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and how many years away is 1080p or will we never see it (in my lifetime anyways)

Well said.

What I wonder is this. Do you think their data shows that the average viewer (obviously not the AVS member) prefers stretched content to pillars? Or zooming etc?

Given a comparison I can't imagine that's the case. But as a practical matter they're basing the decision on something.

Everything working great here. I'm setting up all of my new SL's and I'm having trouble with ones on Discovery HD. I can't get Mythbusters to show up on the HD feed to set up a SL. Will it show up in time?

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Well if you've ever seen a 1080P display, the difference is stunning. A much more drastic difference than what we've seen in these new HD channels. Some have posted here that 1080P is comparable to Blueray and HD DVD.

..just viewing one program on Animal PlanetHD and they are doing thing very nicely. Also, the Science Channel seems to be OK on first viewing.

The quality of top programming brought to us by Directv looks very good. So, good that a person can begin to see the 'differences' in quality of HD cameras and the way the program was shot.

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Well that is the big question. Probably a few years away.

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Have seen Blueray and HD DVD many times (and very impressed) .. my views expressed above still stand. I believe the present method of sending forth HD content (720p and 1080i) will remain with us for many years. Only time will tell of course.

Q. Is DirecTV still doing HD-Lite with the new MPEG4 channels.


A. First at this specific time we cannot prove what resolution and bitrate each HD channel is being broadcasting in by DirecTV. So this is based on my staff and member reports regarding picture quality.

Thus far all new HDTV MPEG4 channels that were broadcasting a show in HDTV have had stunning picture quality. Some reports including my own view on it is that the picture quality is on par with Comcast and Verizon FIOS picture quality.

So as of today with current MPEG4 offerings I'd say its a very very safe bet to say heck no its not HD-Lite.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/1048570-post1.html

Did I tune in late or something? Several people have mentioned how great CNN looks in HD. I'm getting sidebars with an HD logo embedded; I'm on the right channel because my HR-20 says 1080. I'm not a complainer, but that's not my idea of good HD. Same with the weather channel.

Using a multiswitch? I had to get a new one as my powered Terk wasn't compatible with the new sat.

only material from nyc studios is HD at the moment.

Hey guys,
I have an H20-100 and HR20-700. On the H20, I see all of the new HD channels (although they aren't the first ones that appear like on my HR20 downstairs). However, on the H20...I am currently getting a searching for satellite message on Discovery, CNN, and VS. The rest of the new HD channels show up. I reset and did a repeat satellite setup to now avail. Any other thoughts? Looks like all of them on the HR20 work fine.

You must understand that sending out HD programming is somewhat new to many providers. They are still replacing their equipment..cameras..and so on with HD equipment. It costs a lot of money.
On new HD channels there will continue to be quite a lot of SD content. Be happy it is being shown in original format (side bars) and not stretched (with serious distortion) like on some channels. It will take months (maybe years) for all programmers to come totally ino the HD era. This morning,. earlier, CNN was in full HD and it looked excellent. Bottom line..this 4 x 3 content is shown within a 16 x 9 space so something has to be added to the sides. The quality on this content should be excellent, for the most part.

A person on DBSTalk was having the same issue. He said he pulled the power plug for 30 seconds, then powered back up and the H20 was now working. I need to try the same thing when I get home, because I was having the same issue with mine this morning before I left for work. Let us know if that fixes your H20 problem.

I suspect the splitter issue. Of my 3 tv's I only get the 771 error on the one that uses the splitter (which I knew might have probs beforehand). My other 2 tv's are getting the channels.

Guess I have to call 'the guy' to help fix this one since our receiver is located under our dresser so not easily accessible to move connections around when wanting to switch from ota channels to sat channels. Hope it is not a complicated issue.

This is absolutely the case. The casual viewer (and to an extent, myself as well) doesn't want bars on the sides of their TV. They want it to cover the screen. The thinking is, why pay for a 42" display when I'm only seeing 32" of it? (An exaggeration, but you get my point)

My wife's mad because this one isn't on yet. She went "awww man"

Yes, using a multi switch.. That could be the problem. I don't have a Terk as we built a new home and whatever the electrician used, I have no idea. I'll check when I arrive home tonight.

The only way to troubleshoot is probably purchase another one? If so, any suggestions of where I could find one that is compatible?

Is there a list (idealistic??) of multi switches that are NOT compatible with the new sat??

Thanks for your help,
Charles

FOODHD has it's own programming and plays the same 3 shows over and over. You aren't missing anything besides the occasional HD good eats.

Maybe one day they will have a HD simulcast of the regular channel.

and, if a person prefers distortion, there are channels that present HD that way. I believe it to be totally wrong but that is my opinion. I am a photographer and enjoy seeing sharp, clear and clean pictures. Thankfully, many channels have gone the other way and present the images in the format it was shot in..be it 4 x3 or 16 x 9 or some other 'movie' format. The worse thing is take an original HD tv program such as '24' shot in 16x9 and HD and show it the second time around, in a distorted manner. A and E HD done that this morning. And it looked awful.

Of course he doesn't.

Ignorant comments like that are the reason I quit hanging around here a looooong time ago.

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?PROD=WB68

This is the one that was recommended to me on another thread and is the same one that the D* repair guy gave me for free when he came out yetserday. I had scheduled the repair visit a few days ago before I knew about the splitter issue. He showed up, I told him what the issue was, he handed me the splitter and left.

I would almost guarantee that this is your issue if the house is more than a few months old.

I'm getting all the channels I should relative to my programming package but CNN, NFL newtwork breaks up & Animal Planet HD searches for signals.
I checked my signal for 103' B & its pretty weak....time for an alignment tweak?

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It is all a matter of bandwidth. Broadcast TV is limited to something like 19.3 Mbps of data. I've seen Blu Ray going up to 38 Mpbs when sending out a 1080i/60 signal. That 1080i signal when upconverted by my SXRD to 1080p will provide more detail/resolution than any signal over broadcast TV.

They could broadcast 1080p/24 with the 19.3 bandwidth; but it won't provide more resolution/detail than 1080i and all equipment from the studios to your STB would have to be swapped out (i.e., billions of bucks of current infrastructure).

I know for a fact that these two work....

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=WB68

http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?prod=WB616

If you only need 8 tuners or less, the WB68 will do the job. This is the one I have installed.

Cheers,
John

And those running relatively new plasmas don't want to take the risk of burn in, particularly during the first few hundred hours. Still, I can't stand how NBC loves to stretch programs, but not quite enough. They'll stretch it almost enough but they'll still leave little slivers on the right/left. Just broadcast them as 4:3 and let the end user decide how to stretch them!

Mike