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Not to drag this subject out but:
1) To me 1280x1080i is a significant downsampling/downrezzing, call it
whatever you want. While I believe that my Sony XBR has a very good line
doubler I can tell the difference between that and a signal that isn't
downsampled. It would be nice to know is what satellite channels are
downsampled and to what level and whether or not that downsampling ever
varies on a particular channel? The very best HD broadcasts that I have
seen have been on HDNet. Hats off to Mark Cuban. OTA HD is also very,
very good almost always better than HBO HD. I believe that the OTA
stations don't have the bandwidth constraints or perhaps the financial
considerations that satellite program providers do.
2) I sure as hell didn't imagine that dialog box that appeared when I began
recording Master and Commander. I went ahead and recorded it and played it
back and the recorded video was as poor as it was while I was watching the
program as it was being broadcast. Poor of course is a relative statement
when comparing it to full 1920x1080i. Honestly, I don't know if the other
stations are actually transmitting at 720p or 1080i or something else. All
I know is that that particular HBO broadcast and recording was basically no
better than a standard non-HD digital broadcast.
3) Although Verizon has yet (I think) to announce an agreement with HBO, I
wonder what level of resolution they will offer with their FiOS
offering? I understand that Verizon will be limited to the maximum
resolution that the program providers such as HBO are transmitting from
the satellite but I wonder if they are contemplating downsampling of their
own before the video signal is transmitted over the fiber? I believe that
fiber has virtually unlimited bandwidth capability and the overall
capability is only limited by the electronics in the path.
4) One last question and I'm sure that this has been asked before but what
source do HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, etc. use when transmitting a movie? I
find it hard to believe that they are actually using film as the input to a
broadcast but one would think that it has to be of a higher quality and
resolution than a DVD.
Many thanks guys for all the valuable feedback and information I have
gleaning for the past four plus years from Dale's pioneering efforts. I
believe that this Tips list has succeeded even beyond Dale's
expectations. Kudos Dale.
Tom
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that take our breath away.
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Not to drag this subject out but:
1) To me 1280x1080i is a significant downsampling/downrezzing, call it
whatever you want. While I believe that my Sony XBR has a very good line
doubler I can tell the difference between that and a signal that isn't
downsampled. It would be nice to know is what satellite channels are
downsampled and to what level and whether or not that downsampling ever
varies on a particular channel? The very best HD broadcasts that I have
seen have been on HDNet. Hats off to Mark Cuban. OTA HD is also very,
very good almost always better than HBO HD. I believe that the OTA
stations don't have the bandwidth constraints or perhaps the financial
considerations that satellite program providers do.
2) I sure as hell didn't imagine that dialog box that appeared when I began
recording Master and Commander. I went ahead and recorded it and played it
back and the recorded video was as poor as it was while I was watching the
program as it was being broadcast. Poor of course is a relative statement
when comparing it to full 1920x1080i. Honestly, I don't know if the other
stations are actually transmitting at 720p or 1080i or something else. All
I know is that that particular HBO broadcast and recording was basically no
better than a standard non-HD digital broadcast.
3) Although Verizon has yet (I think) to announce an agreement with HBO, I
wonder what level of resolution they will offer with their FiOS
offering? I understand that Verizon will be limited to the maximum
resolution that the program providers such as HBO are transmitting from
the satellite but I wonder if they are contemplating downsampling of their
own before the video signal is transmitted over the fiber? I believe that
fiber has virtually unlimited bandwidth capability and the overall
capability is only limited by the electronics in the path.
4) One last question and I'm sure that this has been asked before but what
source do HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, etc. use when transmitting a movie? I
find it hard to believe that they are actually using film as the input to a
broadcast but one would think that it has to be of a higher quality and
resolution than a DVD.
Many thanks guys for all the valuable feedback and information I have
gleaning for the past four plus years from Dale's pioneering efforts. I
believe that this Tips list has succeeded even beyond Dale's
expectations. Kudos Dale.
Tom
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
that take our breath away.
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