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HDTV Broadcast

what about cable versus broadcast?

CBS NFL on 1080i looks gorgeous on a 720p/1080i TV.

What about Discovery Channel HD? Those elephants looks amazingly close.
 
Does that mean when I watch HDTV on FOX that I am receiving a 720P signal?

The cable company does not convert everything to 480? I guess not because then it wouldnt be realtime.?

I have COX
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
Does that mean when I watch HDTV on FOX that I am receiving a 720P signal?

The cable company does not convert everything to 480? I guess not because then it wouldnt be realtime.?

I have COX
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You receive a 720p signal if your TV tells you that you are, but the program itself might not be filmed in HD. When you watch primetime stuff like House and 24, it will definitely be in 720p, but your local news or day show smight be 480 only
 
Originally posted by: DLeRium
Originally posted by: Aimster
Does that mean when I watch HDTV on FOX that I am receiving a 720P signal?

The cable company does not convert everything to 480? I guess not because then it wouldnt be realtime.?

I have COX
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You receive a 720p signal if your TV tells you that you are, but the program itself might not be filmed in HD. When you watch primetime stuff like House and 24, it will definitely be in 720p, but your local news or day show smight be 480 only
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If you are using a cable box, your TV receives whatever signal the cable box outputs.

my Time Warner/Comcast whatever Motorola 6210 box can be set to either pass a 720p or a 1080i signal. It can only pass one or the other, but not both at the same time to my TV.

When watching my local fox channel through the cable box it comes in 1080i as my cable box is set to 1080i. However, if I watch it using a cable card connection (without the cable box), it comes in at 720p.

 
Originally posted by: spacejamz

When watching my local fox channel through the cable box it comes in 1080i as my cable box is set to 1080i. However, if I watch it using a cable card connection (without the cable box), it comes in at 720p.
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Only if it's an HD station. Otherwise, your 1080i-capable cable box is only putting out the resolution of the broadcast, usually 480i.
 
OTA HD looks significantly better than my Cox cable. If possible I watch my shows via OTA not that the Cox HD doesn't look good its just not as nice as the OTA.
 
Don't expect 1080P OTA anytime soon, or ever.

The most promising 1080P sources will come from Blu Ray or HD-DVDs.
 
Originally posted by: JBT
OTA HD looks significantly better than my Cox cable. If possible I watch my shows via OTA not that the Cox HD doesn't look good its just not as nice as the OTA.
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I agree. I think cable compresses the signal a little. And OTA digital sound is way better.
 
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