Is DirecTv HD closer to BD or HDDVD?

[bruce]

Originally Posted by The Don

it has more to do with what the channel is broadcast in than your provider...
HBO HD stinks unless you are watching a Star Wars movie...you can tell because it actually has the correct aspect ratio...

Showtime broadcasts in HD...the other premium channels, I'm unaware of...

channels like ESPN etc. vary on what you are watching...especially TNT...

a movie will translate poorly on TNT, but a basketball game will look outstanding...

Untrue to a point, DirecTV, and to a lesser amount Dish, do what is called HD Lite, where they take a 1080i signal, 1920x1080i, and knock it down to anywhere from 1280x1080i to 1440x1080i, they also lower the bitrate, anywhere from a low of 8 up to a 14/15.

This is one of the main reasons why I dropped Dish more then a year ago, after much research I went with Comcast, which does not change the bitrates, I believe it is 19.1, and does not do HD Lite, I get the full 1920x1080i, or for 720P, 1280x720P.

HD on Comcast looks really good, almost great, but HD DVD/Blu Ray is better, for a really good transfer it is about a third better.