MPG4, and DirecTV espeially has been ramping up satellites like crazy. The 'HD dish' they have looks at something like 5 satellites now and also uses Ka along with Ku bands
On Jan 22, 2008 7:30 AM, F G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > How will they get aLL the HD locals on? > > "Robert M. Bratcher Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 12:06 AM 1/22/2008, > you wrote: > > >At 1/21/2008 04:46, you wrote: > > >You are right there is a big delay for locals on the small dish. This is > > >partly due to how they transmit that signal. Those local channels, at > least > > >on DNet are sent from a point where there is a tower near the channels > they > > >want to receive, usually at one of the local channel's studios, and this > is > > >then sent by fiber telephone lines to Wyoming uplink station. I think > the > > >telephone fiber probably leads to some of the delay in these signals. > Seems > > >to me the local channels have the worse delays. At least from what I > have > > >noticed. I believe the delay would be lessened some if they picked up > the > > >locals thru satellite rather than fiber feeds. But, I realize many of > the > > >smaller markets don't have sat uplinks to recieve. > > > >The delay may be simply the digitization. I receive analog OTA directly; > >my brother (about 15 miles away) watches the same OTA stations via > >cable. He receives the same station I'm watching delayed about 7 seconds. > > > >Bob > > You are correct about the reason for the delay. Comcast (here in > Houston) carries a digital feed of all the stations they have in > analog & every one is delayed several seconds (both picture & in sync > sound) behind the analog feed. I've seen that at my dads house as he > has 2 analog sets & one connected to a digital box. It's the digital > box that has the delayed signal. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > -- Shawn
