RE: [VOOM] native vs. upconverted

[Sean Butler]

> I looked at getting Voom a year ago but I'm holding out for their
> DVR. I have a question about their HD channels that maybe somebody
> in this group could answer. Does anybody have a rough percentage of
> how much is in native 1080i/720p vs. how much has been upconverted?
> Obviously, programming like old movies would be have to be
> upconverted, but I was just wondering. Does the program guide or
> anywhere else spell this out to any degree?

Why would old movies have to be upconverted? If the old movies are stored
on film, there is more resolution there than on the 480i broadcast versions.
Or am I missing something?

/Sean



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[seattlesatelliter]

[VOOM] Upconvering movies to 1080i?

Hi Sean, That's what I thought as well. And on VOOM's movie channels
it is stated upfront that the movies are mastered in 1080i. I'll
guarantee that the analog masters of the film-mostly likely 35mm-has
much, much higher resolution than any currently digital TV
transmission. Of course, the quality of the film itself can vary greatly.

Watching HDTV under "definite rain" (gotta love the new NOAA
descriptions) in Seattle, Gill





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[alcaine123]

[VOOM] Aspect issues

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't find that thread. I
just had Voom installed three days ago. The installer did a fine job
with the dish/antenna and hookup, but was clueless and downright rude
about the box and remote setup. My problem is that with non-HD
channels I cannot get the aspect right. I just want the picture to
fill my 4:3 TV without distortion or shrinking (black bands all
around) I have tried all the settings in the System Setup/Picture
Format menu without success. Any ideas? (HD works great, letterboxed)





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[Robert Heitner]

RE: [VOOM] Aspect issues

Open the front cover and press and hold the red button to change the aspect
ratio.

HTH,

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Subject: [VOOM] Aspect issues



Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't find that thread. I
just had Voom installed three days ago. The installer did a fine job
with the dish/antenna and hookup, but was clueless and downright rude
about the box and remote setup. My problem is that with non-HD
channels I cannot get the aspect right. I just want the picture to
fill my 4:3 TV without distortion or shrinking (black bands all
around) I have tried all the settings in the System Setup/Picture
Format menu without success. Any ideas? (HD works great, letterboxed)





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[sueio]

[VOOM] Re: native vs. upconverted

You sound like someone that has seem how ugly up-converted SD can be
if done improperly. Voom's exclusive channels and nearly all other HD
channels are free of up-converted SD. Only TNT-HD is showing a
stretched, up-converted SD, but decent picture.


--- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "marflir" <marflir@y...> wrote:
>
> I looked at getting Voom a year ago but I'm holding out for their
> DVR. I have a question about their HD channels that maybe somebody
> in this group could answer. Does anybody have a rough percentage
of
> how much is in native 1080i/720p vs. how much has been
upconverted?
> Obviously, programming like old movies would be have to be
> upconverted, but I was just wondering. Does the program guide or
> anywhere else spell this out to any degree?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark





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[tfouts]

Re: [VOOM] Aspect issues

On the front of the Voom box open the door on lower right. Push the=20
red button until all four lights blink. This puts the box in native
On Dec 6, 2004, at 7:58 PM, alcaine123 wrote:

>
> Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't find that thread.=A0 I
> just had Voom installed three days ago.=A0 The installer did a fine job
> with the dish/antenna and hookup, but was clueless and downright rude
> about the box and remote setup.=A0 My problem is that with non-HD
> channels I cannot get the aspect right.=A0 I just want the picture to
> fill my 4:3 TV without distortion or shrinking (black bands all
> around) I have tried all the settings in the System Setup/Picture
> Format menu without success.=A0 Any ideas? (HD works great, letterboxed)
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[Chris Green]

RE: [VOOM] Aspect issues

The part that stinks there is that the box outputs 480i for SD channels. I=
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your TV doesn't have a built in up convert function it looks pretty bad.

Chris Green


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On the front of the Voom box open the door on lower right. Push the=20
red button until all four lights blink. This puts the box in native
On Dec 6, 2004, at 7:58 PM, alcaine123 wrote:

>
> Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't find that thread.=A0 I
> just had Voom installed three days ago.=A0 The installer did a fine job
> with the dish/antenna and hookup, but was clueless and downright rude
> about the box and remote setup.=A0 My problem is that with non-HD
> channels I cannot get the aspect right.=A0 I just want the picture to
> fill my 4:3 TV without distortion or shrinking (black bands all
> around) I have tried all the settings in the System Setup/Picture
> Format menu without success.=A0 Any ideas? (HD works great, letterboxed)
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[davekendra]

Agreed, I have an older Samsung CRT HDTV, about 2 years old and some of the SD channels (esp. Fox Sports World) look rather bad in 480i. This needs upconverted asap. Take note, VOOM! Please work on an upconvert, if this is feasible.

Respectfully yours,

 

[Chris Green]

RE: [VOOM] Aspect issues

I would bet the next generation equipment (DVR) will improve on this. With
my Time Warner DVR I can selectively upconvert. I convert 720p to 1080i,
and 480i to 480p. I can also switch to 480p from 1080i with a single button
on the remote for programs that are not widescreen on an otherwise HD
channel since my TV is 4:3.

Chris


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Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:14 AM
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Subject: RE: [VOOM] Aspect issues



Agreed, I have an older Samsung CRT HDTV, about 2 years old and some of
the SD channels (esp. Fox Sports World) look rather bad in 480i. This
needs upconverted asap. Take note, VOOM! Please work on an upconvert,
if this is feasible.

Respectfully yours,


--
davekendra
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[davekendra]

Good bit of info there, thanks!

Crossing my fingers,