Question for Canadians on Star Choice

"RichardH" wrote in
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I think you misunderstood me. I did set the DSR to 1080i (red
button-front panel) and then set the SD override (480p)from the setup
menu. What I was trying to
say was then my TV saw every signal as 1080i and shut down the DRC,
Same thing happens when I tune an HD channel which is broadcasting an
SD signal--no DRC

When the HD channels are broadcasting an SD signal it is usually still
being broadcast pillar-boxed in a 1080i raster. So you're still gonna get
1080i out of the DSR500 for that. There is no way around this. But when I
tune an SD channel, say 300, then my receiver puts out 480p. My TV can
sense this and switches automatically to that mode.

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Sounds logical & it seems to me that the 1080i raster would confuse the DRC. I
too have my option to set default SD to 480p. At that point the DRC says "been
there done it." I still have the cinemotion option (pulldown). But setting the
DSR red button to 1080i disables DRC even if I do NOT invoke the 480p override.
Unique to Sony? Mebbe so!

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Richard Harison
"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message
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"RichardH" wrote in
:

I think you misunderstood me. I did set the DSR to 1080i (red
button-front panel) and then set the SD override (480p)from the setup
menu. What I was trying to
say was then my TV saw every signal as 1080i and shut down the DRC,
Same thing happens when I tune an HD channel which is broadcasting an
SD signal--no DRC

When the HD channels are broadcasting an SD signal it is usually still
being broadcast pillar-boxed in a 1080i raster. So you're still gonna get
1080i out of the DSR500 for that. There is no way around this. But when I
tune an SD channel, say 300, then my receiver puts out 480p. My TV can
sense this and switches automatically to that mode.

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Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667



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"RichardH" wrote in
:

Sounds logical & it seems to me that the 1080i raster would confuse
the DRC. I too have my option to set default SD to 480p. At that
point the DRC says "been there done it." I still have the cinemotion
option (pulldown). But setting the DSR red button to 1080i disables
DRC even if I do NOT invoke the 480p override. Unique to Sony? Mebbe
so!

Possibly. My Samsung CRT set just switches automatically between 1080i and
480p. I can FORCE it to be 1080i for all signals, but then, because my set
is 4:3, I end up with a letter-boxed, pillar-boxed image in center screen,
whereas 480p will fill out the screen. If the signal is anamorphic, such
as many of the ones from my DVD player, I can manually set the aspect to
16:9.



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Another StarChoice question.
I have a DSR500. I note that the later models (DSR505, DSR530) have a DVI
input. Is the PQ really noticeable as compared to component output -- with its
conversion from Digital to Analog? (As opposed to letting the TV do it)

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Richard Harison
"Tom Woodman" wrote in message
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What mode do you use on the Star Choice receiver? 0000 or 1080i or
720p or?????




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Oops! I meant DVI OUTPUT

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Richard Harison
"RichardH" wrote in message
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Another StarChoice question.
I have a DSR500. I note that the later models (DSR505, DSR530) have a DVI
input. Is the PQ really noticeable as compared to component output -- with its
conversion from Digital to Analog? (As opposed to letting the TV do it)

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Richard Harison
"Tom Woodman" wrote in message
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What mode do you use on the Star Choice receiver? 0000 or 1080i or
720p or?????




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I thought I would throw this into this thread:

I've been noticing that the HD flag is not always on for HD programming,
especially from CBC and PBS.

If you see a movie listed that you'd like to watch in HD, sometimes it pays
to just tune it in and see (on an HD channel of course).



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I've noticed the opposite as well. An HD channel with the HD flag and the
program clearly not

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Richard Harison
"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message
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I thought I would throw this into this thread:

I've been noticing that the HD flag is not always on for HD programming,
especially from CBC and PBS.

If you see a movie listed that you'd like to watch in HD, sometimes it pays
to just tune it in and see (on an HD channel of course).



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"Richard Harison" wrote in
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I've noticed the opposite as well. An HD channel with the HD flag and
the program clearly not

Yeah, that happens too. Most often, that's a problem with the station,
whereas the other thing is a problem between the networks and Star Choice
with the information not being clear enough.


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Anyone know if StarChoice is going to switch to MPEG4? I find their signal a
little too compressed for my taste, especially SD stuff. Is MPEG4 an
improvement in this area?

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Richard Harison
"Dave Oldridge" wrote in message
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"Richard Harison" wrote in
:

I've noticed the opposite as well. An HD channel with the HD flag and
the program clearly not

Yeah, that happens too. Most often, that's a problem with the station,
whereas the other thing is a problem between the networks and Star Choice
with the information not being clear enough.


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ICQ 1800667



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"Richard Harison" wrote in
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Anyone know if StarChoice is going to switch to MPEG4? I find their
signal a little too compressed for my taste, especially SD stuff. Is
MPEG4 an improvement in this area?

It SHOULD be. I don't know when they plan on switching, though. I would
support such a move, even though it would kill my old 921 receivers, which
I would have to replace with something a tad newer.


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