DirecTV finally gets Travel Channel in HD and with it comes the stretch-o-vision. Now I admit, I like stretch-o-vision... as long as the camera doesn't pan too quickly and everyone stays in the center. But Travel Channel is going overboard (at least in certain seasons of No Reservations).
Not only do they apply stretch-o-vision to their old SD 4:3 content (which still looks good IMO), they also apply it to their SD 16:9 content as well! In other words, they take a picture that would already neatly fill your HDTV, stretch the sides, and add letterboxing. Terrible.
And don't get me started on Food Network's stretch-o-vision. They apply it (noticeably) on the top and bottom, too...
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