yup being a directv tech i get questions all the time about quality. Your picture quality is only as good as your tv. If you have a old hd tv or a tv with low specs chances are its not gona be as good as mine. i have a shark 52" lcd. Also Directv is the best in picture quality and quantity. If your tired of you cable and want to switch just check out my blog. i will answer any questions you have and if u decide to switch i can get you a deal on your monthly bill and you equipment. my blog is www.directv360.blogspot.com
Nice plug. But my question is still this: are the new simulcasts which are MPEG4 taking the MPEG2 signal and transcoding it? Or has DirecTV started getting higher bitrate MPEG4 directly from the television studios? And if so, what is the bitrate?
My problem with MPEG4 has always been the fact that it's originally an MPEG2 signal at about 16mb/s and is transcoded to ~10mb/s. Any transcode degrades the picture, and it's been noticable.
The MPEG4 of Blu-ray is fine because it's at a MUCH higher bitrate and isn't transcoded from something else. Can we get some better info on how the new MPEG4 channels will improve the picture quality?
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yup being a directv tech i get questions all the time about quality. Your picture quality is only as good as your tv. If you have a old hd tv or a tv with low specs chances are its not gona be as good as mine. i have a shark 52" lcd. Also Directv is the best in picture quality and quantity. If your tired of you cable and want to switch just check out my blog. i will answer any questions you have and if u decide to switch i can get you a deal on your monthly bill and you equipment. my blog is www.directv360.blogspot.com
Nice plug. But my question is still this: are the new simulcasts which are MPEG4 taking the MPEG2 signal and transcoding it? Or has DirecTV started getting higher bitrate MPEG4 directly from the television studios? And if so, what is the bitrate?
My problem with MPEG4 has always been the fact that it's originally an MPEG2 signal at about 16mb/s and is transcoded to ~10mb/s. Any transcode degrades the picture, and it's been noticable.
The MPEG4 of Blu-ray is fine because it's at a MUCH higher bitrate and isn't transcoded from something else. Can we get some better info on how the new MPEG4 channels will improve the picture quality?