Applying a second round of lossy compression to a file that is already compressed using lossy compression produces a horrid result.
If your cable provider is doing this I would argue that they are not selling you what they claim to be selling you. It is an adulterated product. Like the Chineese filler used in pet food. You shoud demand a rebate. >Yes Broadcast are compressing their digital signals but the >cable/satellite people are recompressing that compressed digital >signal a few times more to get the bandwidth down. Try comparing a >cable/satellite signal on a digital tv to the same station on an >outdoor antenna or simple rabbit ears. You get more artifacts on the >second hand digital source. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
