Brian, I pay for HD and would like to think I get HD, but if comcast is only giving 2/3 of the bandwidth that is considered HD, I may look elsewhere. I have read that digital over the air broadcasts better than analog. I am about 30-40 miles from Seattle and Tacoma, where all the networks have broadcast towers, so am thinking of investigating an antenna. It is a shame that we have investing in a switch-over to HD only to not really be getting HD.
I would rather have 100 quality stations than 600 crappy stations. But that is just me. I am sure there are people who get cable just for the soap network or game network, but not me. Anyway, I was just looking for confirmation or correction on my math. Thanks, Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Weeden > If you looked at satellite HD broadcasts I would suspect you > would find even > worse bitrates among several of the HD stations. > > Brian Weeden > Technical Consultant > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:35 AM, James Maki > > I discovered something this week and am trying to understand its > > ramifications. I noticed lots of pixelation and motion blur > > the last two weeks of Heroes. > > NBC is averaging about 4.8 GB per hour for a 1080i show. I > > thought is a bit low > > I am wondering > > if my math is correct). I am not sure how to factor in the > > fps figures, if at all. > > > > If you can add some insight, it would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim Maki
