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Originally Posted by Vulcan
There's a flip side to adding new HD channels on Bell. Each satellite only has 32 transponders and each transponder at full HD bandwidth can only carry one HD channel at MPeg 2 with some room left over for SD channels. Bell has only one HD satellite and so they are currently compressing two or now three HD channels onto one transponder which some are now calling HDLite. They are also sending 720p signals for all their HD channels except for CBC which is 1080i. Despite all of this, in my area their picture and choice is still better than Shaw's.
Sometime in the future they will be changing over to MPeg4 [the new capable receivers 9242 and 6141] and adding another satellite at 72 degrees which will improve bandwidth and number of HD stations.
Here's a thread on Bell's compression problems and you can find other threads on MPEG4 and Bell's new satellite on this site.
http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=72525 |
Even though they are compressing 2/3 channels per transponder I still think the quality is amazing. Like you said when you compare it to Shaw it is still better.
Isn't 720p is the hightest "p" quality that any broadcaster is sending out right now? I don't think anyone is shooting in 1080p at the moment.
I have never had any problems with my HD but I always hear my friends who have Shaw whine and whine about the quality and choices they have for HD. I do love my Shaw High Speed though!
