Widescreen Foxtel in Australia?

[ZenZen]

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Anyone know if Cable/Sat TV Foxtel is transmitted in Widescreen?
If so, are there any tricks in capturing ws video and authoring it into DVD?

[pacmania_2001]

My neighbour is a cable TV guy. From my conversation with him and from what I have seen (I have Optus though) it appears that at the moment only the network (seven, nine and ten) are broadcasting widescreen and only then for selected programming.

[ZenZen]

Thanks....That confirms exactly what I believe.
Trying to find a reason to buy a ws TV, besides being able to enjoy movies. We watch a lot of Foxtel programs, and therefore it does not justify WS at this stage

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Well remember, digital & analog TV broadcasting is going to co-exist for several years in Oz yet, isn't it until 2008 or something when it goes digital only? I guess its a chicken & egg's situation, when they fall in price & they become a mass-market accepted item like DVD players are now,(in Australia), then that'll change.