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In Reply to: So that's all it is? The video equivalent of audiophile specialty labels? posted by SalD on August 10, 2006 at 22:23:22:
the free to air channel networks all have HD transmissions as well as SD.What you get depends on what the station obtained the program in. I tend not to watch all that much TV programming but the ABC, our national broadcaster, transmits quite a few programs in 1280 x 720 progressive scan and the quality is extremely good. Most of the high definition stuff I've watched on the ABC has been in that format. The ABC shows a lot of British BBC material and that seems to be almost routinely in 720p and high quality.
The commercial networks are a mixed bag with some stuff in 1080i, some in 720p, and some in standard definition. There seems a lot more variation in the formats they transmit than what I've seen on the ABC.
Of course, there's no value in having a high quality picture if the program itself is not to your taste.
David Aiken
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Somewhere around half (maybe more) of the network TV in the 8-11PM time frame is broadcast in HD, plus sports, but that may depend on the area and whether or not the stations have updated their broadcasting. I watch very little of it, because as you've noticed, it doesn't improve the content any. I think CBS and NBC are 1080i, anf Fox and ABC are 720p.
Jack
There must be a lot of compression and little consistency in the way the major networks distribute HD signals because I have yet to see a major network HD production that looks like HD. Its not even DVD (480i) image quality. The only true HD on ABC-NBC-CBS seems to be the local news. I wonder how long will it be before content catches up with the capability?
Only CBS in the DC area broadcasts local news in HD. I watched CSI last night, and it looked OK in HD, but not as good as local news. It will be a few years before the networks get serious about HD, there just isn't enough HD TVs out there yet .
Jack
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