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| Thread ID: 42837 | 2004-02-24 04:47:00 | TV Logo Removal | Bugman (5303) | Press F1 |
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| 217815 | 2004-02-25 11:02:00 | > A static image will slowly burn the phosphor, > creating a darkened area in the form of the average > (static) image size and shape. BT, I used to see this on old Philips and Pye sets with Teletext mods we rented to TAB's and pubs ... once we cleaned layers of smoke from them after a few years sitting on the shelves in the corner of the rooms. Ahh the good old days, lugging the b***dy things off and onto the shelves on your own while a room full of usually tiddly regulars yelled at you to "hurry up". No OSH back then. J :D |
Jester (13) | ||
| 217816 | 2004-02-25 18:23:00 | Many thanks simonc and Billy T. Now I understand. Ya dun good.... |
Laura (43) | ||
| 217817 | 2004-02-29 22:47:00 | Hi Simonc As you've worked in the industry, any idea WHY the TV stations put these bugs on ? Sky give answers like ' Oh you have to be reminded what channel you are watching because it is essential for you to know this and all you viewers are inherently forgetful and stupid people' . I suspect it is more to do with their own (misguided) marketing policies and/or not allowing viewers to rip a movie on to a DVD and flogging copies off in the back bar of the local pub . . . Also, do you know if it's theoretically possible for digital broadcasters to provide an option for a viewer to turn the pesky things off? |
Bugman (5303) | ||
| 217818 | 2004-03-01 00:13:00 | "I suspect it is more to do with their own (misguided) marketing policies and/or not allowing viewers to rip a movie on to a DVD and flogging copies off in the back bar of the local pub..." So they encourage you to pay per view without a logo and rip those to DVD . Clever marketing. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 217819 | 2004-03-01 18:26:00 | Bugman, No idea why, the common answer is the one SKY gave you. I belive the idea came from the states (although why we have to copy it here I have no idea) where you can have 200 or so channels on one cable service and your TV guide runs out at 6 channels. When these bugs first appeared there was no way to rip movies to DVD and the only way to copy was VHS (pssst, wanna buy a shoddy quality copy of a 4 year old movie on an outmoded medium????) I do not think there will be a way to turn off these bugs as it is a way of getting the station logo into the public arena without having to pay for a billboard etc. Nothing like free advertising.... Even the digital transmission of the Bathurst Race last year had them on to advertise you were watching a channel that did digital transmission...that advertising thing again. Bugs are here to stay.... Although I have noticed that they are becoming more transparent and a bit easier to live with than the first attempts.... |
simonc (2694) | ||
| 217820 | 2004-03-01 19:16:00 | Another reason for a logo is to identify the channel in cases where items are rebroadcast by another source. For instance, when TVNZ shows news clips from overseas, you can see which channel they originated from...and in some cases (particularly in world trouble spots) it gives the viewer clues on interpreting information in that item. It's also rather nice to see a NZ channel's logo on a Pacific-related item on BBC World, rather than everyone assuming it came from big brother Australia. (As a former news journalist, I'm biased here, of course) In fact, most people who aren't involved in copying from TV find the logos quite useful. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 217821 | 2004-03-09 07:50:00 | Found this link if it's any good to you. www.republika.pl |
paulw (1826) | ||
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