[mythtv-users] Silly Question

[Andre]

On 4 Apr 2012, at 03:37, Boleslaw Ciesielski wrote:

> On 04/03/2012 03:40 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "A Desai" <ashu.desai at gmail.com>
>> 
>>> I also heard that Comcast HD
>>> is a "fake" HD - I am assuming that they are using way lower bit-rates
>>> than others...
>> 
>> I can't speak to Comcast specifically, but it's documented in the industry 
>> that CATV operators are known to re-encode the OTA HD signals they get down
>> to lower bitrates to fit more signals on their cable; if you *really* care
>> about your HD, you're probably back to an OTA antenna.
> 
> Here in Boston area Comcast does NOT do this. What you get from basic
> cable via QAM is the same stream as OTA (yes, I compared).

It helps that there's a MythTV user on the Boston cable advisory committee (or whatever it's called), he's been known to kick up a stink about re-encoding.

He's not on this list but is a good friend.

Andre


> 
> It's actually evident even from their lineup. At most two OTA HD
> channels are on the same multiplex, so there is enough bandwidth so
> re-encoding is not needed.
> 
> Bolek
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