[dj7675]

I have recently sold my r5000 Modded C-Band Receiver where I could record HD Movies that were 1920 x 1080i (which I am already beginning to miss). What resolution are the premium HD movies channels resolution? Trying to figure out if I should get one of my dish receivers modified to archive HD movies or not....


Thanks


Darin

 

[NetworkTV]

I believe E* is running many of their channels at 1440x1080i while some of the legacy D* channels are about the same. No one knows what the new D* MPEG4 channels are running at (they look quite good, though). However, at least a couple of the premium channels are original MPEG2. I would expect them to transition to MPEG4 some time this year, though.

 

[dj7675]

Thanks for the info. Now I just need to decide on whether that is good enough to archive.....Will we ever see full resolution hd on dish in the future?

 

[NetworkTV]



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Thanks for the info. Now I just need to decide on whether that is good enough to archive.....Will we ever see full resolution hd on dish in the future?

Like I said, there's no hard data on D*'s MPEG4 channels. They look much better than the MPEG2 stuff. In short, they look pretty much like the HD channels did before they started downrezzing and bitstarving. I would say we won't have to wait much longer before the entire HD lineup on D* transitions to the format.


You'll never see C-Band quality from any multi-channel provider, especially with home video formats like Blu-Ray as an option. Simply put, second-hand viewing (D*,E*, cable) is never as good as viewing the source (C-Band).

 

[dj7675]

Thanks again for the info..... I am new to dish and haven't done PPV yet, is their HD PPV OAR?


Thanks again.

 

[NetworkTV]



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Originally Posted by dj7675 /forum/post/12945988


Thanks again for the info..... I am new to dish and haven't done PPV yet, is their HD PPV OAR?


Thanks again.

It seldom is on any provider. Count on it not being OAR and the few times it is will be a happy surprise.

 

[jhue]

I've not seen 1920x1080 from any Dish HD channel in many months. All of their 1080i channels are 1440 horizontal. That includes the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 channels. 720p is still 1280 wide though.

 

[Luke M]



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Originally Posted by NetworkTV /forum/post/12945958


You'll never see C-Band quality from any multi-channel provider, especially with home video formats like Blu-Ray as an option. Simply put, second-hand viewing (D*,E*, cable) is never as good as viewing the source (C-Band).

Not so. Many cable systems carry MPEG-2 HD cable channels without recompression.


This may turn around if the cable channels move to MPEG-4.

 

[NetworkTV]



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Originally Posted by Luke M /forum/post/12953553


Not so. Many cable systems carry MPEG-2 HD cable channels without recompression.


This may turn around if the cable channels move to MPEG-4.

While true in the sense of what is sent to them, with C-Band you get to see some of the original network, syndicated and remote feeds for channels that are often running at 30-45Mb/s. You won't ever see anything beyond 19.5Mb/s on cable.