Question about SKY HD quality
I have just had sky hd installed, but I have not yet purchased my hd tv yet.
At the moment I have a panasonic 36 inch 100 htz tv. Without a doubt the picture I am getting through the hd channels is better even though it is only connected thru scart.I know its not hd but can anyone tell me why the picture is better, I have noticed that the football broadcasts do not have the compression like aura around the players that you get with normal sky.I would be interested to hear any comments |
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Does anyone know if HD is interlaced or not? |
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HD can be either Interlaced or Progressive. If you see the vertical resolution expressed with an i at the end, it's interlaced.
I'm pretty sure that all the low-end (<£5000) Hi Def equipment will be interlaced. |
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Its interlaced, Sky HD runs at 1080i. (the i is for interlaced).
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Thanks for the info.It was a nice surprise cos I did not expect to get any improvement untill I bought a new T.V.
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Actually just to clarify my last statement Sky HD is broadcast at 1080i as standard, however i believe the box can be set to quite a few standards (720P for example)
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Of course, you'll get the full benefit, as you know, on an HD TV. What is interesting is that watching standard Sky channels on an HD TV really shows up the poor quality of the system in comparison - which is my main reason for not buying an HD TV right now. |
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Man, we have been conned!!!! When it was Analogue, you got an 8mhz channel all to one channel ie Sky Sports 1. You could see the players faces, and those of the crowd. Then, we are "given" digital, They said the picture would be better, so they crammed upto 7 channels down 8mhz of bandwidth. This resulted in............... wait for it......... crap pictures that lacked definition. Ahhh they say you need HD TV!!! But pay us more money, and go to our sponsers/partners and buy an HD TV, there now you have good pictures!!!!
I've been had, Sky, NTL/TW greatest con trick ever!!!!!!! |
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I'd also say 7 channels per mux is on the low side. HD has the capacity to show far greater detail than analogue ever could, if its given enough bitrate. The second generation of encoders are coming out now as well, so pictures will improve. |
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A satellite Mux is 34 and a bit Mb/s A cable Mux is 38 and a bit Mb/s |
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I think you've got a very good point there! Although having seen some HD broadcasts, the quality is much better than ye olde analogue! Quote:
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