dispatcher21
join:2004-01-22
united state
| reply to DaSneaky1D
Re: competition the american way
No, it is not HD. HD is 1280x720 or 1920x1080, not 1280x1080 that Directv is trying to pass as HD. There is no FUD about it, Directv does not offer true HD, but neither does Dishnetwork or many other cable providers. To my knowledge(as a few years ago), only Comcast offers HDTV channels without altering the data stream from the source. |
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na
@tsaadvet.com
| said by dispatcher21  :No, it is not HD. HD is 1280x720 or 1920x1080, not 1280x1080 that Directv is trying to pass as HD. There is no FUD about it, Directv does not offer true HD, but neither does Dishnetwork or many other cable providers. To my knowledge(as a few years ago), only Comcast offers HDTV channels without altering the data stream from the source. Wrong! Anything over 1280x720 is HD. It doesn't specifically have to be 1280x720 or 1920x1080. Another reason they call it HD lite is because it is bit starved, not necessarily because of the resolution.
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PolarBear
The bear formerly known as aaron8301
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join:2005-01-03
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Um, have you done some simple math? IF one variety of HD, as you say, is 1280x720 and DirecTV is broadcasting at 1280x1080, isn't that better? 1280x1080 is MORE pixels than 1280x720.
I've seen DirecTV HD channels on dozens of different HDTVs, and I think the quality is excellent. However if you don't, don't complain about it, simply don't subscribe to the service. No one is forcing you to watch DirecTV. The fact that someone will sue simply because they don't like the service is ridiculous. In my experience, if you don't like the service, go with another provider.
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Jobastion
@comcast.net
| If it were 1280x720p vs 1280x1080p, then yes, it would be better. DirectTV apparently broadcasts at 1280x1080i... which pixel wise calculates as 1280x540p. And that, is less than HD resolution, hence the griping.
That's 691,200 pixels per frame (technically, per refresh, but I'm so not going there) on Direct TV, with the lowest standard of HDTV running at 921,600 pixels per refresh.
End result is DirectTV broadcasting at ~%75 percent of the low end of HDTV.
Also, that's not 16x9... that's not even a 4x3 ratio... that some funky 32x27 ratio. Closer to a square than even SDTV. Weird. |
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