Re: Dish adding 22 new HD channels

HD Matt wrote:
> In article<g0h79g22rge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,<phil-news-nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>> <snip>
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>> I'd like to know if the picture quality of the locals HD programming is
as
>> good via satellite as is via terrestrial (aside from your antenna
issue).
>> I worry that both satellite and cable will try to over compress these.
>>
>> OTOH, neither DishNet nor DirecTV will provide my locals via the
satellite.
>> So OTA is the only option for me.
>
> IN a word "no." I have DTV and OTA and OTA beats Direct hands down
> almost everytime. The local stations have the option of either
> compressing and having lots of subchannels or not compressing and using
> the full available bandwidth. My local FOX affiliate shuts down all the
> sub channels for major s****ting events such as Football, BBall, and
> NASCAR.
>

All HD signals are compressed.
The bandwidth for OTA transmission is limited to 6MHz.
Most OTA channels are 6MHz above or below an adjacent channel.