en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
·DSL EXTREME
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Re: MPEG4 will solve this
Exactly... just because the display resolution = 1920x1080, it shouldn't be called HD, unless
a) The source is HD (i.e. was generated at 1920x1080)
b) The quality of the picture hasn't been degraded to appear as if it was SD.
Sure, I can take a 480i image on my PC and put it to full screen (1600x1200), but the image isn't going to look all that great.
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Navarre, FL
·AT&T Southeast
·Mediacom
| said by en102  :a) The source is HD (i.e. was generated at 1920x1080) Tell the content providers that. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | They _could_ push HD lite (don't they all?) at 720p. I have yet to see any provider pushing 1080p
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Navarre, FL
·AT&T Southeast
·Mediacom
| I was mainly referring to channels such as "TNT HD". Cropped and stretched content is not necessarily HD, but the providers will broadcast it as such because the content distributors say it is. I wouldn't call 720p HD-lite either. I'll take quality 720p over 1080i any time. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Personally, with all the watered down HD (macro blocking, compression, etc.) I'll take a "good" SD picture for at least another year.
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