HDTV Clips (Comparison to SDTV Clips) (TV Airchecks)

HD Networks and Channels Recorded (24/7)

  • A&E HD
  • ABC HD
  • AXS HD
  • Bloomberg HD
  • Bravo HD
  • CBS HD
  • CBS College Sports HD
  • Comcast SportsNet HD
  • Comedy Central HD
  • CNBC HD
  • CNN HD (Cable News Network HD)
  • CW HD
  • Discover HD
  • E! Entertainment HD
  • ESPN HD
  • ESPN2 HD
  • ESPNews HD

 

  • ESPNU HD
  • Esquire HD
  • FOX HD
  • FNC HD (Fox News Channel HD)
  • FBN HD (Fox Business Network HD)
  • FS1 HD (Fox Sports One HD)
  • Fuse HD
  • G4 HD
  • Hallmark HD
  • HDNet
  • HLN HD (CNN Headline News HD)
  • Lifetime HD
  • Live Well HD
  • MLB HD
  • MSNBC HD
  • NBA HD
  • NBC HD
  • NBC Sports Network HD

 

  • Also available in HD
  • Super Bowl commercials
  • 9/11 10-Year Anniversary
  • Royal Wedding coverage
  • Most award shows (including red carpet coverage)
  • Many more events

 

  • NFL HD
  • OWN HD
  • Ovation HD
  • Oxygen HD
  • Palladia HD
  • PBS HD
  • REELZ HD
  • SEC HD
  • SPEED HD
  • TBS HD
  • TeleFutura HD
  • Telemundo HD
  • TNT HD
  • TWC HD (The Weather Channel HD)
  • Univision HD
  • USA HD
  • Velocity HD

 

HD clips and SD clips (TV airchecks) are available in a variety of formats including MPEG4 (H.264), WMV, MPEG2, QuickTime.

 

Sample HDTV 1080i (1920 x 1080) video clip (be sure to play it in full screen mode):

1080i HD screenshot (right) compared to 480i SD screenshot (below). To really see the quality difference, click on each image. The HD image is 1920 x 1080 at full size. The SD image here has been enlarged to 1440 x 1080 (it is normally 720 x 480) to make a direct comparison, at the same baseline size.

720p HD screenshot (right) compared to 480i SD screenshot (below). To really see the quality difference, click on each image. The HD image is 1280 x 720 at full size. The SD image here has been enlarged to 960 x 720 (it is normally 720 x 480) to make a direct comparison, at the same baseline size.