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Venue for Super Bowl in High Definition?
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Rorschach
, Jan 26 2007 09:22 AM
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D.L.
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Posted 26 February 2007 - 04:44 PM
Awesome, just in time for Super Bowl!!
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Posted 26 February 2007 - 05:40 PM
Awesome, just in time for Super Bowl!!
In good time for UFC 69 - the return of our Canadian - Mr. St. Pierre, and in good time for the Canucks playoff action.
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Posted 26 February 2007 - 05:55 PM
Hmmm...
Does anyone know of a local bar that gives away $1000 cash to a random customer every Saturday night? :smt002
Does anyone know of a local bar that gives away $1000 cash to a random customer every Saturday night? :smt002
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Posted 27 February 2007 - 06:09 AM
I'll check it out for sure. I think the investment will pay off for the owner. It's definetely a bragging point.
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Posted 27 February 2007 - 08:00 AM
I never got around to posting my solution to wiring up sports bars for high definition easily. How is Sopranos going to wire it up? To me, that has always been the problem because component and HDMI wires can't be strung up over long distances. The Shaw cable box only has component out for HDTV unless they have some new upgraded box I'm unaware of.
My solution to the wiring problem is to use an RF converter that outputs in 8VSB or QAM. That way, you can wire up the TV with coax as most usually are for regular TV, tune the set to the RF output channel and see the image in full HD and sound without long runs of digital wiring. This solution likewise addresses the problem of multiple sets that are in use at most sports bars since an RF signal can be split and/or distributed to multiple sets without each requiring a decoder box.
8VSB is the way HDTV is broadcast over the air and QAM is the way cable tv companies distribute HDTV over cable systems. So, the rub with my solution is that fact that the actual HDTV display used in the bars has to be one with a built-in tuner. Many sets have this, but most do not. Most of the sets you see when you run the TV gauntlet at Costco are HD-Ready sets, which means no tuner. But a good number have over the air tuners built-in that decode 8VSB broadcast signals. A built-in QAM tuner is rare in Canada because the cable systems have not adopted the "cablecard" standard as has been done in the USA. A cablecard is a substitute for a decoder box that is about the size of a credit card. You plug it into a slot on your set and the electronics of a set top box become unnecessary. Shaw does not support cablecard -- they have their own decoder box they sell at a premium and it's basically the only option available on the island.
Now I'm sure the techies who wire this stuff know exactly what I'm talking about and the simplicity of it all might make it very appealing to bar owners who want real HDTV in their establishments instead of the usual stretched standard definition picture.
Just wanted to put my idea out there in case any business owner wanted to follow the lead of Sopranos without spending a fortune and for wiring junkies that may not have considered such a wiring plan.
My solution to the wiring problem is to use an RF converter that outputs in 8VSB or QAM. That way, you can wire up the TV with coax as most usually are for regular TV, tune the set to the RF output channel and see the image in full HD and sound without long runs of digital wiring. This solution likewise addresses the problem of multiple sets that are in use at most sports bars since an RF signal can be split and/or distributed to multiple sets without each requiring a decoder box.
8VSB is the way HDTV is broadcast over the air and QAM is the way cable tv companies distribute HDTV over cable systems. So, the rub with my solution is that fact that the actual HDTV display used in the bars has to be one with a built-in tuner. Many sets have this, but most do not. Most of the sets you see when you run the TV gauntlet at Costco are HD-Ready sets, which means no tuner. But a good number have over the air tuners built-in that decode 8VSB broadcast signals. A built-in QAM tuner is rare in Canada because the cable systems have not adopted the "cablecard" standard as has been done in the USA. A cablecard is a substitute for a decoder box that is about the size of a credit card. You plug it into a slot on your set and the electronics of a set top box become unnecessary. Shaw does not support cablecard -- they have their own decoder box they sell at a premium and it's basically the only option available on the island.
Now I'm sure the techies who wire this stuff know exactly what I'm talking about and the simplicity of it all might make it very appealing to bar owners who want real HDTV in their establishments instead of the usual stretched standard definition picture.
Just wanted to put my idea out there in case any business owner wanted to follow the lead of Sopranos without spending a fortune and for wiring junkies that may not have considered such a wiring plan.
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