TVG High Definition

[Mad Scientist]

TVG switched over to high def a few months ago, and I know a lot of tracks don't have high def cameras so you can't really expect to notice any difference when viewing races from those tracks, but even when they show races from the bigger tracks like Santa Anita and Belmont that do have high def cameras I still don't notice any difference, although when NBC shows the big races like the derby you can easily notice it being in high def.

I was just wondering if other people are having the same experience, or does it have something to do with Dish network just not showing TVG in high def .... because I know on Dish usually the high def channels will have a HD symbol , but TVG does hot have it ....

[PaceAdvantage]

Either you're not watching the HD TVG channel on Dish, or they don't carry TVG in HD.

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Either you're not watching the HD TVG channel on Dish, or they don't carry TVG in HD.

Dish not showing it in hi def.......at least not here in Texas

I guess if you were on the east coast or way up north, you might be using a different satellite. But not here......

[Mad Scientist]

I guess that explains everything. Dish is just not showing it in high def.

[JimmyQ]

If you have Directv and channel 693 which is Prime Ticket in HD they show any where from 1-6 hours a day Thurs-Sun of TVG and when it is in HD it's incredible. I look forward to the day they carry this channel in HD. Makes a world of a difference

JimmyQ

[losinghorseplayer]

If you are a NYRA Rewards member, you can stream the HD NYRA feed on Roku. The streaming service is still beta testing, and when I watched it last weekend it paused frequently. I eventually turned it off in frustration. The picture quality was very good when it worked. It wasn't as good as what you see on NBC, but it was better than the old non-HD signal.

It will be a great service if they ever fix all the bugs.

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by Mad Scientist

TVG switched over to high def a few months ago, and I know a lot of tracks don't have high def cameras so you can't really expect to notice any difference when viewing races from those tracks, but even when they show races from the bigger tracks like Santa Anita and Belmont that do have high def cameras I still don't notice any difference, although when NBC shows the big races like the derby you can easily notice it being in high def.

I was just wondering if other people are having the same experience, or does it have something to do with Dish network just not showing TVG in high def .... because I know on Dish usually the high def channels will have a HD symbol , but TVG does hot have it ....

I have Directv and ch 602 TVG is not a HD channel, but you can find a fox sports affiliate that shows "Trackside live" for a few hours each day, and those races are in HD.

[tanner12oz]

Nothing has changed on dish same signal as always...this has been the most anticlimactic change in racing

[BettinBilly]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

I have Directv and ch 602 TVG is not a HD channel, but you can find a fox sports affiliate that shows "Trackside live" for a few hours each day, and those races are in HD.

Yessir. AT&T's U-Verse does not carry TVG, but I catch "Trackside Live" on Fox Sports a few hours a day here and there. Luckily, U-Verse HRTV, so all is not lost. I do wish that HRTV was in HD. Eventually, everything will be.

[Tom]

Whaever TVG is doing on DIsh, the picture is teribble. Everything is crucnhed towards the middle - people look like the Coneheads.

They have been able to lower thier vidieo uality down to the level ofthier pathetic audio quality (the hosts!)

[Mad Scientist]

I don't know why dish won't broadcast TVG in hi def. They have a ton of hi def channels that I am sure get less viewers than TVG.

HRTV is not so bad. Peter Lurie in my opinion gives out more winners than any other host on either tvg or hrtv. You just got to get past his cheezy DJ type voice.

[Redboard]

Originally Posted by Tom

Whaever TVG is doing on DIsh, the picture is teribble. Everything is crucnhed towards the middle - people look like the Coneheads.

They have been able to lower thier vidieo uality down to the level ofthier pathetic audio quality (the hosts!)

Tom,
I have the same situation with my cable co. who, last week, now delivers TVG as a widescreen picture, squashed into a fullscreen dimension. I had to press the “wide” button on my TV remote, which expanded the picture to fill the entire screen, so everything looks normal. It still isn’t Hi Def(I still can’t read the horses number when he crosses the finish line) but at least it’s widescreen and is some improvement.
The buttons on your DISH remote won’t help, you’ll need to find the “wide” button (or sometimes it’s “zoom”, “display”, etc.) on your TV remote. (this is, of course, you have a Hi Def TV)

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by Mad Scientist

I don't know why dish won't broadcast TVG in hi def. They have a ton of hi def channels that I am sure get less viewers than TVG.

HRTV is not so bad. Peter Lurie in my opinion gives out more winners than any other host on either tvg or hrtv. You just got to get past his cheezy DJ type voice.

No way. I have an app on the hopper that shows programs by popularity and infomercials beat TVG on Saturday afternoons. Same on Sunday.

[Mad Scientist]

I am surprised so few people watch TVG

[BettinBilly]

From what I've read here on PA, I suppose I'm not missing much by not having TVG.

Read the threads, Mad Sci. You'll see that many are not happy with TVG's programming.