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Originally Posted by Neil
Absolutely-it was cleared with them yesterday just before I posted it.
No need for "  " JTWN, traffic shaping from ntl is happening-fact.
I'm sorry you don't like the fact that you were wrong, & you think that because I posted it it must be made up/biased/whatever, but it's not so I suggest you get over it (& also yourself while you're at it) |
Well thats nice but I'd just like you to know I can still dl at 10mbit or near enough pretty much anytime I want.
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The main concern for the US networks is making as efficient as possible use of their bandwidth while supplying HD-like quality.
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The key word being like. I was watching a performance at the grammys and the bitrate for the most part was in single figures. Black levels were pretty high but the difference between that and other broadcasters (Euro1080i) / demos was glaringly obvious. I do believe that US cablecos do broadcast at VBR, as when at the end there was panning of the audience it went up to 14,15mbps, but that was probably just to stop it turning into a blockfest. Its kind of depressing when Live 8 was broadcast at a higher bitrate on an SD transmission though...
HD in the UK is definately going to have to be broadcast at a much higher quality in the US; they aren't used to the decent quality SD we are. At 13.5mbps it just isn't going to cut it so people are going to switch in droves. Its not made easier with ntl dropping the MPEG-4 box though.