The ATSC tuner is on since December. Richie Tiotuyco <wet_read@...> wrote: Does the HR 20''s have a ATSC tuner turned on yet? If not does it...
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Deepak Munjal
dmunjal
Jan 28, 2007 1:31 am
Its true that DirecTV MP2 is HD Lite but MP4 is full resolution HD. All channels will be MP4 soon. ... From: "snidely9447" <snidely9447@...> To:...
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Deepak Munjal
dmunjal
Jan 28, 2007 1:31 am
Yes but I find the quality of MP4 as good as OTA and better than MP2. ... From: "Richie Tiotuyco" <wet_read@...> To: HDTV-in-SFbay@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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svb442@...
svberger1
Jan 28, 2007 2:18 am
Really?? My ota is infinetely better than anything I receive on MPEG 4. Which makes sense, considering it is an uncompressed signal. If you find OTA and MPEG4...
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Deepak Munjal
dmunjal
Jan 28, 2007 2:53 am
Infinitely? I seriously doubt that. Most folks on dbstalk and avsforum can't tell the differerence. And btw, it takes up a lot less space on disk. More...
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Larry Katzeff
lxkatze
Jan 28, 2007 3:10 am
You must have an inferior set if you can't tell the difference between compressed MPEG4 and full BW OTA. Ofcourse, some local stations here choose to send OTA...
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Ratty
_ratty
Jan 28, 2007 5:40 pm
Thanks for all your comments and recommendations. Seems DirectTV is still the favorite, though with problems (HD Lite, buggy DVR). You've all confirmed...
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james.w.ash@...
jashtalio
Jan 28, 2007 5:56 pm
If you read tv predictions, by phil swann, you'll see some interesting comments and comparisons such as the exact same discussion here. He has all 3 at home. ...
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Richard Swank
richard.swank
Jan 29, 2007 4:15 am
I purchased a HR-20 just before Christmas. During the setup mode prior to calling DirecTV the software auto updated. I've not had to re-boot it a single time...
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Larry Kenney
larrykenney
Jan 29, 2007 4:20 am
... Of all the packages available, I feel Dish is your best bet. If the new ATT/Dish package isn't available, you can still go with Dish by contacting them...
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james.w.ash@...
jashtalio
Jan 29, 2007 4:52 am
What 26 HDchannels do they offer? Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless ... From: Larry Kenney <Larry@...> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:57:31 ...
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Richie Tiotuyco
wet_read
Jan 29, 2007 5:33 am
Thanks Rich. I was leaning more on watching FSN Bay Area in HD for NBA games. Unfortunately, my HR 10's cannot receive channel 96. It does not allow Mpeg4....
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Larry Kenney
larrykenney
Jan 29, 2007 7:45 am
... Here's the list, copied and pasted from the Dish Network site: Animania HD Family Room HD GamePlay HD Discovery HD Theater Equator HD DISH Network PPV in...
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Jeffrey Songster
jeffreysongster
Jan 29, 2007 10:46 am
From Berkeley you should be able to get Over the air locals easily... you should also check out Dish HD options... I had my whole house rewired by them... and...
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Bob
bob_lopaka
Jan 29, 2007 12:13 pm
... [snip] ... All the local stations--except analog KMTP 32--broadcast via digital signals, and more and more are transitioning to HD digital signals. ... ...
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James W. Ash
jashtalio
Jan 29, 2007 5:34 pm
this is interesting: http://www.tvpredictions.com/comcastkiller012507.htm ... -- Regards, James W. Ash 88 King St San Francisco, CA 94107 415.309.1354...
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Jeff Kirk
jeffkirk95132
Jan 29, 2007 6:20 pm
I recently purchased one of the HR-20 PVRs to replace a malfunctioning HR10-250. It works quite well, even if the UI is significantly different (and in some...
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Bob Spofford
spoffo41
Jan 29, 2007 10:01 pm
I just checked, 11:15 am Friday, and it's coming in fine....
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james.w.ash@...
jashtalio
Jan 29, 2007 10:52 pm
Larry, There's a new software candidate in the stream tonight for our hr20's Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless ... From: Bob Spofford...
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Larry Katzeff
lxkatze
Jan 29, 2007 11:06 pm
Thanks, I will download it tonight after 8:00 p.m. I also subscribe to that thread. Larry james.w.ash@... wrote: Larry, There's a new software candidate...
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Robert (Bob) P. Andris
bobandris
Jan 30, 2007 3:13 pm
... Larry, Does the ViP-622 output on both IR and RF? Bob...
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Brad
tuatara57macaw
Jan 30, 2007 5:54 pm
Another interesting aspect concerning the delivery of TV content is what Bill Gates mentioned the other day concerning delivery of content through the...
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Larry Kenney
larrykenney
Jan 30, 2007 9:57 pm
... The ViP-622 outputs are quite versatile. It has two separate viewing outputs which are controlled by separate remotes and are independent of each other....
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lsochocki001
Jan 30, 2007 9:59 pm
Has anyone else out there had trouble for the past few days receiving the KQED 9.1 - 9.5 stations. They've been out for several days, but I am receiving...
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wilnel2002
Jan 31, 2007 12:52 am
What an odd comment. Of course your OTA transmission is compressed. A raw HD video stream is more than one billion bits per second. MPEG-2 encoding (used by...
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james.w.ash@...
jashtalio
Jan 31, 2007 12:59 am
Is it true that the ota comes in with 11mbs and the satellite is at 7 mbs? Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless ... From: "wilnel2002"...
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sanfranmike2001
Jan 31, 2007 3:50 pm
... has, ... the ... shows ... been ... regional ... of ... Obviously, ... these ... First post here. Not sure whether to top or bottom post. I'll try bottom...
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keenan424
Jan 31, 2007 5:02 pm
It's supposed to be available already in about 6 cities in the bay area. I haven't heard of anyone having it yet though, on this board, or over at AVS. From...
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Richard Swank
richard.swank
Jan 31, 2007 9:23 pm
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at raising the public's awareness of the impending analog broadcast switchoff. Offered by...
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sugamjain
Feb 1, 2007 1:38 am
Does anyone have the channel listings that arent tied to the digital cable box? I have cable plugged directly into my TV with a QAM tuner. It'd be nice to...
