NBC TVE channels not working

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#21

Yeah, I had noticed earlier that MSNBC (and other NBC channels) went from 30 fps to 60 fps and that the bit rate had increased. What I did not notice initially is that it also went from 1920x1080 (1080p30 or 1080i30, probably the former) to 1440x720 (720p60).

I went through nearly all the TVE channels and they all seem to be either 1920x1080 30 fps or 1440x720 60 fps. There were a few that were different from those resolutions, but only by a few pixels. I don't recall finding any that were 1080p60. The bit rates seemed to vary quite a bit, but it's hard to nail that down when only looking at each channel for a few seconds.

So, the change to the NBC channels is not quite as exciting as it first appeared.

#22

Yes, there was a resolution decrease to 720p but personally I find the new streams much more watchable. Higher bitrate and fps are more important to me. The old MSNBC stream was watchable, but the old Bravo and E! streams looked extremely compressed and grainy-looking.

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#23

I am seeing 720p60 for everything. Pre the 11th it was very significantly improved 1080p60 and some 1080p30. Before that it was 1080p30 and for some networks, especially Bravo, it was terrible with very bad deinterlacing artifacts and much lower bitrate.