Old analog TV problem

Bumpyroad wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:

K Charles wrote:
So Merrian-Webster says if you didn't replace it, and it's still being used, it's not obsolete.

This isn't even worth the debate because you all know exactly what I'm talking about. Does it display a picture? In this case NO. But I'll bet money that these so-called working analog TV' are displaying fat people or cropping off significant pieces of picture in a futil attempt to deal with today's formats. So Yes, they are obsolete as they are not compatible with any currently produced show for the last 10 years

actually my new/non-obsolete TV in my bedroom does cut off the ends of the picture. No way can I adjust the width/panoramic/zoom etc. and see to the edges of what must be being shown. I might drag in an OLD obsolete TV and set beside it and see if I can see everything.
bumpy

SOMETIMES the stations or uplinks transmit a bit called AFD (automatic format display) that when On, disables your aspect select button. That's fine until they force a format on your TV that is NOT the one being transmitted. Case and point: Watching old 4:3 format Lucy Show but the TV is forced to 16:9. You can tell cuz Fred is fatter than usual

Is amazing how many broadcasters don't understand how to use that nifty feature