> Etc.: Current hardware can't decode MPEG4 signals, but the vast
> majority of current hardware can't decode MPEG2 HD either. The SD ->
> HD changeover (which is well under way, despite the caterwauling by
> some Cassandras on this list) presents a one time opportunity for the
> sat. companies to upgrade their tech simultaneously.
Specifically, current TV's can't decode MPEG-4 and most current TV's
can't decode MPEG-2
Thank you for attempting to specify what i was talking about, but when I said "hardware" I was talking about DVB settop boxes.
This could probably have been inferred from the fact that the entire thread is about Dish Network and Myth.
(although all HDTV's--those with ATSC tuners, as
opposed to HD-Ready TV's, which need a separate tuner--can decode
MPEG-2). However, all DISH and DirecTV receivers can decode MPEG-2, as
that's the format the satellite companies are using to transmit the
video (both standard- and high-definition channels).
Lest my point be unnecessarily muddled, I should restate my point (an entirely unimportant one. mind you) - The vast majority of current DVB recievers cannot decode high definition MPEG2 signals.
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