Looks like NBC is coming through in HD now!!??

[rdinkel]

Testing NBC NY in HD now!!??

Jay Leno show appeared to be in HD on channel 241. Looked to be as clear as CBS HD. Watched on 6000u with 829 software. What gives?? Whatever it is, I like it!!

 

[rdinkel]

Channel is back to normal now. Makes you wonder if they are testing the national feeds. Oh well, fun while it lasted.

 

[Cyclone]

Its odd that they would put it up on a SD channel though. Must have been a mistake.

 

[CJPC]

Holdon, wait, what do you mean by HD ? (specifically , you know!)

 

[rdinkel]

Well, wife switched channels to watch Jay Leno. I looked up from computer, and noted how unusually sharp the picture was. Wife agreed. I then moved closer to watch myself. It was a really clear picture, but in 4:3 without the light color side bars. I switched over to CBS HD to compare with Tonight Show. Wife and I both agreed NBC on 241 was about the same. So after watching Jay Leno a few more minutes, I decided to check the other national feeds I receive. However, only that one channel/show appeared to be in HD (or at least HD quality). After Jay Leno ended, the picture went back to normal SD appearance. I Posted this thread in hopes someone could explain what was going on. FYI, we were watching on our Loewe Aconda 38" CRT. That set does a good job even with SD feeds, but this was extraordinary for/if SD.

 

[enoree]

If it was in HD it would be a 16x9 picture.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Almost certainly it was some brief blip in the bitrate. Every SD channel is capable of approaching DVD quality if allocated enough bandwidth. I've recorded movies on my DVR that had outstanding clarity, in fact I have two brief 3 minute snippets from movies that were getting great bandwidth, keeping them around just for comparison sake.

 

[Stargazer]

Next thing you know they will offer a package where you will be able to get a better picture quality for an X amount.

 

[SimpleSimon]

I think tom's gt it right. They are NOT going to switch an existing channel to HD and knock all the SD receivers offline.

 

[rdinkel]

Just don't know why the picture came in so clear---but wish it would have stayed that way!

 

[rdinkel]

When I tried the same channel on a non-HD receiver it did not look clearer than normal.

 

[boy921]

Just don't know why the picture came in so clear---but wish it would have stayed that way!

Maybe the FCC SHVERA rule was actually being observed.

 

[waltinvt]

Maybe the FCC SHVERA rule was actually being observed.

And what rule might that be?

 

[boy921]

And what rule might that be?

FCC Takes Further Steps To Implement SHVERA. http://www.fcc.gov/ Scroll down to 11-03-05 and enjoy the reading.

 

[SimpleSimon]

FCC Takes Further Steps To Implement SHVERA. http://www.fcc.gov/ Scroll down to 11-03-05 and enjoy the reading.

Significantly viewed has nothing to do with picture quality.

Totally unrelated, and I can't even begin to imagine how you could connect them.

 

[waltinvt]

Significantly viewed has nothing to do with picture quality.

Totally unrelated, and I can't even begin to imagine how you could connect them.

There is that minium bandwidth requirment thing but I think that just means the the associated non SV station can't be reduced to less than the SV station if they are going to carry the SV station.

Personally I think that although disguised as a pro consumer rule, it's nothing more than an attempt to discourage carriage of SV by satellite.

It's typical of the "giveth with one hand and taketh away with the other legislation we've been seeing like them saying the HD DNS could be provided to "unserved" viewers but then never appropiatly defining "unserved".

 

[boy921]

There is that minium bandwidth requirment thing but I think that just means the the associated non SV station can't be reduced to less than the SV station if they are going to carry the SV station.

The key word that they use is, "not" so actually the satellite Companies can take advantage. However #93 does require satellite carriers to comply with "equivalent" and "entire bandwidth" but with what regard to compression, it is smokey.

Significantly viewed has nothing to do with picture quality.

Totally unrelated, and I can't even begin to imagine how you could connect them.

Sorry SimpleSimon there is a direct connection to significantly viewed and it is related in that NBC is significantly viewed and is carried by E* and they do transmit to qualified viewers. SHVERA is a hard read and is subject to varied opinions and conclusions.

 

[waltinvt]

<snip....> SHVERA is a hard read and is subject to varied opinions and conclusions.

and that's no accident - it's just the latest strategy being used by lawmakers to achieve what lobbyists & special interests (the ones that really pay their salary) want without alienating too many voters.

Present the legislation as one thing on the surface but make the fine print so ambiguous it can be manipulated by "rules" & clarifications anyway they want later.