Right, but I wonder if it's based on what the signal is at the destination. If it's 720p or better, then it will probably get listed as "HD" even if the content wasn't shot or properly upscaled for it. Fox comes up as 480i most of the time, but then flips to 720p when HD content comes through, whereas the 100% HD channels probably keep the signal at its target size no matter how craptacular the content will turn out (see early road racing on SpeedHD for more examples).
If we are talking about format ALL of DirecTV's "HD" channels are HD all the time. Matter of fact, since my box is set for 1080i only, ALL of their SD channels are 100% HD, too!
What matters is the CONTENT format, and TNT-HD and TBDS-HD are completely fraudulent when they mark their programming "HD".
I wonder why DirecTV lets those stations expose it to such an obvious class action suit. If Apple can be sued for only having 65,000 screen colors instead of 65,536 when they claimed "65K", then this ought to be a slam dunk.
I didn't state that it was accurate or a great idea, but if the individual program "claims" to be in HD, and it's broadcast at an increased resolution, then that's probably how they calculated it. My TV upscales everything anyway, so to take your statement one step further EVERYTHING I see is "HD". However, the statements were "why is it showing as 100% when it isn't", and I bet it's calculated on the claim. The claim, sadly, is based on the resolution that's puked out and not by how well the content was transferred to it. This is a lot like the first HD DVD and Blu-Ray movies I saw with the horrible graining and blurring.
So, technically, the site is "correct" but a bit sad as well...
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Right, but I wonder if it's based on what the signal is at the destination. If it's 720p or better, then it will probably get listed as "HD" even if the content wasn't shot or properly upscaled for it. Fox comes up as 480i most of the time, but then flips to 720p when HD content comes through, whereas the 100% HD channels probably keep the signal at its target size no matter how craptacular the content will turn out (see early road racing on SpeedHD for more examples).
Oh, stop. That's silly.
If we are talking about format ALL of DirecTV's "HD" channels are HD all the time. Matter of fact, since my box is set for 1080i only, ALL of their SD channels are 100% HD, too!
What matters is the CONTENT format, and TNT-HD and TBDS-HD are completely fraudulent when they mark their programming "HD".
I wonder why DirecTV lets those stations expose it to such an obvious class action suit. If Apple can be sued for only having 65,000 screen colors instead of 65,536 when they claimed "65K", then this ought to be a slam dunk.
I didn't state that it was accurate or a great idea, but if the individual program "claims" to be in HD, and it's broadcast at an increased resolution, then that's probably how they calculated it. My TV upscales everything anyway, so to take your statement one step further EVERYTHING I see is "HD". However, the statements were "why is it showing as 100% when it isn't", and I bet it's calculated on the claim. The claim, sadly, is based on the resolution that's puked out and not by how well the content was transferred to it. This is a lot like the first HD DVD and Blu-Ray movies I saw with the horrible graining and blurring.
So, technically, the site is "correct" but a bit sad as well...