tns wrote:
prisaz wrote:
AMC Glitches and pausing during Ronin tonight. It made the movie almost un enjoyable. Verizon or the provider, it needs to be fixed. It did not start until it was compressed to mpg4 and Verizon crammed more on the QAM.
Are these being sent by verizon as mpeg4? Or is just that verizon is converting them to mpeg2 at a lower rate so that 3 fit on a QAM channel.
Good question. I had heard that they were being sent compresses by AMC TWC as mpeg4, and at a lower bitrate. You are right that VZ is probably uncompressing them to mpeg2, and then squeezing them on one QAM. But mpeg two takes more space. So is that where the drop in quality is? It rather goes againts the original grain. Verizon sends the signal out as received by the provider. Not so much anymore. I see the quality degrading on some of the HD channels, pauses, glitches, and sometimes artifacts. YES I do have excellent signal to my DVR and STBs. Thinking of options, but in my market there are only four, DTV, DISH, FiOS, or Comcast. Up until this point FiOS seems to be the best option. But if HD keeps getting worse, they need to do something, or?
I am really not sure if they still have the best quality HD. I have no comparison. I could upgrade my DTV to get HD on the one main basment TV. But that would mean purchasing equipment and/or another 2 year commitment with DTV. NOT! I know this will upset some, but Verizon would just need to add some Peruvian Spanish content and I would drop DTV. SurPeru being the #1. There are two channels that would make me pick up the Spanish package from VZ, but they will not carry them. Ony more from Mexico!
