Ignite
Premium,VIP
join:2004-03-18
UK
clubs:
 ·BlueYonder Interne..
 ·Be There
| reply to Chris 313
Re: Translation, more speed?
said by Chris 313  :Does this mean we'd get faster internet? Or is this just another effort to blow smoke? Just because it doesn't instantly mean you'll get 100Mbit internet doesn't mean it's an effort to blow smoke.
It can free up bandwidth which could be used for wide band DOCSIS and higher internet speeds. |
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Cjaiceman
Premium,MVM
join:2004-10-12
Parker, CO
·Comcast Workplace
·Comcast
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It can free up bandwidth which could be used for wide band DOCSIS and higher internet speeds.
I can also be used for less compressed HD broadcasts. This is good news for Comcast because they compress their HD signals pretty bad, hence why I left them and went to DirecTV. The HD is much better and I now have more HD channels and programing. |
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Ignite
Premium,VIP
join:2004-03-18
UK
clubs:
·BlueYonder Interne..
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| reply to Cjaiceman
Re: Translation, more speed?
Exactly a few potential applications for VoD, HD and SD, pretty much anything that uses downstream spectrum, which was why I used 'could' not 'will' even though on this IPTV platform it'll be one or a few hugely bonded DOCSIS downstreams doing the business. |
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whoamIoramI
join:2004-05-17
Jersey City, NJ
| reply to Cjaiceman
I thought it was the reverse. Someone told me Directv compresses is like hell to a lower quailty
Anway, I'm interested to your response. I just moved to my place 7 months ago and went for comcast. I really do not like the service at all and am looking at the dish as an alternative |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| While DirecTv's picture is clean, I do believe that you may be correct with the compression. With a TV on S-Video, you can notice some alias/artifacting around many screen images (noticable on stuff like text images where there's high contrast images stuffed into a small area).
In general, its better than the analog/digital mix I had from TimeWarner and Comcast, much cheaper, and consistant picture on all channels. |
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