Switch to HDTV from DIRECTV?
If you’re considering switching to DIRECTV for your HDTV viewing, beware that DIRECTV’s new HD satellite will use MPEG4, not MPEG2. This is a tricky changeover that needs time to iron out some wrinkles, which you can read more about at TVPredictions.com.
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August 12th, 2005 at 8:51 am
[…] H.264 is one of the formats that will be supported by BD (Blu-ray Disc) and HD-DVD as part of the MPEG4 AVC specification. As such, it is one of the formats that will come into play more and more. DirecTV has already said that it will start using MPEG4 for its HD services. DISH Network will be doing something similar, if I remember correctly. […]