Here in NYC, we have been listening to the "we don't have enough bandwidth, switched digital video is the answer" drone for quite a while now. AND we know that the software used here (Passport) is incompatible with SDV. HOWEVER, in the past month we have gotten 2 new HD channels and have had 2 part time ones become full time.
I suspect that SD on a HD channel (which they ALL do have) takes the same bandwidth as a real HD show as it is upconverted at the source.
PLUS, we first learned about the new HD channels because someone spotted a crawl on the weather channel. Someone now claims that same weather channel crawl is saying we'll get A&E HD.
BTW, the cable guys are NOT responsible for a lot of SD happening on HD channels, ya gotta complain to that channel, not TWC.
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riverside_guy @ Dec 12th 2006 1:28PM
Here in NYC, we have been listening to the "we don't have enough bandwidth, switched digital video is the answer" drone for quite a while now. AND we know that the software used here (Passport) is incompatible with SDV. HOWEVER, in the past month we have gotten 2 new HD channels and have had 2 part time ones become full time.
I suspect that SD on a HD channel (which they ALL do have) takes the same bandwidth as a real HD show as it is upconverted at the source.
PLUS, we first learned about the new HD channels because someone spotted a crawl on the weather channel. Someone now claims that same weather channel crawl is saying we'll get A&E HD.
BTW, the cable guys are NOT responsible for a lot of SD happening on HD channels, ya gotta complain to that channel, not TWC.