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• I say yes too but... - AbeCollins 22:55:40 08/14/09 (7)
  In Reply to: RE: I say yes posted by Jazz Inmate on August 14, 2009 at 09:55:40

  I buy Blu-Rays -AND- I download. High Def downloads are excellent and much better than DVD.
  
  I've been downloading rental HD movies to my TiVO from Netflix and Amazon and the quality is excellent.
  
  I'll typically rent average movies and never buy them and just buy the great ones upfront w/o wasting money on the rental. In any case, downloaded HD flicks are pretty sharp these days.
  
  
  

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  • RE: I say yes too but... - sbrians 13:09:24 08/17/09 (6)
    In Reply to: RE: I say yes too but... posted by AbeCollins on August 14, 2009 at 22:55:40

    Do you get DTS MA in the HD downloads or something lesser on the audio?
    

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    • RE: I say yes too but... - AbeCollins 16:08:15 08/17/09 (5)
      In Reply to: RE: I say yes too but... posted by sbrians on August 17, 2009 at 13:09:24

      I can't answer your question about the audio as I am set up for 2-channel only at this time. But HD downloaded picture quality is excellent in my opinion. Maybe not as good as an actual Blu-Ray disc (I haven't honestly compared) but the HD download is clearly better than straight DVD or upsampled.
      
      Apparently the files can be rather large but I wait about 5 minutes then start playing. The download seems to keep up or I download earlier in the day for showing in the evening.
      
      
      

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      • I have never seen an HD broadcast that's as good as a Blu-ray - Jazz Inmate 08:50:42 08/20/09 (4)
        In Reply to: RE: I say yes too but... posted by AbeCollins on August 17, 2009 at 16:08:15

        and I've heard the downloads are often worse than broadcasts, with more artefacts and pixellation.
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        • HDNET FROM DIRECTV LOOKS CLOSE TO BLU-RAY QUALITY...CHANNEL 79 (NT) - HiFiSoundGuy 07:47:33 09/04/09 (1)
          In Reply to: RE: I have never seen an HD broadcast that's as good as a Blu-ray posted by Jazz Inmate on August 20, 2009 at 08:50:42

          NT
          

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          • RE: HDNET FROM DIRECTV LOOKS CLOSE TO BLU-RAY QUALITY...CHANNEL 79 (NT) - HiFiSoundGuy 13:06:27 09/04/09 (0)
            In Reply to: RE: HDNET FROM DIRECTV LOOKS CLOSE TO BLU-RAY QUALITY...CHANNEL 79 (NT) posted by HiFiSoundGuy on September 04, 2009 at 07:47:33

            Some of the shows on HDNET like.. Bikini Destinations, Deadline and Get Out are shot in 720p but it looks like Art Mann Presents is shot in 1080p but its still not as good as Blu-Ray!
            
            

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        • RE: I have never seen an HD broadcast that's as good as a Blu-ray - AbeCollins 19:56:26 08/25/09 (1)
          In Reply to: RE: I have never seen an HD broadcast that's as good as a Blu-ray posted by Jazz Inmate on August 20, 2009 at 08:50:42

          Are you watching your HD "broadcast" direct over the air or via a satellite or cable company feed?
          
          Regardless, if my downloaded and rented content is better than DVD, which it is by a large margin, then I'm happy. ;-)
          
          
          

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          • RE: I have never seen an HD broadcast that's as good as a Blu-ray - Jazz Inmate 13:55:55 09/01/09 (0)
            In Reply to: RE: I have never seen an HD broadcast that's as good as a Blu-ray posted by AbeCollins on August 25, 2009 at 19:56:26

            All my TV viewing (now HDTV viewing) is over the air. Many shows do look excellent.
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