[mythtv-users] Silly Question

Jay Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Tue Apr 3 19:40:04 UTC 2012


----- 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.

Cheers,
- jra
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