What is the difference between C-Band High Definition and small dish High Definition?
The source of small dish programming, with the exception of certain pay-per-view movie channels, is from C-Band TV originated signals. Small dish companies, like cable companies, capture the C-Band TV Master Broadcast Quality signal encode it, compress it, and rebroadcast it in a secondary format. All this signal manipulation naturally results in compromised picture quality. HD broadcasts will be handled in the same manner. To provide a premium movie channel on a small dish, the small dish programmer will capture it from the C-Band TV Master Broadcast Quality, encode, compress and rebroadcast the program. • Will the HD box make non-HD channels look better? When a standard definition channel (SDTV) is processed through the HDD200 it is upconverted to a 1080i signal. While this process does not add any more “resolution” to the picture, the process can make scanning lines less intrusive and give the picture a smoother, more homogenous and film-like look. • Can I use the HD 200 on a small
