digital cable or satellite??

[tonyzz]

anyone knows the resolution and bitrate the digital cable and satellite companies are using?? ( im talking the standart TV, not HDTV). I did some research and found out sometimes they try to squeze as many channels as they can in their bandwidth by lowering the resolution/bitrate..
Dishnetwork or comcast don't have this information in their website, their tech support guys dont seem to know it either.
Thanks

[Kevin abq]

I'm not sure what the actual bitrate is, but I know that DirecTV uses a higher bitrate on the movie channels like Starz and HBO than it does on, say, Discovery Channel. I saw the figures once and it seems to me it's in the 6 - 8 Mbps range for the movies. I could be wrong, as my memory isn't perfect

[nissmo300]

I had both. DirecTV does look a little better than Dish.

[bugster]

The bitrate and resolution will vary from service to service, from channel to channel within each service and even from day to day.

[Marco33]

The bitrate and resolution will vary from service to service, from channel to channel within each service and even from day to day.

Could not have said it better.