Hmm fasinating to say the US are way ahead of us is a bit of a understatement ! If you can ever record a HD sample of shows etc like parts of the today show, letterman Jay Leno etc on a blu ray disk (?) I'd send costs and postage etc Dave 2009/12/7 David Mitchell <davidm44509@xxxxxxxxx> > I get all of them terrestrial (OTA - over the air). Here in the states, > both ABC and Fox Networks broadcast in 720p while NBC, CBS and CW broadcast > in 1080p. > > The quality depends on each individual station and how many subchannels > they are running. For example, the ABC affiliate in Youngstown, OH WYTV > broadcasts in 720p but has 2 subchannels in 480i. 33-2 is My YTV and 33-3 is > Weather. 33-1 only carries 2 channel audio while the ABC affiliate in > Cleveland, OH (WEWS) broadcasts in 720p with no subchannels and includes > both 2 channel stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Since WEWS in > Cleveland has no subchannels, all of their bandwidth is allocated to 5-1 > while the ABC affiliate in Youngstown has to allocate bandwidth for all > three channels making the picture quality of WEWS superior. > > In Youngstown, WKBN 27 (27-1 CBS and 27-2 Fox) broadcasts a dual 720p HD > feed on both channels. When I want to record from CBS I record off of KDKA > from Pittsburgh because they are in 1080p with no subchannels and Fox 8 in > Cleveland has no subchannels so I record Fox programs from them. > > As you can see, bandwidth allocation varies station by station here > depending on how many subchannels they are running. > > Dave in OH > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Dave <amstereofan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi, Thanks very much for the offer. Interesting... >> >> You get all these affiliates via satellite or terrestrial ? Are the >> broadcasts mostly 720p in the states ? Are there many complaints about >> quality ie bit rate and other issues ? >> >> 2009/12/7 David Mitchell <davidm44509@xxxxxxxxx> >> >>> Hi Dave, >>> >>> I didn't record this but if there is anything you are looking for in the >>> future let me know and I'll be happy to record in HD for you. I have two HD >>> capture cards and with can get NBC affiliates from Youngstown, OH, >>> Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA, Steubenville, OH and Wheeling, WV. >>> >>> Dave in OH >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Dave <amstereofan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>>> Has anyone got a recording of the Susan Boyle 'concert' on the Today >>>> Show on NBC or know anyone who has likely recorded this ? The flash videos >>>> on the Today website I know about but are terrible quality but like low fi >>>> am stereo ! >>>> >>>> Is the today show uploaded on binaries newsgroups also ? >>>> >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> UK >>>> >>> >>> >> >