Yes, that is Dave in high-def
By Kevin C. Tofel 
posted Aug 29th 2005 11:36PM
posted Aug 29th 2005 11:36PM
You folks are really special to me. Really! That's why I'm waking up from what is effectively an hour and a half nap, just to see if David Letterman is on in high-def for the first time ever.
Yes, he is.
I'm not watching the entire show, but here are a few HD bits from the first three minutes:
- The opening sequence looks phenomenal. The detail is striking.
- The background of his set just jumps off of the TV.
- I can see the texture of his suit.
- He has more wrinkles than I can remember.
- His second joke is about HDTV. "You can actually read the serial number on my toupee."
Update: Dave just mentioned that Andy Dick is one his first HD guests. I'm definitely skipping the rest of the show because of this.
Yeah... damn... that is one fine picture. I really like the way the cut it too.... not a bunch of extra space vertically, a nice tight cut.
Reasons to watch Dave in HD;
Higher-res view of Paul Shaffer's bald pate.
Better view of (drummer) Anton Fig's stylish cap.
Is it broadcast in widescreen now? I know for a while it was gray sidebars - Leno was widescreen. Has CBS gotten with the program (could just be my local Austin CBS) and made it full widescreen?
Eric, it was in widescreen for me OTA in the Philly area. Looked great!
Show looked great in HDTV, much more detailed. In fact, you could see that Dave had a bloody fingernail on his right hand, and a band-aid on one of his left hand fingers.