight in hi def."

They then showed a phony CBS ad (or at least a phony audio-over)
announcing the Letterman Show is now in hi-def, with the final comment,
"What a waste of technology."

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"David Zinck" <eat@joes.ca> wrote in message
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> It will take more than HD to get folks to watch Letterman. Last night's
> broadcast was a disgrace (content-wise) and they continue to struggle for
> semi-decent material. A stunning picture and great sound just make the sad
> situation a lot worse. His shtick is getting very tired.
>
> I have been watching Letterman since he had a mid-day TV show (way back in
> the late 70's), and I appreciate his talent. But these past few years have
> not been his finest. At this point in the race, Leno is miles ahead in the
> "entertainment" department.
>
> Regarding Dave's comments, most people watching the show in SD probably
> don't know what HD really is, or even care. Those folks watching in HD
> (like
> us) just wound up shaking our heads...and changing the channel.

I watched about a half hour of tonight's show (Tuesday, 8/30/05). Picture
quality was quite good via DirecTV. Content was also good, featuring an
interview with Eileen Collins, the commander of the space shuttle. Dave's
questions and her responses were quite interesting. Sound was not Dolby
Digital 5.1. I checked NBC and found that sound was also not DD5.1. Jimmy
Kimmel, on ABC was in DD5.1 format. On a talk show, sound is not a big
factor unless they have a musical guest, but I have become a big fan of
excellent sound quality. It really enhances the overall viewing experience.
Cmdr Collins twice mentioned the prospect of a mission to Mars. I'm not a
young man, but I hope to be around to see the Mars landing in hidef. That
will be quite a sight!

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"Charles Tomaras" <tomaras@tomaras.com> wrote in message
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> "Z Man" <z1z@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "David Zinck" <eat@joes.ca> wrote in message
>> news:eH9Re.245686$on1.136377@clgrps13...
>>> It will take more than HD to get folks to watch Letterman. Last night's
>>> broadcast was a disgrace (content-wise) and they continue to struggle
>>> for
>>> semi-decent material. A stunning picture and great sound just make the
>>> sad
>>> situation a lot worse. His shtick is getting very tired.
>>>
>>> I have been watching Letterman since he had a mid-day TV show (way back
>>> in
>>> the late 70's), and I appreciate his talent. But these past few years
>>> have
>>> not been his finest. At this point in the race, Leno is miles ahead in
>>> the
>>> "entertainment" department.
>>>
>>> Regarding Dave's comments, most people watching the show in SD probably
>>> don't know what HD really is, or even care. Those folks watching in HD
>>> (like
>>> us) just wound up shaking our heads...and changing the channel.
>>
>> I watched about a half hour of tonight's show (Tuesday, 8/30/05). Picture
>> quality was quite good via DirecTV. Content was also good, featuring an
>> interview with Eileen Collins, the commander of the space shuttle. Dave's
>> questions and her responses were quite interesting. Sound was not Dolby
>> Digital 5.1.
>
>
> Watched tonight OTA in Seattle and was receiving a Dolby Digital signal.
> So I guess Direct TV is not passing along that signal or my local
> affiliate (KIRO TV) is converting ProLogic to Dolby Digital.
>
> Charles Tomaras
> Seattle, WA

I was watching Letterman on Time Warner Cable last night in HD, enjoying the
great picture, when suddenly the HD picture went back to SD. It was during
the joke about people not seeing the whole screen and famous celebrity in
SD, and the picture never came back to HD. I wonder what happened?

Steve Hawkins
Cincinnati

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<Tim@Backhome.org> wrote in message news:4315AF51.E85013B7@Backhome.org...
>
>
> David Zinck wrote:
>
>> It will take more than HD to get folks to watch Letterman. Last night's
>> broadcast was a disgrace (content-wise) and they continue to struggle for
>> semi-decent material. A stunning picture and great sound just make the
>> sad
>> situation a lot worse. His shtick is getting very tired.
>
> So, you like Leno? I tried that for a few months and really became
> disgusted.

Many of us "thinking folk" watch Nightline! I'll check the listings to see
if anyone I'm really interested is on Leno or Letterman and set the Tivo.

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Charles Tomaras wrote:

> > So, you like Leno? I tried that for a few months and really became
> > disgusted.
>
> Many of us "thinking folk" watch Nightline! I'll check the listings to see
> if anyone I'm really interested is on Leno or Letterman and set the Tivo.

In that context I presume "thinking folk" are those who want to obain timely
in-depth analysis of current events. I gave up on television for that a long
time ago.

I spent a lot of bucks for HDTV to see good visuals and either be mildly
informed (travel shows, and the like) or entertained.

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It's amazing that Letterman would denigrate HD and suggest that almost
nobody watches HD since he and his writers, being highly-paid TV network
people as they are, no doubt ALL have HDTV's in THEIR homes. Even if they
thought this joke would please the SD-watchers, odd that they would go out
of their way like this to irritate an important demo for advertisers.
Probably something else to it that we don't know about.

mack
austin


<Tim@Backhome.org> wrote in message news:4314E6A5.1F864FAC@Backhome.org...
>
>
> keroom wrote:
>
>> Hope he treated the subject better than O'Brian did.
>
> Can't compare. Having said that Dave handled it quite well. They
> showed bacon frying in HD then three stage goons back stage having an
> argument. Dave said, "See how wonderful that is in high definition?"
>
> Also, in his monologue he announced that the show was now being
> broadcast in high definition television. He added, "1 in 500,000 people
> have a high definition tv set. So that means two people are watching us
> tonight in hi def."
>
> They then showed a phony CBS ad (or at least a phony audio-over)
> announcing the Letterman Show is now in hi-def, with the final comment,
> "What a waste of technology."
>
>

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I didn't see the Letterman show in question myself. I was respoding to what
someone else said about it. But if what you are suggesting was the case,
then what Dave was doing is not called "wit"; it's called "irony".

mack
austin


"Douglas Henry" <dhenry53@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Dave got HDTV about a year ago and said it was "amazing" and that he
> could'nt wait for CBS to start airing The Late Show in hi-def since they
> were already using the hd cameras,he went on how good programming looked
> and it is so much better so now its a source for more jokes.
> As far as thinking, most of his jokes do fly bys to alot of people
> because they do require thought. Its called wit.
> Doug
>
> "Mack McKinnon" <MckinnonRemoveThis@tvadmanDeleteThisAsWell.com> wrote in
> message news:BknRe.11218$Nx.6706@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> It's amazing that Letterman would denigrate HD and suggest that almost
>> nobody watches HD since he and his writers, being highly-paid TV network
>> people as they are, no doubt ALL have HDTV's in THEIR homes. Even if
>> they thought this joke would please the SD-watchers, odd that they would
>> go out of their way like this to irritate an important demo for
>> advertisers. Probably something else to it that we don't know about.
>>
>> mack
>> austin
>>
>>
>> <Tim@Backhome.org> wrote in message
>> news:4314E6A5.1F864FAC@Backhome.org...
>>>
>>>
>>> keroom wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hope he treated the subject better than O'Brian did.
>>>
>>> Can't compare. Having said that Dave handled it quite well. They
>>> showed bacon frying in HD then three stage goons back stage having an
>>> argument. Dave said, "See how wonderful that is in high definition?"
>>>
>>> Also, in his monologue he announced that the show was now being
>>> broadcast in high definition television. He added, "1 in 500,000 people
>>> have a high definition tv set. So that means two people are watching us
>>> tonight in hi def."
>>>
>>> They then showed a phony CBS ad (or at least a phony audio-over)
>>> announcing the Letterman Show is now in hi-def, with the final comment,
>>> "What a waste of technology."
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>