Ok, so I was watching NFL ST broadcasts in HD over the weekend and got to thinking about DirecTV HD as a whole. (Why are all CBS games not in HD yet?)
I know that there are a number of sats going up to increase bandwidth and that mpeg 4 is the future of compression for DTV.
So I was thinking that compression can be used for a few things... it can either be used for quality or quantity... In other words, DTV could give us higher quality video in the same bandwidth as currently being used OR they could give us the same quality video as now but with more channels...
Is DTV going to do the right thing and find that happy medium? I've got a couple year old HDTV. I'm really impressed with some of the newer DLP TVs PQ. But is DTV going to going to give me a reason to spend more money on a newer TV? What's the point of having a "better" TV if I'm not sending a "better" signal?
I know that there are a number of sats going up to increase bandwidth and that mpeg 4 is the future of compression for DTV.
So I was thinking that compression can be used for a few things... it can either be used for quality or quantity... In other words, DTV could give us higher quality video in the same bandwidth as currently being used OR they could give us the same quality video as now but with more channels...
Is DTV going to do the right thing and find that happy medium? I've got a couple year old HDTV. I'm really impressed with some of the newer DLP TVs PQ. But is DTV going to going to give me a reason to spend more money on a newer TV? What's the point of having a "better" TV if I'm not sending a "better" signal?