Comcast Begins Converting 1080i Channels to 720p to "deliver superior video."

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Comcast customers across multiple markets first began noticing channels that were previously 1080i changing to 720p about a month ago. Now comcast has commented on the situation through a support representative on the xfinity forums.

source: http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/Xfinity...ls/m-p/2783449

Originally Posted by ComcastTeds "official employee

Apologies for the delay in responding. I was out of the office last week on vaction and just returned today.

In regards to 720p delivery, some of your HD channels have transitioned from 1080i to 720p60. As part of our ongoing work to improve and modernize the way we deliver HD channels, we are transitioning all of our HD streams to “progressive” format. We are making this change in conjunction with the transition to MPEG-4. This means that some channels that were delivered in 1080i will now be delivered in 720p60.

The progressive format offers a number of advantages, and is an important component of the transition to IP video delivery.

In addition, the transition to progressive format allows us to offer a uniform HD experience across all devices, apps and screens, ensuring a consistently excellent experience.

The interlaced format reduces the effective resolution of 1080i significantly. Most video delivery is moving toward progressive formats. Many leading HD channels already deliver video in 720p60, and the progressive format renders motion more effectively.

Based on extensive testing and research, we’re confident the combination of MPEG-4 encoding and the progressive format will allow us to deliver superior video performance to our customers.

I'm at a loss for words... but as a Comcast customers I've grown used to this kind of stupidity. All I can offer is this gif...