Dish messing with Voom, All are now HD-Lite 1280x1080i: Discuss this issue HERE!

**BrettTRay** · 12-13-2005 08:10 PM

Do you really think they will broadcast the HD pak channels at 1280x1080 but broadcast the HD locals at 1920x1280??? That wouldn't make much sense.

**rad** · 12-13-2005 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by BrettTRay

Do you really think they will broadcast the HD pak channels at 1280x1080 but broadcast the HD locals at 1920x1280??? That wouldn't make much sense.

Except that the non LIL-HD channels are at MPEG2 on the KU satellites, which are VERY capacity contrained. They now have a bunch of new space on the KA slots and using MPEG4 so why do you think that they are doing 1280X1080???

**scooby2** · 12-13-2005 08:17 PM

Numerous people with good eyes have stated that the mpeg-4 LIL looks equivalent to OTA. IE: not hd-lite.

**BrettTRay** · 12-13-2005 08:33 PM

Look at the Directv forum. There are numerous people that have stated that the HD locals look nothing like there locals OTA.

**rad** · 12-13-2005 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by BrettTRay

Look at the Directv forum. There are numerous people that have stated that the HD locals look nothing like there locals OTA.

That's the problem with saying someone says something looks such and such. I have the Chicago MPEG4 locals and they look fine to me, comparing them to the OTA signals. . Don't give me a subjective analysis, give me raw numbers that say that the MPEG4 channels are 'HD-Lite'.

**GeorgeLV** · 12-13-2005 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by BrettTRay

Do you really think they will broadcast the HD pak channels at 1280x1080 but broadcast the HD locals at 1920x1280??? That wouldn't make much sense.

Let's try to make an analogy here so the logic error is clear.

Do you really think they will make rooms at the Wynn 1000 sq ft when at the Treasure Island they're only 600 sq ft? That wouldn't make much sense.

Just like the Wynn is a newer hotel with more space than the Tresure Island,
Spaceway 1 and 2 are new saellites that have more space to work with.

**Gary Murrell** · 12-14-2005 09:28 AM

Just wanted to report that there have been zero changes to Voom, I was kinda hoping today would be the day

, some uplink reports of Voom moving around(the 3 per transponder) this morning would be great

-Gary

**SatinKzo** · 12-14-2005 09:35 AM

Thanks for the update gary.

Ya know, I was looking at your page and I see that TNT-HD is still getting more kbps for audio then all the rest. I have never been able to find a definitive answer on this. Does anyone here know why yet?

**Drone35** · 12-14-2005 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Gary Murrell

Just wanted to report that there have been zero changes to Voom, I was kinda hoping today would be the day

, some uplink reports of Voom moving around(the 3 per transponder) this morning would be great

-Gary

I thought that they were all ready at three per transponer and we wanted two per transponder, is this not right?

**Gary Murrell** · 12-14-2005 09:50 AM

That is very weird I agree, TNT is getting Dolby Digital in the bitrate it is on DVD, 448 Kbps

all other HD is getting Dolby Digital at the bitrate LD used, 384 Kbps

I don't have a clue as to why this is ??

I was meaning the moving of the Voom that ARE ALREADY 3 to a transponder, sorry sometimes I don't relay my thoughts very well

-Gary