Milwaukee Area Bars and HD

[spolebitski]

Ok I need to vent a bit.  I bring this issue up with my friends when ever we are out watching sporting events at a local bar.

In my experience each bar that is updated or under new management usually gets new TV's 50, 60 Inch Plasmas and paste them all over but all to often many of them are just showing the Standard Definition feed or 1 TV will be HD while the others are just SD.  

One thing that gets me is because people see full screen they assume its HD ---- listen people it is not HD just because it's Full Screen.

Don't get me started when you try to ask the wait staff or bartender to put the game on in HD they look at you like your some type of fool.

I guess I don't understand why spend the money on such expensive TV's if you don't even plan on using the HD portion.

So am I a HD Snob?

[TAS]

Bars in the northwoods have been getting really good at HD.  Up there almost all locations have the satellite for HD, they feed all tv's with the same HD feed.  I have never seen FSN-HD in bars, but ESPN 1/2 CBS ABC FOX NBC are hd over 80% of the time.  I do hate seeing a HDTV showing streched SD... Miller Park and the Bradley Center are very bad at showing HD in the boxes / club area.

[spolebitski]

I think Miller Park is taking care of the HD situation in the suite areas at least.  It is pretty disappointing seeing all the huge CRT tvs all over the park with the dull picture.

I think I did hear that they plan on going HD on their scoreboard in the next year or so.

[spolebitski]

Anyone else ... what are your experiences with the bars in regards to HD in the local area?

[WITI6fan]

Every time I'm anywhere with a HDTV with the SD picture stretched across the screen, I think there should be a licensing process for installing TVs.

At least put in a antenna or get a TV compatable with ClearQAM.

:mad:

[John L]

Because the media has taught the people that Digital TV is the samething as HD. Not many people care to be technical because its not their thing. The Bartender who replaced all his analog TVs with Plasma HDTVs may not know exactly what HD is. He just figures that anything he gets on that new TV is HD. The Bartender is too busy to worry about knowing how to mix drinks and always search for his cocktail recipes in his head when someone orders something rare and exotic. He could careless about being technical regarding HD.

-John L.

[LoadStar]

I think I did hear that they plan on going HD on their scoreboard in the next year or so.

That was the plan, but I think the economy prompted them to back off of this. I would expect that an HD scoreboard is inevitable, it will probably be a few years longer than they had hoped.

[spolebitski]

Because the media has taught the people that Digital TV is the samething as HD. Not many people care to be technical because its not their thing. The Bartender who replaced all his analog TVs with Plasma HDTVs may not know exactly what HD is. He just figures that anything he gets on that new TV is HD. The Bartender is too busy to worry about knowing how to mix drinks and always search for his cocktail recipes in his head when someone orders something rare and exotic. He could careless about being technical regarding HD.

-John L.

I agree that the bartender could care less about the TV's however I just get annoyed by it and wish they would know the difference between 5 and 505 on the local cable system!

[vegasvic]

Attanasio has wanted a new replay board since day 1.  He thinks the current one is too small (it is).  But yes it's been pushed back in the budget.  Originally they had it scheduled for 2010, he moved it up to 2009 but now it's been moved back again, maybe 2011.

While I would like a bigger replay board I just wish MLB would change their policy and let them show close plays on replay.  If a play is even remotely close, no replay at MP.  Hardy makes a great stab up the middle, throws from his knees, gets the guy by a whisker, and the paying fans don't get to see it again.

[Steve Mann]

That was the plan, but I think the economy prompted them to back off of this. I would expect that an HD scoreboard is inevitable, it will probably be a few years longer than they had hoped.

The Reds put in a new $10 mil HD Scoreboard this year. Looks pretty sweet. Hopefully, the Brewers are not far behind.

[TPK]

The Reds put in a new $10 mil HD Scoreboard this year. Looks pretty sweet. Hopefully, the Brewers are not far behind.

I'd rather they spent the money on a pitcher.

[LoadStar]

I'd rather they spent the money on a pitcher.

Different budgets; the scoreboard comes out of the stadium operations fund. They couldn't transfer that to player payroll if they wanted to.