<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/29/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael T. Dean</b> <<a href="mailto:mtdean@thirdcontact.com">mtdean@thirdcontact.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Michael Haan wrote:<br><br>> So, Iknow it's somewhat subjective, but watching Lost, the motion<br>> seems to be fine. I'm wondering if 720p vs 1080i might me the issue.
<br>> Does anyone know what Lost is broadcast in, vs My Name is Earl?<br><br>Lost is on ABC and ABC is 720p. My Name is Earl is on NBC and NBC is 1080i.<br><br>TTBOMK, it can be broken down as:<br><br>ABC/Fox = 720p<br>
CBS/NBC/PBS/UPN*/WB = 1080i<br><br>*at least those UPN stations owned by CBS (don't know about the other<br>UPN stations, but some may be in 720p)<br><br>Also, all cable/satellite premium networks (HBO, Showtime, Discovery HD,
<br>HDNet, HDNet Movies, INHD) use 1080i for movies/special programs<br>(because it's better for "not fast"-moving scenes). ESPN HD (which,<br>like ABC, is owned by Disney) uses 720p (because it's better for<br>
fast-moving scenes as exist in sports). Strangely enough, NBA TV uses<br>1080i (maybe they have the players run slowly :).<br><br>Mike<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">
mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br>Ok, so maybe that is the reason for jerky motion playback on MNiE vs smooth on Lost. Now, if so, how do I fix it?