8PSK Conversion

I have noticed that a lot of the transponders on 82 don't have any channels on them anymore. Does anybody know what this mean to SD subscribers. 82 transponders seem to hold up better when it raining out. 91 transponders are always the first ones to get knocked out when it is raining out.
 
So I was correct. The 6000 DOES NOT support 8PSK. Thanks for confirming what I said.

Oh by the way, the Software does NOT support the module, according to Bell.
 
Well I'm not sure what happened with Bell, but since their last channel/trasponder reshuffling, things in terms of picture quality have taken a turn for the worse. I've noticed the SD channels have a ton of compression artifacts now ever since Global Quebec was added. Watching the Riders/Als game on TSNHD tonight and any fast motion has alot of artifacts as well. The picture doesn't look too sharp either. Other CFL telecasts this year have looked better then what is coming through now. The NFL game on FOX looks better.
 
Not correct. Switching to 8PSK may or may not improve quality - it just gives an opportunity to Bell to increase the bitrate and improve the quality, but they may choose to cram more channels per transponder instead without change to the bitrate.
The exact same thing applies to using MPEG4 - it may or may not improve quality.
My guess is that if they switch quickly to 8PSK at least at the beginning the bitrate and therefore the quality of the HD channels will improve across the board.
Oh, and I guess you meant 1080i, Bell has never sent 1080p video.
 
82's transponders still have channels, you just can't pick them up because the signal is being transmitted in 8PSK and you are using a SD receiver which is unlable to pick up the signal, because it has no 8PSK module.

There are very few SD channels on 82 anyway
 
only 82 or HD channels only. i am assuming that because that is what dish in the US has been doing for a long time with its HD channels
 
Pinza...do you have any idea if Bell is still on track for April 1st delivery of 8PSK?

If they are...do you have any insight as to whether they will they be adding some HD channels immediately?
 
I ain't that smart....
I am guessing they will give more bandwidth when they switch, and then take it back/tinker as they add more HD channels...
 
Could one of you with the ability to determine which channels are on each transponder on Bell's two satellites either publish a list for the rest of us or give us a link to a source where we can obtain this information?

Also to follow up on my comment about improved PQ. After watching another full evening last night it is now definitely my opinion that Bell is delivering a more stable/solid picture than it has in the last two years (length of time I've been a Bell HD customer). The depth of some of the images last night on the Blue Jay game, OASIS channel and even NBC were fantastic. Something has definitely been improved.

(Watching on a Sony SXRD KDS60A200 with a Bell 9200 PVR).
 
When I canceled my Bell TV last week because I am switching to as Fibre To The Home provider I was told the switch to MPEG4 was going to happen very soon. I told her that I didn't believe her and claims like that was of the reasons I was canceling.
 
Note that Dish Network in the US has already taken stake to 16 of the 32 transponders for Nimiq5, and it is possible they may use them all.
 
The superstations are standard definition (SD) and on the 91 degrees satellites. All transponders that switch to 8PSK will be on 82 degrees. All 8PSK transponders will be high-definition only, so there are two scenarios about how the move to 8PSK will influence SD stations (including the superstations) on 91 (excluding any other factors):

1. No change in quality. (that's the best you can hope for)
2. The SD channels from 82 move to 91, and quality on 91 gets worse.
 
I doubt they would send a letter to any account that wouldn't be affected by the change. It would only impact users with the old 6000 receivers.
 
First it was a new satellite, then 8PSK and now MPEG4. By now it should be obvious that expecting any change to PQ is as likely as finding the Holy Grail.
 
Here's what I predict. Picture quality will improve after they implement 8PSK until they add enough new HD channels that will bring the quality down to present levels but MPEG4 will come to the rescue until they add enough new HD channels to bring quality down to present levels but the new satellite will.........., rinse and repeat.
 
I think the pq has gone down on the MLB EI hd package. Some of the games don't look like hd, although they still look better than sd. Maybe they have all the games on one transponder.
 
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