NBC 5 Chicago 118 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 ...For a second time. Yes. However the first was only a few months after they debuted the new set. It coincided with the "skyline" monitors install. And they only made a slight change to the top. This seems to be a complete update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Either way, I've always thought the weather center was the weakest part of the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Either way, I've always thought the weather center was the weakest part of the set. Yeah, while it looked interesting, it clashed with everything else on the set. Also, while I get where they were going with the design, it was hard to execute in that tiny little studio they have. The camera shots would always be so tight (because of the small studio) that it didn't really look good on the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Any word on the weather center updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 766 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Any word on the weather center updates? Nothing yet. I agree the overall look wasn't cohesive. In fact, when they added in the video wall for traffic reports/various segments, it made things worse. Hopefully, they clean it up a bit and have it match, to some degree, the opposite side of the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiCubsFan 33 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Brand new weather center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It's amazing looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Edit: I retract that. It's decent but very plain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 766 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Edit: I retract that. It's decent but very plain They needed something more functional than what they had before. This new weather center does that. Sure its not flashy, but in all honesty, it didn't really need to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsmusicfan 12 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Currently, there is a weather update from the new Weather Center on the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I agree with everybody else. It gets the job done. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 I thinks it's far better than what they had. It gives me the impression of being more practical than its predecessor. And though it takes some inspiration from KNBC's weather center, I like the overall look of WMAQ's better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 825 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I thinks it's far better than what they had. It gives me the impression of being more practical than its predecessor. And though it takes some inspiration from KNBC's weather center, I like the overall look of WMAQ's better. It's wooden and subdued... I kind of like it. It's also calibrated well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 142 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I agree with everybody else. It gets the job done. Not bad. It looks cheap to me. I'm not a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I think they need the wood floor put under it to match the other parts of the set... The black floors don't blend well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Way to many monitors I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannym13 15 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I honestly love the way it looks, but I don't like the NBC 5 logo on the glass panel on the left. I think that's unnecessary. I also don't see why it can't read "NBC 5 Weather Center" instead of Storm Team. Those are my only two gripes about this great looking update to the weather center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 766 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I honestly love the way it looks, but I don't like the NBC 5 logo on the glass panel on the left. I think that's unnecessary. I also don't see why it can't read "NBC 5 Weather Center" instead of Storm Team. Those are my only two gripes about this great looking update to the weather center. I'm not a fan of the logo on the glass either and agree the desk would look better without it. I'm thinking the NBC 5 Storm Team sign maybe a placeholder for something else, but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The NBC 5 logo on the glass has been removed as of tonight. I think everybody realized how out-of-place it looked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 4913 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 It was gone by the time I first saw it live either late Monday or this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannym13 15 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 One thing I just noticed is the fact that the desks in the background have wheels on them, or at least what look to be wheels. I understand that wheels are practical and allow for quick movement, but this look extremely cheap to me. They have to find a way to conceal that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I agree. That was one of the first things I noticed that made me completely dislike the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Something's wrong with WMAQ's SD feed. Normally, all programming should be letterboxed like it's been since the debut of the new graphics in December. This week, however, WMAQ keeps switching between letterboxed and 4:3 cropped based on the program. Today, Days of Our Lives, and Meredith Vieira are 4:3 cropped while local news, Steve Harvey, Ellen, and NBC primetime shows are letterboxed as they should be. During the shows like Meredith Vieira where the NBC 5 time/temp bug is on the screen, almost the entire bug is cut off on the right side, so clearly this constant aspect ratio switching isn't intentional. I wonder why it keeps switching between shows. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it since some network programming is cropped while some is letterboxed, and some syndicated programming is cropped while some is letterboxed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 It's 2015. WMAQ really needs to start showing recorded video in at least 1080i. Showing all recorded content in 480p, including their big "NBC 5 Investigates" segments, is just ridiculous. Seeing that blurry and pixelated "NBC 5 Investigates" logo in the corner throughout the entire segment is such an embarassing eyesore. I'm trying to make WMAQ my go-to station at 6 and 10 pm, but their refusal to go beyond 480p is making it hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 511 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 They've changed the 10:26am news update during the Today show. Previously anchored solo by Stefan and Zoraida on alternating days, today it was anchored by Stefan and Marion together as a tie-in with the 11am news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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