So is it HD-lite or not?

[mkatts]

Please do not turn this into an argument. That is not my intent.

I am just curious from the guys with the tools to tell, what they are transmitting at the resolution at?

I know Verbano has the know how to tell, and I am pretty sure there were 2 or 3 others.

I just remember Verbano because he has been so outspoken about it!

At any rate, I am just curious what the resolutions are?

 

[ONUOsFan]

Please do not turn this into an argument. That is not my intent.

I am just curious from the guys with the tools to tell, what they are transmitting at the resolution at?

I know Verbano has the know how to tell, and I am pretty sure there were 2 or 3 others.

I just remember Verbano because he has been so outspoken about it!

At any rate, I am just curious what the resolutions are?

I wish I had the tools to tell from a technical standpoint, but I don't... all I can tell you is that the PQ is fantastic - honestly better than a lot of the stuff that I'm getting from the networks OTA...

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Lets just say its way better then before. and the best that I've seen on most HD channels,but not all.Would I say its HD lite ,I would say No.

 

[TulsaCoker]

Without number would anyone care? To me it's all in what we see and not the numbers.

 

[DFWHD]

Most all looked great. The only issue I saw as A&E HD's PQ - it didn't look too good when 24 was on earlier. Maybe it was the source content, not the broadcast. I'll check again tonight when I get home from work. The rest looked almost as good, if not as good as FiOS HD. We had FiOS for about a year before we moved last month and I am glad to see the new D* HD rivals it!.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I would say NOT HD Lite!

I am going to do some side by side tests of Dish -vs- DirecTV HD later on.

 

[Matt9876]

Wish I had the numbers but doing side by side comparisons it looks better than the HD stuff in the 70s.


Did notice on the HR20-700 sound was off a bit from matching the video maybe Directv has a bit more work to do.

All in all not bad! This bird can handle 100 HD channels without over compression and D11 to be launched in Dec. will add 50 more.

Matt

 

[cryptotech]

I you can't tell if its full HD or HD lite just by looking... what difference does it make???

 

[gadgtfreek]

I would say NOT HD Lite!

I am going to do some side by side tests of Dish -vs- DirecTV HD later on.

Good deal, let us know.

 

[ONUOsFan]

I you can't tell if its full HD or HD lite just by looking... what difference does it make???

Exactly.

Trust me, you can tell a difference if your TV is good enough to display it...

 

[vurbano]

Can't really evaluate it without looking at the stream. Don Landis has already stated that they were screwing with more than just the resolution and bitrates.

 

[digiblur]

Can't really evaluate it without looking at the stream. Don Landis has already stated that they were screwing with more than just the resolution and bitrates.

No R5000 mods yet?

 

[CoachGibbs]

Is A&E HD a 720p channel or a 1080i channel? Googling it indicates 1080i, but it's 720p on D*.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Is A&E HD a 720p channel or a 1080i channel? Googling it indicates 1080i, but it's 720p on D*.

From what I can find its 1080i.

Is your box set to native?

 

[CoachGibbs]

From what I can find its 1080i.

Is your box set to native?

Yeah both of them, both show 720p(both tv's change resolution as well). It was 720p during the testing as well.

 

[ONUOsFan]

From what I can find its 1080i.

Is your box set to native?

I had mine set to native when A&E was one of the test channels the other night and it was coming over as 720p. Haven't checked it since it went live this morning...

 

[Sean Mota]

Exactly.

Trust me, you can tell a difference if your TV is good enough to display it...

That is quite true but the stream will tell the whole story . At this point we can't say one way or the other except for people's perception which it is subjective on their perspective.

I am sure someone will get the right equipment and will do it. It is just a matter of time.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I am told by a friend in engineering that its going out full resolution with minimum compression.

I am told that they are watching some material side by side with Fios and the DirecTV feed looks better.

I plan on doing a side by side test tonight between DirecTV and Dish.

And BTW I believe A&E HD is only transmitted in 720p, it is not a 1080i channel.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Yeah both of them, both show 720p(both tv's change resolution as well). It was 720p during the testing as well.

Huh. Well its partially owned by Disney, maybe they went the 720p route.

 

[digiblur]

Is A&E HD a 720p channel or a 1080i channel? Googling it indicates 1080i, but it's 720p on D*.

720p on E* and Cox Cable.