Posts by bwer

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_Weggus This really is a question about H264 which I have heard is the same as MPEG4 AVC. I have an HD Camcorder which uses the thumbnail cards for storage (Samsung SC-HMX20). The file format is...

For me locally, on OTA it's NBC. On the Charter system, nothing looks 'great' because it's horribly compressed and glitchy, but HDNet Movies is clearly the best, with ESPN and Universal HD tied close behind.

Quote: Originally Posted by wmcbrine ATSC was finalized in 1971? I don't think so. I meant 30. That's what I get for posting after a third shift .

I don't think 2025 is so unrealistic. Remember that it took about 50 years for (American) terrestrial broadcast television to advance from analog 525i NTSC. 2025 will be 54 years since ATSC was finalized (of course, MUSE Hi-Vision had...

Quote: Originally Posted by bfdtv If you are watching on a smaller screen, you may not notice with the maximum CBR setting. The larger the screen, the more apparent the quality loss. This is about it, really. There's no way to give a...

Quote: Originally Posted by m5a5l3m I'm looking for a product (that works with laptops) and that takes HDMI Input and optical audio input. This does not exist, as HDMI is encrypted. For Dish Network your options are the Hauppauge HD...

Quote: Originally Posted by qz3fwd http://www.nextcomwireless.com/R5000/home.htm The R5000 only records MPEG-2 off of D*. D* broadcasts almost nothing in MPEG-2 these days, having transitioned most of their channels to MPEG-4.

You have absolutely no options for digital recording from a D* STB. Sorry. If digital recording is important to you, you'll have to switch. For D*, your only route is to get a Hauppauge HD PVR and use the component outputs of the STB....

Quote: Originally Posted by coolio86 Can you tell me a computer that I could get for just recording HD digital programming? I would prefer to record using HDMI, and I don't want to decrease the quality of the original signal. I will be...

As previously mentioned, there isn't. JVC seems to be getting ready to produce a device that has an IEEE 1394 interface and a BD-R drive. Though it might just be a device designed for use by prosumer camcorder owners to archive shot...