No 16:9 on NBC AMC1 TP9?

[mchomicz]

Does NBC ever broadcast anteing in HD 16:9 format on AMC1 TP 9 ( http://www.lyngsat.com/amc1.html )? So far everything I've seen was in 4:3 752x512 resolution (though 4:2:2 - better color than standard 4:2:0 I suppose; not that I can tell the difference on my setup...) Even shows that I know for a fact were broadcast in 16:9 (watched them simultaniously on OTA HD) were shown in 4x3 on AMC1.

Also - the NBC signal on AMC1 seems VERY bad. A lot of artifacts and hissing sound - as if a good chunk of video and some audio data was getting lost. It is somewhat strange because I get a good quality satellite signal and CPU usage does not go over 30 %. Is this what others are experiencing as well? Or is it a matter of how well / bad my decoders do with 4:2:2? I get the same results with both Elecard (multiple versions including 2.1.4921 ) and BitControl 1.3 MPEG 2 decoders.

Thanks,
Michael

PS sorry for duplicate post; but my questions got burried deep inside another thread nad I doubt anybody even swa them

 

[iammike]

Michael,

I don't think they carry the HD broadcast on AMC1. From what I've read, about the only HD on KU is PBS. It's been a while since I played with 4:2:2, but I don't remember having the hissing sound. I think I did have more artifacts than normal though. If I get a chance, I'll try pulling in NBC and see what kind of results I get.

Mike

 

[mchomicz]

I don't remember having the hissing sound. I think I did have more artifacts than normal though.

Thank you for your reply. The hissing sound only happens on occasion (perhaps when DVBDream doesn't startup right?) but the artifacts are always there. Pretty bad, too. I don't get artifacts on any other channel - not even PBS HD, which comes in as clear as it does when I pick it up OTA.

Thanks again,
Michael