[mythtv-users] Getting 1080p from comcast cable boxes (Was VUDU)

[David Brodbeck]

Robert McNamara wrote:
> In semi-related news, the newest ATSC spec allows for h.264, although
> I am skeptical of it ever being used since *so* many devices which
> accept ATSC inputs only have MPEG-2 decode hardware.

It's also kind of an ill-defined protocol.  I've found out the hard way 
that "H.264" means different things to different people, because 
everyone seems to pick and choose the features of H.264 they want to 
implement.  Trying to find some subset that will play on everything that 
claims to support H.264 is quite a challenge.

Of course, that's not an obstacle for use on a closed network that uses 
STBs, and I expect cable companies will use it eventually in their 
never-ending quest to cram more channels down the same pipes. :)