On April 18, 2008 at 22:49, douglee said...
Probably because they are using a very low bitrate just
like most video on the internet. If they transmit more
data bits for this channel, then the other subchannels
will get worse because the total number of bits for all
subchannels is fixed by the ATSC standard.
They have set their analogue video levels too low before
converting to digital. It has been like that since I first
saw it a couple of years ago. They might be monitoring
it on a receiver adjusted to compensate in the opposite
direction and just don't know any better. TV stations
I have worked in have cable tv throughout their building
and only look at off-air on one monitor in their master
control. It never gets compared to other channels on the
same tuner. Maybe it will get better next year when their
analogue viewers are forced to watch it and complain.
I think their deadline is Jul 29
Thanks everyone who replied to my post regarding the quality of sub-channels. All of your answers make sense indeed.
Take a look for yourselves, as example compare 7-3 (Sport) to 17-3 PBS, personal I prefer viewing 17-3 it seems a little bit better. While viewing 7-3 it seems to be out focus, look at the text being broadcast and straight lines running across the screen they are kind of jagged. 17-3 is more or less smoother and seems alot less annoying when you are viewing it.
Hamiltonjim
I ran a quick test using my rotor directing it towards Hamilton (96 %) and observed my signal strength and then toward CN tower (66 %) and north (10%). Seems to me they are broadcasting from somewhere in the Hamilton area.
