MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 question

[Thats A Winner]

I have read that some of the channels on DTV are MPEG 2 and some are MPEG 4. I have noticed that some of the HD channels are better than others. Is this the reason? How can I found out which channels are 2 and which are 4? And, If MPEG 4 is better, are they planning to convert all the HD channels to MPEG 4?
Thanks for helping a newbie. Just went to HD last month and I"m LOVING it!

 

[dfergie]

The channels in the 70's up to 99 are Mpeg2... and it is in the plans to upgrade all to Mpeg4.

 

[rad]

The channels in the 70's up to 99 are Mpeg2... and it is in the plans to upgrade all to Mpeg4.

Don't forget that 206, 209, 259, 279, 501, and 537 are also MPEG2 still.

 

[dfergie]

doh... forgot about those although the latter 2 are dups...

 

[Thats A Winner]

Thanks for the replies. I HAVE noticed that ESPN is not as sharp as some of the other HD channels (channel 206). I hope they take them all to MPEG 4

 

[BlackHitachi]

doh... forgot about those although the latter 2 are dups...

When will D* start to swap out Mpeg2 for Mpeg4 boxes?

 

[rad]

When will D* start to swap out Mpeg2 for Mpeg4 boxes?

From what the CFO said this week on a conference call, it sounds like they're only going to do it when/where they need to. Example, they swapped out the folks that had the LA MPEG2 HD's, next the MLB-EI/SF HD and for the fall NFL-ST/SF HD folks now since the HD games are all going MPEG4 this year. They hope that many of the HD folks will want to do the swaps on their own to help reduce their costs.

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks for the replies. I HAVE noticed that ESPN is not as sharp as some of the other HD channels (channel 206). I hope they take them all to MPEG 4

to the site !!!

ESPN 206 is the same as ESPN 73 mpeg2 for now.

Jimbo

 

[BlackHitachi]

From what the CFO said this week on a conference call, it sounds like they're only going to do it when/where they need to. Example, they swapped out the folks that had the LA MPEG2 HD's, next the MLB-EI/SF HD and for the fall NFL-ST/SF HD folks now since the HD games are all going MPEG4 this year. They hope that many of the HD folks will want to do the swaps on their own to help reduce their costs.

Thank YOU!!:up