Orby bitrate
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Can't really blame them for compressing the crap out of C-SPAN. Is that even available in HD?
Yes, all three C-SPAN channels have been available in HD since 2010.
Amazing how much HEVC signals can be compressed and still look better than the same channels viewed on my Suddenlink cable service!
Why is this fail? Have you seen the service yet?
Most SD channels on satellites like 97w Ku and 117w C use 5x the bandwidth and look like absolute crap. I was amazed how good the SD channels looked and now even more impressed after seeing the bandwidth used.
What size TV set are you watching on out of curiosity?
Sent from my iPad using the SatelliteGuys app!
At the shop I swap between a 55" 4k and a 34" 1080p.
You guys with an opinion about how bad the PQ must be, what size TV have you watched the Orby TV channels on?
0.00"? LOL
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I agree. Looks great for so little bandwidth. I’m impressed. Looks like the “HD” is maxing out around 4Mbps at peak but in a range from 1.3 to 4Mbps.
And I believe that may be higher bitrate then what DISH is serving their HD at (in MPEG4, I dont believe they are using HEVC yet)
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I can only think in 5 to 10 years dish maybe back to the dish 300 they maybe not need a fleet with new compression.
Yep, Mpeg4 HEVC is about 1/5 the bandwidth of a comparable standard Mpeg2 signal. People just aren't yet used to comparing the two on one to one basis.
So, multiply those bandwidths by 5 to compare to what we have been used to.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it stated here previously that all of Orby's channels are SD? If that is true, then why is everyone so excited about it? I am not interested in SD channels. I can't imagine the majority of consumers in today's marketplace are interested in SD channels.
No, we have posted in multiple threads that the channels are a mix of HD and SD resolutions.
Here is a list that was posted of the channels distributed in HD resolution:
Here is a list that was posted of the channels distributed in HD resolution:
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It is all relative. As Brian noted, if you're used to 97W or DIRECTV SD, Orby SD probably looks quite good.
For someone who doesn't/can't have a relatively complicated FTA setup, good access to streaming or is just too stubborn to pay for something else DBS, it is probably better than most one-of-many streams on an OTA channel.
Netflix and Amazon Prime carry an awful lot of SD content and nobody is really flaming on them (although I've been pretty pissy about their AQ in some cases).
I think most people would be interested more in the bottom price, AND the fact they would have access to some "cable channels". This is clearly marketed to people without high speed internet and/or with horrible caps on data.
There's also plenty of people around the country that can NOT get OTA tv through an antenna, even if put outside. Way outside the DMA main area, near mountains, etc. Don't know if ATSC 3.0 will change that any, maybe.
Once somebody like that shells out for the receiver and installation, they are very likely to keep subscribing.
These viewers need a service that can deliver LIL and Orby can't do that.
Orby fills a gap, but it may be a pretty small gap.
