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Clarity said:
1080p, a standard only those bleeding-edge early adopters have already (not me), will just be ridiculous. i = interlaced, p = progressive.
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It will be a while before 1080p makes in into your home.
The high def DVD guys are still having a pissing match, so dont expect 1080p DVD's anytime soon.
And there isnt enough bandwidth to carry the signal currently in standard cable lines.
They are looking into MPEG4 and some other compression codecs to help, but that will also take some time.
They are having problems compressing/uncompressing the signal without losing too much data right now.
It will however, be freakin amazing when its out!
 
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strohs said:
It will be a while before 1080p makes in into your home.
The high def DVD guys are still having a pissing match, so dont expect 1080p DVD's anytime soon.
And there isnt enough bandwidth to carry the signal currently in standard cable lines.
They are looking into MPEG4 and some other compression codecs to help, but that will also take some time.
They are having problems compressing/uncompressing the signal without losing too much data right now.
It will however, be freakin amazing when its out!
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There are quite a few 1080p sets out now, most DLP-type rear projections.

DirecTV is already actively testing MPEG-4 in Detroit, and will be bringing more markets online in 2006. In fact, if anyone around here is up in that area and owns an HR10-250, call D* and ask them about a free upgrade to the HR20-250.

Sony has made nebulous claims about PS3 games in 1080p, but I'm skeptical. Will believe it when I actually see it.

The HD/DVD 'standard' pissing contest will continue after both formats are brought to market. Studios are already (some did long ago) drawing lines and preparing to produce for each format. Early adopters certainly stand to lose, but that's never slowed the bleeding-edge crowd down. If people thought Betamax vs. VHS was ugly...

So I agree if "your home" means the average consumer's. Not in the slightest if it's meant as a sweeping declaration.

The cable companies as a whole are in real trouble though, from my perspective anyway. Already sacrificing quality because of insufficient bandwidth, many areas still carrying cables from the 70s, massive overhauls are going to be necessary, and sat services are grinning wickedly as they'll just be launching more satellites. So cable consumers will have a much longer wait for 1080p, I suspect, but that isn't really all that big a deal considering how many homes don't even do 720p/1080i yet.
 
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Clarity said:
There are quite a few 1080p sets out now, most DLP-type rear projections.

DirecTV is already actively testing MPEG-4 in Detroit, and will be bringing more markets online in 2006. In fact, if anyone around here is up in that area and owns an HR10-250, call D* and ask them about a free upgrade to the HR20-250.

Sony has made nebulous claims about PS3 games in 1080p, but I'm skeptical. Will believe it when I actually see it.

The HD/DVD 'standard' pissing contest will continue after both formats are brought to market. Studios are already (some did long ago) drawing lines and preparing to produce for each format. Early adopters certainly stand to lose, but that's never slowed the bleeding-edge crowd down. If people thought Betamax vs. VHS was ugly...

So I agree if "your home" means the average consumer's. Not in the slightest if it's meant as a sweeping declaration.

The cable companies as a whole are in real trouble though, from my perspective anyway. Already sacrificing quality because of insufficient bandwidth, many areas still carrying cables from the 70s, massive overhauls are going to be necessary, and sat services are grinning wickedly as they'll just be launching more satellites. So cable consumers will have a much longer wait for 1080p, I suspect, but that isn't really all that big a deal considering how many homes don't even do 720p/1080i yet.
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To clarify I was specifically referring to 1080p programing, not the TV itself
They are testing MPEG4, but I dont think they have been all that pleased with the results.
MPEG4 still requires alot of compression which is hurting the picture quality.

The cable companies are behind the 8-ball now, but once they begin the (expensive) switch to fiber optics, they will reign supreme IMO.
 
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I don't even know what you guys are talking about anymore...not so much because I'm stupid, more so that I'm ignorant...or at least that's what I tell myself so I can sleep at night...:lol:

Anyhoo, thanks to everybody for the help. Turns out I'm a moron, because I took at face value everything my father was telling me over the phone. Once I got there and looked at the connections, I realized the problem. He had the HDMI cables running directly from the HD Digital Cable box to the TV. The "non-HD" channels were as clear as they were on the other TV, but obviously nowhere near the quality of the HD channels. What had concerned me was that my dad said that the other channels were very poor quality, while the HD channels were of great quality, and I didn't see how it could be a cable/connection problem if the HD channels were coming through. Turns out he was only talking about his DVD's that were very poor quality, and that was because of two things: One, he has an old school DVD/VHS player. Two, the DVD player itself was only connected to the TV via RCA cables. So, I bought him a new progressive scan DVD player and some component cables, and it looks awesome now...even movies that are 10 years old. He had to pitch the VHS tapes, though...:lol:

Thanks again to everyone for their help. Next time I'll wait to look at the problem before asking for a solution...:blush:
 
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I dont see why your normal channels would be that fuzzy. Or maybe I'd have to see the definition of fuzzy in your case. Clarity is right in saying that analog channels on a higher resolution tv = look more crappy than normal, but shouldnt really look fuzzy coming off a cable box. If it was an antenna, yeah. You may actually wanna contact the cable company and have them see if there is too much loss or something.
 
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Nah, I'm just retarded. I hooked his television up when he bought it, but he didn't yet have the HD box or HDMI cables, so I just used his old RCA cables, and everything was fuzzy. When I went back, after he had the HD cable box installed, everything was fine, except for the DVD's. He needed a progressive scan DVD player and component cables to get the HD quality (or close, anyways). The non-HD channels were fine once the HD box and HDMI cables were hooked up.
 
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