The number of televisions estimated that sit unused in closets.
The EPA estimates that nearly 100 million unused televisions are currently taking up precious, beautiful space. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Fuzz, I completely agree with you. All SD content should be broadcast in 4:3 pillarboxed on HD channels. The only exception I'd make is for shows that were created in a 4:3 letterboxed format with integrated black bars. Those can be broadcast with a (non-distorting) "zoom" applied so the picture area fills the 16x9 screen. Almost all of my local network affiliates get this right (with the exception of the CW), so why can't cable channels do it properly?
Sometimes I really wish I were in charge of these things. The only way things will change is if we continue to complain to the programmers at these channels. Keep up the letters and calls, everyone!