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the puck, not some little black dot on your TV screen.Joining Super Bowl XXXIV with the distinction of being broadcasted in HDTV, the National Hockey League is catching up with today's broadcasting world of technology. This weekend's 50th NHL All-Star Game in Toronto will be the league's first broadcast utilizing HDTV technology. Watching the game in high definition provides the quality of imagery that only being at the actual game could provide a viewer. The game will be broadcasted in 720 Progressive HD format. HDTV is able to produce stunning, high quality images through its highly compressed digital signal which allows only important information from the image to be sent in creating a sharp, high resolution picture. The picture enhancement over standard analog television can also be attributed to a higher aspect ratio of 16:9 which provides the ability to display the high resolution pictures in a wider screen format. The result? The hockey puck will actually look like a puck and not some tiny black dot and Toronto's Air Canada Centre will look like it was meant to be and not just some white background. Better picture quality isn't the only advantage the HDTV viewer will be encounter watching the game. HDTV will also enable the entire playing surface of the arena to be shown at one time so the viewer could enjoy the event without the crowds.  The
NHL is setting up a special HDTV All-Star Game screening event which will
be held at the ESPN Zone in New York (Times Square) on Feb. 6.The National Hockey League can be located on the web at http://www.nhl.com. |
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