Fox's Gigantic Score Graphic
The Orange Bowl tonight reinforces an annoying
production issue I have FoxSports. And because the
Ohio State/LSU tilt will be broadcast on Fox's
airwaves, this is a particularly relevant gripe. So
here it is: While their HD product is top shelf,
their graphics package is horrendous and there is no
better example than the obnoxiously gigantic
scoreboard graphic. Here's a quick picture I took
last night while it was bothering the hell out of me:
For the life of me, I can't reconcile why they need to take the entire horizontal width of my 16:9 screen. I cannot fathom why the scoreboard 'ribbon' isn't at the very top rather than lowered a few inches which takes up further precious screen real estate. It's the new craze apparently because ESPN does the same thing but not quite as bad.
Sure, it's a trivial bitch but I'm not kidding. In the picture above, you cannot see the far sideline coaching staff signaling in plays or maybe calling a timeout. In fact, you can barely see any of the sideline at all. You can't see the side judge in case he throws a flag. You even can't see the endzone pilons. If that weren't enough, I love graphic that's CGI'd on the field which tells me it's 2nd and 6...which is the same information I get in the scoreboard ribbon.
For the life of me, I can't reconcile why they need to take the entire horizontal width of my 16:9 screen. I cannot fathom why the scoreboard 'ribbon' isn't at the very top rather than lowered a few inches which takes up further precious screen real estate. It's the new craze apparently because ESPN does the same thing but not quite as bad.
Sure, it's a trivial bitch but I'm not kidding. In the picture above, you cannot see the far sideline coaching staff signaling in plays or maybe calling a timeout. In fact, you can barely see any of the sideline at all. You can't see the side judge in case he throws a flag. You even can't see the endzone pilons. If that weren't enough, I love graphic that's CGI'd on the field which tells me it's 2nd and 6...which is the same information I get in the scoreboard ribbon.
