With D*, E* and cable all looking to sell High Definition but provide lower than High Definition (a form of Enhanced Definition instead), isn't this a blatant case of false advertising?
HD has always been defined as 720p or greater resolution, or the "million pixel" picture (though the viewable area of 720p is only 900k+ pixels).
HD lite is only about 700k pixels, less than 2x the resolution of 480p.
To charge for something then not deliver it is a crime. It is fraud. But usually it is punished via civil court.
Any such lawsuit could easily convince E* to switch back to full HD, at least when switching to MP4, rather than refunding money.
I was sure that VOOM would return to full HD in MP4 since it has lower bandwidth requirements. The fact Dish is not doing this removes any excuse they had about a temporary bandwidth limitation. Let's see the excuse they use when the new satellite is launched...
HD has always been defined as 720p or greater resolution, or the "million pixel" picture (though the viewable area of 720p is only 900k+ pixels).
HD lite is only about 700k pixels, less than 2x the resolution of 480p.
To charge for something then not deliver it is a crime. It is fraud. But usually it is punished via civil court.
Any such lawsuit could easily convince E* to switch back to full HD, at least when switching to MP4, rather than refunding money.
I was sure that VOOM would return to full HD in MP4 since it has lower bandwidth requirements. The fact Dish is not doing this removes any excuse they had about a temporary bandwidth limitation. Let's see the excuse they use when the new satellite is launched...