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Super Bowl pixelation

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Ben Gerard

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Feb 3, 2009, 11:38:25 PM2/3/09
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While watching the Super Bowl, there was some pixelation and stuttering
which eventually sorted itself out. Other channels were working fine.
Could this be due to over subscription on my mode so that when eveyone is
watching one channel the bandwidth is not adequate?


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daytripper

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Feb 4, 2009, 1:22:57 AM2/4/09
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Broadcast channels go to every receiver simultaneously, so regardless of how
many customers are tuned in, it's still just one channel's worth of bandwidth.

Could have been worse - you could have seen a flapping dong ;-)

RickMerrill

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Feb 4, 2009, 6:00:06 AM2/4/09
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They use MPEG2 transmission - so if there are errors in the satelite
link some errors are corrected - but you saw errors that were not
corrected. This has less to do with 'bandwidth' and more to do with
sunspots and such.

Dan L.

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Feb 5, 2009, 10:49:49 AM2/5/09
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In article <gmb644$jus$1...@reader.motzarella.org>,
"Ben Gerard" <no...@reply.togroup> wrote:

Hmmm ... I don't think so.

I had allot of pixelations a year ago after a strong wind storm. Some
channels were fine, others not. The faster the changing images the
greater the pixelation. I think the cable lines were lose. The cable
company came out and fixed things up. Now, no more pixelations. Ask your
neighbors, if they have the same problem. It might be yours only or your
area. I have a feeling it is in your cables.

Enjoy Life ... Dan

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Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

Ben Gerard

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Feb 7, 2009, 2:01:04 AM2/7/09
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"Dan L." <doesn...@goesnowhere145.net> wrote in message
news:doesnotwork-647E...@feeder.motzarella.org...

Now I remember something about signal quality and temperature. Thanks for
the replies everybody.

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