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

**BrettTRay** · 12-14-2005 03:34 PM

Hey, we owe alot to Garry. He brought alot of info to our attention and he deserves alot of thanks for doing it. Thanks Gary!!!!!!

**vinnyv07** · 12-14-2005 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by grb

That must be why TNT's sound is awesome!

Over the past weekend I noticed that the 5.1 DD was really the best I have ever heard from a non-dvd format. I enjoyed watching LOTR again ....even my wife noticed how much sound was coming from the back speakers. It was really a treat.

**Gary Murrell** · 12-14-2005 03:40 PM

My Pleasure

the reason ESPN's audio is the lower 256 Kbps is what was said above, they are only sending 2.0 Dolby Digital, CS is cheapy choice on ESPN's end, they need to step up and send Dolby 5.1

Sony promised SDDS would never be available at home and be only available in theater, I am amazed they kept their promise

-Gary

**Paradox-SJ** · 12-14-2005 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by SatinKzo

You must have some magnificent hearing to hear the difference between 384kbps and 448kbps. I hear no difference in audio quality from tnt and tnt hd. Just get DD on the HD channel. Audio performance is more attibutable to the soundmix engineering then the bitrate alloted. I have many LD's that sound many times better than the DVD equivelent. I will say that more times then not, DTS sounds better than DD. Saving Private Ryan DTS audio is a big difference from the DD5.1 track.
As for PQ, I too thought things looks a little better last night on Monsters and Equator, but not back up to par with what I am used to seeing. (but then again, I sat in front of a 10 year old 20 inch all day monitoring processes at work). But at least the sound was consistent and no breakups like you mentioned.

I will have to second or is that third this on TNT sound quality. They are hands down the very best and it is significaly better...even my kids noticed it.

**SatinKzo** · 12-14-2005 05:42 PM

Sorry guys, I just just don't hear any difference in TNT-HD compared to HBO HD or any other HD channel. I think what you guys are hearing is the result of the movies and events they play having better soundmix then other shows. If the bitrate on sound was so important, why are the other channels not at TNT-HD level? Why is the HD PPV channel not bumped up to that level or the Demo channel as dish seems to give those channels some extra bandwidth.

Heck, why don't they boost RAVE on voom since the audio is extremely important on that channel.

I watched LOTR also the other day, I must say sound wise it was much better off my DVD than off the TV.

**BobMurdoch** · 12-14-2005 05:51 PM

I was watching The Matrix earlier this week and it looked and sounded pretty damn good on TNT HD.

**RandallA** · 12-14-2005 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by BobMurdoch

I was watching The Matrix earlier this week and it looked and sounded pretty damn good on TNT HD.

Same thing here. Actually I watched it over the weekend and I was like WOW that's pretty damn good.

**SatinKzo** · 12-14-2005 05:59 PM

Ok, I am starting to think that people are taking my comments the wrong way. I am not bashing TNT-HD in anyway, I like the channel WHEN it shows true HD shows.

It's audio is very good also, (much better then espn in sports, but I think that has to do with my receiver not decoding Circle Surrond). All I am saying is, when compared to HBO or SHO in HD, the audio and PQ are equal to me.

I have emailed TNT numerous times on their reasoning for the high bitrate on audio on some providers and all they say is that it is up to the provider on the audio. They never answer why they are consistently given higher audio bitrates then others.

The one thing I did notice on my receiver when watching LOTR is every now and then, it would go into 6.1 mode instead of 5.1. Especially during battle scenes. Not sure if it was a fluke or possibly TNT did a little sound enginnering of their own on the broadcast.