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Will Tata Sky switch to MPEG 4?
This is a discussion on Will Tata Sky switch to MPEG 4? within the Tata sky forums, part of the Direct to home, Satellite, Cable and iptv category; Tata Sky I think was one of the first well can say successful DTH services in India, and has done ...
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08-06-09, 01:07 AM
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Rep Power: 7  |  Will Tata Sky switch to MPEG 4? Tata Sky I think was one of the first well can say successful DTH services in India, and has done very well, with its + box too. When do you think Tata Sky will switch to MPEG4? Or do you think they every will? |
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08-07-09, 12:15 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | MPEG 4 is just a compressed technology with the quality it provides I don't feel any change is required at present. In future Tata sky may switch to MPEG 4!! Who Knows  |
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08-07-09, 08:30 PM
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| Platinum Member  | For going to HD, every DTH provider will have to move to H.264/MPEG4 AVC. This is not because MPEG4 is better in quality but the amount of bandwitdh required by MPEG2 in HD will be enormous. MPEG4 with its advanced and higher compression ratio will be able to do so and possibly squeeze in more channels too. So yes. TataSky will move to MPEG4, sooner or later.
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10-04-09, 09:01 AM
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10-04-09, 12:38 PM
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TataSky still broadcasts in MPEG2. | |
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10-05-09, 02:28 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | Does compression bring pixelation of video quality? |
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10-05-09, 04:51 PM
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| Platinum Member | To some extent, any compressed picture will always have loss as compared to the RAW format. But ... MPEG4 is able to compress the video with the same quality as MPEG2 and the corresponding size is much smaller. |
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10-06-09, 12:09 PM
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10-06-09, 12:21 PM
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| Platinum Member | I thought that I made it quite clear in my previous post ... Quote:
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10-06-09, 03:32 PM
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MPEG 4 compress the file more without affecting picture quality. where as MPEG 2 compress file less. But in both the case Picture quaity is remains same. So MPEG 4 and MPEG 2 have same Picture and Sound quality. | |
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10-06-09, 06:57 PM
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| Platinum Member | There is a caveat however. It all depends upon how much one wants to compress. A video can be MPEG4/H.264 but the frame size could be compressed for various target devices. For instance if the target (viewing) device is standard 4:3 TV, then the frame size will be 640 x 480. If the target device is an ipod then the size will be 320x240. True HD is 1980 x 1080 pixels. So even though all are MPEG4, the quality will differ depending upon the frame size selected. |
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10-06-09, 06:59 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | don't forget MPEG4 uses different LNB u cant watch MPEG4 on current LNB's provided by tata LNB(Low Noise Block) SharpLNB.jpg |
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10-06-09, 07:03 PM
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10-06-09, 07:14 PM
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Rep Power: 1 | till now MPEG 4 is the Flagship format used by most of the DTH giants in India |
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10-06-09, 08:49 PM
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It is a sure boon to TS as it can use up its bandwidth efficiently.. But since there is no enhancement in quality and probably the price being the same, i feel no necessity of keeping track of its switch over..  PS-its just my point of view..  | |
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10-07-09, 11:53 AM
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Rep Power: 1 | Isn't Tata Sky the only Dth having most no. of transponders.  |
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10-07-09, 12:28 PM
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| Senior Member & Mod | yes we have a transponder here too, with the username Vasundra... jokes apart, why is Tata sky so poor in Hilly state like Uttarakhand? there overall services are poorer than ransomer cable walas...please clarify... yes we have a transponder here too, with the username Vasundra... jokes apart, why is Tata sky so poor in Hilly state like Uttarakhand? there overall services are poorer than ransomer cable walas...please clarify... Last edited by mickey; 10-07-09 at 12:28 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
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