UncleDirtNap
join:2006-08-26
Pittsburgh, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to djrobx
Re: probably
"Fios TV is the same as cable TV, it's just delivered on an all-fiber network up to the home instead of up to a neighborhood node (ONT is acting like a cable node)."
Don't think I can buy that. I've seen FIOS TV regular and HD and Comcast's on similar HD plasma TVs and the FIOS channels are noticeably cleaner, sharper and brighter.
Don't know the details about such things but the guy with Comcast says he was told the difference is the result of Comcast having to compress their signals while Verizon FIOS doesn't.
He's already planning to switch the moment FIOS TV is available to him. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
 ·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | Then how do you explain "digital cable" equipment like TiVo Series 3 working and Motorola 3416's working?
FIOS TV saves 2 QAM channels vs. cable due to not having internet data on the same line. That's it. There clearly IS a bandwidth crunch, that's what's creating the HDTV channels limitation that created this news article to begin with. 135 QAM channels @ 6mhz = 800mhz. Cable TV is pretty much the same (some markets have been upgraded for more capacity than others)
The technology is what it is. I don't doubt Fios has a superior picture to your cable. Maybe the cable company just doesn't give a crap about quality?
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