Comments on: HDTV Tip: High-Def Cable Stations are on Different Channels http://dethroner.com/2006/11/28/hdtv-tip-high-def-cable-stations-are-on-different-channels/ Where every man is king. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:08:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fonetik http://dethroner.com/2006/11/28/hdtv-tip-high-def-cable-stations-are-on-different-channels/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 Fonetik Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:51:34 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/11/28/hdtv-tip-high-def-cable-stations-are-on-different-channels/#comment-2865 I have a 42" Vizio and Comcast Digital Cable. With Comcast, they put the HD content on completely separate channels which makes it easier to compare with split screen. Having had this conversation before, we have tested it on many occasions and yes, it does make a difference on my setup. The biggest surprise was color accuracy. Compared side-by-side, the people clearly had a orange tint to their skin. Would I have noticed this w/o a direct comparison, probably not. This difference is however more noticeable on news and sports just because the text that usually accompanies those types of programs is much clearer. Oh, and Discovery HD is great. I have a 42″ Vizio and Comcast Digital Cable. With Comcast, they put the HD content on completely separate channels which makes it easier to compare with split screen. Having had this conversation before, we have tested it on many occasions and yes, it does make a difference on my setup. The biggest surprise was color accuracy. Compared side-by-side, the people clearly had a orange tint to their skin. Would I have noticed this w/o a direct comparison, probably not. This difference is however more noticeable on news and sports just because the text that usually accompanies those types of programs is much clearer. Oh, and Discovery HD is great.

]]> By: chus3r http://dethroner.com/2006/11/28/hdtv-tip-high-def-cable-stations-are-on-different-channels/comment-page-1/#comment-2820 chus3r Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:02:53 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/11/28/hdtv-tip-high-def-cable-stations-are-on-different-channels/#comment-2820 I actually heard something very similar to this as I was in an EB Games store checking out the WII, from a distance, when I hear this mother of two tween/teens asking the guy behind the counter if the HD games are really worth it. Yes, HD games. I digress, she went on to say that she can't tell a lick of a difference on her "shows". Funny as it is, I think this might be more common. I hear from many people that they don't like: stretched out faces, inadequate viewing angles, there isn't a difference for the price, etc. Part of it could be that the compressed version of the HD cable may not look all that great. If the bandwidth is cranked down it might look better than your regular MPEG-2 compressed JUNK from the provider, but not as good as OTA. I actually heard something very similar to this as I was in an EB Games store checking out the WII, from a distance, when I hear this mother of two tween/teens asking the guy behind the counter if the HD games are really worth it. Yes, HD games. I digress, she went on to say that she can’t tell a lick of a difference on her “shows”.

Funny as it is, I think this might be more common. I hear from many people that they don’t like: stretched out faces, inadequate viewing angles, there isn’t a difference for the price, etc. Part of it could be that the compressed version of the HD cable may not look all that great. If the bandwidth is cranked down it might look better than your regular MPEG-2 compressed JUNK from the provider, but not as good as OTA.

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