• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

ESPN HD looks like ass!

Yep. Say hello to the HD of the future. Compressed for your displeasure.

DirecTV was the first to do this. I remember HD on DirecTV used to be so clear and free of compression artifacts that you thought it was a window. Those days are long gone.
 
Everyone compresses because of bandwidth concerns. The only uncompressed HD you get now is via OTA.

It is so bad on DirecTV that they turn off TNT HD during the day on Sundays because NFL Sunday Ticket HD is such a bandwidth hog.

DirecTV is supposed to be launching two new satellites in a few months to handle more bandwidth though. Plus everything will be moving to MPEG4. MPEG4 HD is about as close to OTA HD as I've seen.
 
It's bullshit. They know there's a national audience so bump up the friggin' bandwidth. Jeebus...
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Everyone compresses because of bandwidth concerns. The only uncompressed HD you get now is via OTA.

It is so bad on DirecTV that they turn off TNT HD during the day on Sundays because NFL Sunday Ticket HD is such a bandwidth hog.

DirecTV is supposed to be launching two new satellites in a few months to handle more bandwidth though. Plus everything will be moving to MPEG4. MPEG4 HD is about as close to OTA HD as I've seen.
Click to expand...

Is this a rumor, or actually happening?

Any dates or articles concerning this stuff?
 
How about Comcast? I just got an HD box today and I'm in the process of hooking it up. ESPN isn't working for me atm, though, so I can't see how ESPN looks 🙁.
 
Originally posted by: iRONic
It's bullshit. They know there's a national audience so bump up the friggin' bandwidth. Jeebus...
Click to expand...

I don't think they can just "bump up the bandwith". The idea is that they are already tapped.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Everyone compresses because of bandwidth concerns. The only uncompressed HD you get now is via OTA.

It is so bad on DirecTV that they turn off TNT HD during the day on Sundays because NFL Sunday Ticket HD is such a bandwidth hog.

DirecTV is supposed to be launching two new satellites in a few months to handle more bandwidth though. Plus everything will be moving to MPEG4. MPEG4 HD is about as close to OTA HD as I've seen.
Click to expand...


i get HD OTA and I always see compression artifacts when watching football on CBS in HD. Granted it's whenever the camera is panning.
 
Originally posted by: BUrassler
Originally posted by: Queasy
Everyone compresses because of bandwidth concerns. The only uncompressed HD you get now is via OTA.

It is so bad on DirecTV that they turn off TNT HD during the day on Sundays because NFL Sunday Ticket HD is such a bandwidth hog.

DirecTV is supposed to be launching two new satellites in a few months to handle more bandwidth though. Plus everything will be moving to MPEG4. MPEG4 HD is about as close to OTA HD as I've seen.
Click to expand...

Is this a rumor, or actually happening?

Any dates or articles concerning this stuff?
Click to expand...

Link
But the company plans to launch two satellites next year that will give it the capacity for 150 national and 1,500 local HD channels.
Click to expand...
 
Originally posted by: BUrassler
Originally posted by: iRONic
It's bullshit. They know there's a national audience so bump up the friggin' bandwidth. Jeebus...
Click to expand...

I don't think they can just "bump up the bandwith". The idea is that they are already tapped.
Click to expand...

From what I've been reading the bandwidth can be bumped.

Compression can be a bargaining chip in carriage deals. According to Doug Jones, chief architect of cable products at video-equipment maker BigBand Networks, networks sometimes obtain a more favorable carriage fee if they agree to have their HD programming carried at 10 or 11 Mbps. ?That's all tied into the programmer negotiations,? he said.
 
I'm watching MNF on ESPN right now. Charter is awful for HD. It's all artifacted and about once a minute the feed glitches. I wish I was at my apartment so I could see the game on Comcast. I can't imagine it's this bad.
 
OTA broadcasts can be compressed too. Anytime there is multicasting (multiple streams being broadcasted at once), the stations need to compress the original HD stream.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Everyone compresses because of bandwidth concerns. The only uncompressed HD you get now is via OTA.

It is so bad on DirecTV that they turn off TNT HD during the day on Sundays because NFL Sunday Ticket HD is such a bandwidth hog.
Click to expand...

Thank goodness for Comcast, I flipped back and forth between the Bears game and LOTR trilogy on TNTHD yesterday 🙂
 
Originally posted by: sm8000
Originally posted by: Queasy
Everyone compresses because of bandwidth concerns. The only uncompressed HD you get now is via OTA.

It is so bad on DirecTV that they turn off TNT HD during the day on Sundays because NFL Sunday Ticket HD is such a bandwidth hog.
Click to expand...

Thank goodness for Comcast, I flipped back and forth between the Bears game and LOTR trilogy on TNTHD yesterday 🙂
Click to expand...

Yeah, that pissed me off because I had missed The Fellowship of the Ring in HD when it was previously shown. I had my HD DirecTivo set to record it not thinking about them shutting it off for NFL Sunday Ticket. Oh well, at least they still showed The Two Towers and Return of the King.
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Mine looks great. Yay Time Warner 🙂
Click to expand...

TW here and ESPNHD is by far the worst looking HD on the air. Best looking are the inHD channels.
 
The beginning of the game looked kinda crappy but it looked pretty good after the 1st quarter. (Time Warner-Austin)

Football (and most sports) looks better in 720P on my TV. 1080i looks better for just about everything else though
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top