While I don't have 720p running on my TV, I can say that upconverted to 1080i, I got no macroblocking or pixelation. I received an e-mail for the engineer of the local ABC station that said ABC HD was getting no less then 14.5 mbps for HD at 720p, that the bitrate was variable and adjusted to the content. THe ABCNEWS station looks very bad here though, and during the last MNF game (which looked crisp) I couldn't even tune to 10-2 for some reason (it would come in and out).
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You WANT 2 movies per channel on 10 channels for 24 hours a day? Youve got to be kiddingGooberVoomer said:
lmaoDarrellP said:
dont ask me how, but my abc is 1080i..lol we have news now and a weather radar. SO MNF is about 14 mbps now. during the hall of fame game, I saw horizontal bars in the picture when athletes were running back to the huddle. I saw champ Bailey's head do that when he walked at the end of his interview. I saw a couple field goals that looked like I was looking at the picture through the heated air of a barbeque grill. And I saw the horizontal strips form when watching a bronze bust of "bobby" someone turn on the screen. Generally pixels were moving during close ups of fast action. I think the station needs to be 720p badly and im not sure why it isnt.
Hey Verbano!
Hey Verbano, did you happen to catch "DRUMS" on a premium channel last night? I wasn't particularly interested in the movie, but the PQ knocked me out! -- probably the best I have ever seen on VOOM. Just wondering if you caught that, and if you think it might have been a higher bit-rate than usual. Amazingly sharp IMHO. Could have been shown on HBO or CineMax. I don't remember.
I am still trying to get a sense for the high PQ you are so insistent about. I don't have OTA to compare, just VaVaVum.
Hey Verbano, did you happen to catch "DRUMS" on a premium channel last night? I wasn't particularly interested in the movie, but the PQ knocked me out! -- probably the best I have ever seen on VOOM. Just wondering if you caught that, and if you think it might have been a higher bit-rate than usual. Amazingly sharp IMHO. Could have been shown on HBO or CineMax. I don't remember.
I am still trying to get a sense for the high PQ you are so insistent about. I don't have OTA to compare, just VaVaVum.
Our ABC local station is also converting the network 720p to 1080i:vurbano said:
Does Belo own your local station?Louisvillehdtv.com said:
RAVEHD is the closest thing to WOW PQ that Voom currently has, it's close, but no cigar. Just about 2 mbps more bandwidth is all that's needed to make this channel literally "rock" (pun intended). I don't have the VaVa package so I can't see the movie channels. Too bad about your OTA, any chance you'll ever get them?
DarrellP I prefer the HD movie packages over DVDs, but then again you said you had DVHS and I'm sure you'll hop on HD-DVD (as will I) when it hits the market, but the PQ in those channels are pretty good, could also benefit from some bandwidth though, especially the action movies where it becomes painfully obvious. Or even if it was 14mbps but fixed bitrate not variable would make a difference.
I think RAVE is one of the best looking channels, I don't know if it's all the dark areas on screen that require less digital information than other more visually active channels or not, but it does look great. I think WorldSport/Rush/DiscoveryHD/HDNews/Rave/Gallery are the best looking channels Voom currently has, but IMO still hasn't reached the pristine clarity of a true CBS or even ABC HD telecast. Voom's airing of the Tyson fight was cool to attract new customers and bad for me, now I know what Voom can do over the satellite and eagerly anticipate the day it all looks that way.
I think RAVE is one of the best looking channels, I don't know if it's all the dark areas on screen that require less digital information than other more visually active channels or not, but it does look great. I think WorldSport/Rush/DiscoveryHD/HDNews/Rave/Gallery are the best looking channels Voom currently has, but IMO still hasn't reached the pristine clarity of a true CBS or even ABC HD telecast. Voom's airing of the Tyson fight was cool to attract new customers and bad for me, now I know what Voom can do over the satellite and eagerly anticipate the day it all looks that way.
I have noticed the Equator has improved a great deal in PQ. The same shows I saw before now have no sparkles or mosquito noise. And I looked for it. Seems much sharper and clear. I think they are making improvements, but at least they are really working on it. Wish Wilt or VOOM would directly address what they are doing technically more.
I have a feeling that we may see an announcement from VOOM about more channels with the new bird. But that an additional $10 a month will get you the new channels plus the bigger dish. I have no knowledge...just a marketing guess at this point.
I have a feeling that we may see an announcement from VOOM about more channels with the new bird. But that an additional $10 a month will get you the new channels plus the bigger dish. I have no knowledge...just a marketing guess at this point.
Equator was really bad before, check out Eye Over Italy and Shiriikami Mountains and you will still notice mosquito noise. I'd say they are 85% there ... I want 100% though. It was worse before, I know that either the firmware or something on there end has improved quality of SD/HD across the board. There's just some more work that could be done.
