You know Comcast recompresses, right?
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From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:36 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] HDTV Math
I discovered something this w
If you looked at satellite HD broadcasts I would suspect you would find even
worse bitrates among several of the HD stations.
It all comes down to bandwidth - the cable satellite operators have limited
bandwidth and are trying to cram as many stations in as possible, and in
many case this means hi
Yes, I have read about how comcast compresses their already compressed (by
the network) signals trying to cram more HD stations into less space. I am
just trying to figure out why our local NBC affiliate seems to be getting
compressed to a greater extent with worse results? FOX and CW give a better
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 bro
Digital OTA broadcasts will be the best signal in terms of compression, no
doubts about it. The only thing better is BluRay.
Part of this goes back to past discussions we've had on here about whether
1080i is better than 720p. The biggest reason for the difference you are
seeing is in the framer
No, for the most part that covers the p vs i discussion. If you read
avsforums most people say that it's hardly noticeable, except in fast action
sequences where the p will look better since there's more frames so it
reduces "tearing", i.e. the feeling the image is choppy; it basically looks
a bit
I wanted to thank everyone for all of their inputs. We have an older
rear-projection 52" that I was wanting to replace. The wife was balking at
the $1800-1900 prices I was wanting to get (the 52" Sony Bravia or 52"
Samsung 650). She was pushing for a 46" model to save a few dollars.
Anyway, I c
