Im refering to the show on the science channel, not the disney movie. Any way, i'm just curious as to why this program looks so much better that any other program i've seen on hd satellite? Im on dish with the vip622 box, set to 1080i, and using an hdmi cable hooked up to my 55" Sony A2000 sxrd. Any time i watch this show or see a commercial it seems to be actually broadcast in 1080p. It looks much sharper than any other program i've seen which typically look compressed. Does anyone else notice this also or know why it appears to have better quality?

Looks normal to me. I'm on Fios, TiVo S3 set to 720p, component to a 42" Samsung plasma EDTV.

It should look better than filmed programs, since AFAICT it's done in HD video rather than film. (No 24 fps, no grain.) But you should be able to find other programs like that.

Oh, and Josh appears to be shooting in a "virtual studio", i.e. sitting in front of a green screen. So the backdrop is rendered... maybe that's what you're noticing?

Looks normal to me. I'm on Fios, TiVo S3 set to 720p, component to a 42" Samsung plasma EDTV.

It should look better than filmed programs, since AFAICT it's done in HD video rather than film. (No 24 fps, no grain.) But you should be able to find other programs like that.

Oh, and Josh appears to be shooting in a "virtual studio", i.e. sitting in front of a green screen. So the backdrop is rendered... maybe that's what you're noticing?

Blue actually. And yes, the studio shots are done in 1080i.

It should look better than filmed programs, since AFAICT it's done in HD video rather than film. (No 24 fps, no grain.) But you should be able to find other programs like that.Time and time again the shows that are considered to be the best looking on AVS are often from film. Electronic cameras also shoot 24fps and have "grain" (noise).