Re: Deceptive advertising for 16x9?

[Brendan Pratt]

"Mat" <mat@nospam.holon.net> wrote in message
> Dayday wrote:

> > More seriously, newspaper insert ads for WS TVs. "The only way to see
the
> > Games". Ads showing swimmers in beautiful 16x9 WS.
>
> Whenever I see the LG "foetus" advert for HD TV during this Olympics I
> wonder if LG realise that the telecast they're sponsoring doesn't even
> support their technology.

Perhaps its time that we all got together and wrote snail mail to LG and
other advertisers about this misrepresentation ?

Write snail mail to the major capital city newspapers about how slack ch 4+3
are... and don't just write about them, but other channels that play the
same stupid games that 16-9 does.

[OzDuDe]

Brendan Pratt wrote:
> "Mat" <mat@nospam.holon.net> wrote in message
>
>>Dayday wrote:
>
>
>>>More seriously, newspaper insert ads for WS TVs. "The only way to see
>
> the
>
>>>Games". Ads showing swimmers in beautiful 16x9 WS.
>>
>>Whenever I see the LG "foetus" advert for HD TV during this Olympics I
>>wonder if LG realise that the telecast they're sponsoring doesn't even
>>support their technology.
>
>
> Perhaps its time that we all got together and wrote snail mail to LG and
> other advertisers about this misrepresentation ?
>
> Write snail mail to the major capital city newspapers about how slack ch 4+3
> are... and don't just write about them, but other channels that play the
> same stupid games that 16-9 does.
>
>
It may be worth noting here that ABC persons stated in this NG last year
that all their ads were going to be 16:9 regardless of the shows format?

I agree with this and we have been told.

I had a problem two years ago too with Samsungs "digitALL" promotion for
their TV's - it gave the impression that they were seeling iDTVs, and
they clearly weren't - they didn't even have a STB out then.

Any way the ABC has stated that all advertising is 16:9.

LG have stated they want to take Sony on with their advertising and
products - well they have the price right, now how about the same
quality control that Sony has LGE? (Lucky Goldstar Electonics - I kid
you not!)

Life's Good! LOL!!!!

Oz

[Matt Cook]

OzDuDe wrote:
> LG have stated they want to take Sony on with their advertising and
> products - well they have the price right, now how about the same
> quality control that Sony has LGE? (Lucky Goldstar Electonics - I kid
> you not!)

Yeah, they used to use the "Goldstar" brand here.

[flyinyereye]

"Matt Cook" <mattax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cfnene$jcq$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> OzDuDe wrote:
>> LG have stated they want to take Sony on with their advertising and
>> products - well they have the price right, now how about the same
>> quality control that Sony has LGE? (Lucky Goldstar Electonics - I kid
>> you not!)
>
> Yeah, they used to use the "Goldstar" brand here.

The "Lucky" came from the Lucky Chemical Co., who merged with Goldstar to
become Lucky Goldstar, a.k.a. LG.

I recall a post from some wit, long ago (can't remember which group) which
said something like "28 days without an explosion - we're Lucky!"

[OzDuDe]

flyinyereye wrote:

> I recall a post from some wit, long ago (can't remember which group) which
> said something like "28 days without an explosion - we're Lucky!"

LOL!!

Oz

[david begley]

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004, OzDuDe wrote:

> It may be worth noting here that ABC persons stated in this NG last year
> that all their ads were going to be 16:9 regardless of the shows format?

Even when the ABC shows 16:9 material, they sometimes manage to stuff things
up; for example, the series finale of AbFab (don't ask) _began_ in 16:9, but
someone at the ABC switched it to 4:3 (complete with black bars left and
right) during the broadcast.

Most annoying (the ads and Dead Ringers straight afterwards were back to
16:9 ratio).

Cheers..

[OzDuDe]

david begley wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Aug 2004, OzDuDe wrote:
>
>
>>It may be worth noting here that ABC persons stated in this NG last year
>>that all their ads were going to be 16:9 regardless of the shows format?
>
>
> Even when the ABC shows 16:9 material, they sometimes manage to stuff things
> up; for example, the series finale of AbFab (don't ask) _began_ in 16:9, but
> someone at the ABC switched it to 4:3 (complete with black bars left and
> right) during the broadcast.
>
> Most annoying (the ads and Dead Ringers straight afterwards were back to
> 16:9 ratio).
>
> Cheers..

I noticed that too and was most annoyed. Not only did they show it in
4:3 but they centre cut the 16:9 vision, which meant we missed a lot of
the side action.

I was going to call them and complain, but I thought it would perhaps be
a wasted phone call at that hour of the night.

Who ever was responsible for that f*ck-up should have their bollocks
coated with toothpaste to remind them that it's important to some people
out there that a 16:9 program airs as such.

Perhaps some apprentice MUXer brushed past the ARC switch whilst buried
in the manual? :)

Thankfully these types of ARCing errors are rare on the ABC - I wish I
could say the same for SBS.

Oz