The launch vehicle has now completed all burns and separated. DirecTV 10 is now in orbit. Of course, there are still things that could go wrong with the satellite itself, but the launch process was a complete success.
As for PQ ... my experience is that moving from an HR10 to an HR20 improves quality immediately (HR10 softens picture), and the MPEG4 channels seem to be less (or better) compressed. Higher quality anyway. HBO will enforce a bitrate minimum on MPEG4.
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The launch vehicle has now completed all burns and separated. DirecTV 10 is now in orbit. Of course, there are still things that could go wrong with the satellite itself, but the launch process was a complete success.
As for PQ ... my experience is that moving from an HR10 to an HR20 improves quality immediately (HR10 softens picture), and the MPEG4 channels seem to be less (or better) compressed. Higher quality anyway. HBO will enforce a bitrate minimum on MPEG4.