Posted by Mikey on 05/22/07 10:46

At present compression used is MPEG 2 by satellite and cable both, the
picture quality depends on the bandwidth allocated to each channel,
which is a limited resource in case of satellite but not in cable.
Well for resolution it simply depends on what res u r getting from
source and what res configuration you have made on the encoder. Higher
the res, higher the bw requirement for the channel, usual case would
be 3 quarters.


On May 22, 3:40 am, cbx <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
> Can anyone enlighten me or provide a source of information on the
> actual video resolution (not theoretical maximum) one typically gets
> with:
>
> DVB (say Dish Network or Express VU)
> Digital Cable (not HD, just regular)
>
> Am I correct in assuming Digital Cable uses the same MPEG compression
> that digital satellite uses, or do you get a higher quality picture
> with digital cable than you do from DVB? (I have yet to see ANY
> digital satellite broadcast compare with the old analog broadcasts)
>
> Any leads appreciated.

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