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RE: Plasma TV

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Jim Pearce

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In Reply to: RE: Plasma TV posted by sony6060 on February 16, 2015 at 20:59:16

I still use my 2003 Pioneer Pro-1000HD in my main system. I was a little worried about Fibe TV hookup without HDMI but it works wonderfully in 720p (which is the native resolution for HD on Bell) with component video and toslink into my Anthem AVM20. The next step is to replace my Esoteric DV-50 (at least temporarily) with my "new" Oppo bdp-95. I bought a Samsung 51" 5500 as a backup for $599.

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RE: Plasma TV - cfraser 21:19:00 02/18/15 (2)
You sure about that "native 720p" thing for Bell? We never used broadcast 720p video in Canada, unlike in the U.S., so I'm surprised they'd send that over some wired channel. However, leave it up to Bell to give us less for more, and go out of their way to do it...
- Pretty sure... - Jim Pearce 07:45:03 02/19/15 (1)
  My understanding is that 1280p is labelled "Super HD" and is rare on Bell.
  - RE: Pretty sure... - cfraser 09:08:57 02/21/15 (0)
    Now that I think about it, somebody may have told me about the 720p thing right here in this forum some years ago, it does sound sort of familiar.
    
    I know that there is a massive diff between the quality of what you get OTA and what Bell/Rogers streams, even on the fibre connections. I think most people have no idea. I have seen the streamed stuff and while I assume it adjusts to the available bitrate, if it's 720p that would also explain the diff.
    
    The "local" (to Toronto) NBC affiliate from Buffalo is of the highest quality when it's broadcasting network programming, very impressive, even the sound is top-notch for the technology. I like to give them kudos whenever I can, broadcasters in general have gotten sloppy over the years (e.g. like the CBC, was higher quality 5 years ago).

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