On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:21:48 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


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On Nov 13, 9:22 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
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One thing people forget, resolution is only as good as the signal.
Lots of times the cable signal suffers over distance, and also the
cabling in your home, connections, etc.

Only if it's an analog signal.

If it's digital, you either get it perfect or you don't get it at all.

Eisboch

Digital signal can degrade, and still work. You'll get tiling, etc.
sometimes , along with quantization noise, and incorrect color.


Agreed, but not by much before your digital tuner in the TV or cable box
will reject the signal.
If you are getting a picture and it occasionally goes screwy, it's unlikely
the problem is in your cable feed.

Comcast sends garbled data often enough. Picture freezes, no sound
for 5-10 seconds. It doesn't catch up, so you lose it.
Correction algorithms would cut into commercial time.

--Vic