redford

Ok, I have had HBO for a few months now and it is ok, but a lot of the movie are cropped to 1.85:1 which I do not like. I have noticed on Showtime this week - free preview - that everything I turn on seems to be OAR. Can some of you with all the Premium HD channels comment on OAR and these channels. Are Cinemax and Starz more like Showtime or HBO. I am thinking of just getting the full package from comcast - but if Showtime is the only one going OAR then I may just get Showtime and HBO (for Sopranos mainly).

Nero

Sometimes Cinemax will show stuff in OAR that HBO doesn't, even though they're sister networks, but by and large, both channels are predominately 1.78:1 with their HD movies.

I don't have Starz-HD, but I seem to remember reading that they've gotten a little better about OAR lately (The Incredibles was, for instance), but they cropped a lot in the past, and I think they still do for the most part now.

So, if you want OAR on Comcast, it pretty much comes down to Showtime. TMC-HD does as well, but barely anyone carries that. HDNet Movies is an OAR channel as well, but Comcast doesn't carry that either.