OK, I can receive ABC in HD using the tuner on my TV. I have to record ABC using the 522 since I have not upgraded to an HD receiver yet. Last night we start watch a Grey's Anatomy from about 3 weeks ago and I notice the picture is quite a bit better than the SD picture I usually get when watching recorded shows. In the bottom corner it show up at ABC HD. I have never seen this before unless I am actually watching HD. Now, it is not an HD picture, but it is a hell of a lot better than the SD versions of Grey's I watched before. It is not stretched even though I have my TV in wide mode. And when the commercials come on it shrinks down to a 4:3 just like it does in HD. It is not just that show either. All the shows on that channel are doing that if they are broadcast in HD. I have not check any shows on CBS to see if they are doing the same thing. Was there an software upgrade that did this? Anyone else seeing this too?
522 & HD Networks
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believe me, that was what i thought too. i was watching it through the 522. i watched all 3 episodes i had recorded and they all did it. every now and then when it came back from commercial is would be in the normal SD then in a few minutes it switched over to the better picture with the HD logo. desperate housewives did it too. mystery to me.
Without a doubt your 522 is not receiving HD local channels.
One of two things could be the cause of this.
1. The local ABC station was broadcasting a downrezzed copy of the HD channel on their SD channel, which Dish uses for your locals on the 522.
2. Dish is using a downrezzed copy of the HD channel for their SD channel.
One of two things could be the cause of this.
1. The local ABC station was broadcasting a downrezzed copy of the HD channel on their SD channel, which Dish uses for your locals on the 522.
2. Dish is using a downrezzed copy of the HD channel for their SD channel.
That's what Dish does in a lot of local in local cities. They grab the OTA digital broadcast, crop it to 4x3 internally and send it out to local subs. That's why the picture could look a little crisper, it's a better source.
thats good to know. it seems to be wide screen as the people are not stretched. they look normal.
