Superbowl 2009 on NBC - is it going to have the black bars around the picture or is it going to fill up my 46"?

If any sporting event is in HD it should be the Super Bowl. HD video fills your standard 16:9 HD TV, so if you're watching it in HD then it should fill your TV. If you're watching it in SD it should also fill your TV.

If you are watching the HD channel and are using HD inputs from your cable or satellite box (assuming you have cable or satellite), the picture will be the full 16 x 9 widescreen aspect ratio. If you don't use the HD inputs, you will have a black border around the entire viewable picture or the picture will be zoomed out slightly too large for the screen.

If you're watching the non-HD channel, the viewable picture will be in a 4 x 3 (standard definition) aspect ration with black bars on the sides of the picture. If you turn on the zoom to fill out the whole TV screen, the picture will be stretched out sideways.

If you're on an HD channel, then it should fill up the screen but if it's an HDTV without HD service, then you will have to put the zoom feature on.

If you have regular cable, it probably will not fill the screen. If it is broadcast in HD on another channel (NBC-HD?) then it should fill the screen.

We don't know yet, but since it is a high profile event, it will most likely be full screen HD.

idk. go steelers!