I started searching to find Frasier re-runs on TV, I had not seen them in a very long time. I was hoping to find full HD re-runs. I thought Frasier had been in widescreen. But I was wrong, it was always dumbed down to 1080i, but cropped to 4:3 except for last 2 seasons. (10 and 11). The whole thing was shot in film though, so I would think they could restore it to full HD if they would.
But now to what Hallmark Channel did to Frasier. Ok, it's a 4:3 aspect ratio to begin with. They put the letters HD in the right hand "bar". Then in HUGE lettering, and BRIGHT WHITE, they put "Hallmark Channel" as a supposed watermark on the screen. WATERMARK? Are you kidding me?
I had set my recorder to record them, I thought it would be nice to have some episodes anyway, but after sitting down to try and watch one episode, I could not do it. I cancelled my "record all" on my DVR, turned it off and went to bed.
Hallmark Channel needs to take a hard look at how they present themselves. I could see a light colored HC logo, if they HAVE to, but this huge logo they have is unacceptable.
But now to what Hallmark Channel did to Frasier. Ok, it's a 4:3 aspect ratio to begin with. They put the letters HD in the right hand "bar". Then in HUGE lettering, and BRIGHT WHITE, they put "Hallmark Channel" as a supposed watermark on the screen. WATERMARK? Are you kidding me?
I had set my recorder to record them, I thought it would be nice to have some episodes anyway, but after sitting down to try and watch one episode, I could not do it. I cancelled my "record all" on my DVR, turned it off and went to bed.
Hallmark Channel needs to take a hard look at how they present themselves. I could see a light colored HC logo, if they HAVE to, but this huge logo they have is unacceptable.
