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BBC HD confirmed for mid-May

World Cup & Wimbledon to be part of trial (March 2006)

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BC
Blake Connolly Founding member
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4834322.stm

Main points:

- World Cup & Wimbledon live in HD
- BBC's archive of HD programmes to be shown - Planet Earth, Bleak House, Hotel Babylon etc.
- It is slightly ambiguous as to availablity on platforms other than the closed DTT trial, although we've heard elsewhere that it should be on SkyHD
- Mid-May start, with trial lasting 6-12 months (it's only really called a trial because to launch a new HD channel would mean going through the approval process which would take too long and miss the Summer's sport).
BR
Brekkie
It'll be interesting to see how HD takes off - as while other countries have sold it as one of the main reasons for going digital, here going digital was all about more channels.

I'm perfectly happy with my picture quality on digital TV - and when I got a good signal was perfectly happy with the quality on analogue. However, I think it's a case of once you've seen the difference you won't want to go back!


The thing is though considering widescreen TV's haven't really yet become the norm, I'm not sure HDTV's will too soon either!
SP
Spencer
Brekkie Boy posted:
It'll be interesting to see how HD takes off - as while other countries have sold it as one of the main reasons for going digital, here going digital was all about more channels.

I'm perfectly happy with my picture quality on digital TV - and when I got a good signal was perfectly happy with the quality on analogue. However, I think it's a case of once you've seen the difference you won't want to go back!


The thing is though considering widescreen TV's haven't really yet become the norm, I'm not sure HDTV's will too soon either!


I'm sure I've read that most households do now have a widescreen TV. Certainly for the main TV of the house, widescreen appears to be becoming the norm - portables are a different matter of course.

I've no doubt that this £350 CRT HD telly launching in a couple of months will help take-up of HD.
MA
marksi
Spencer For Hire posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
It'll be interesting to see how HD takes off - as while other countries have sold it as one of the main reasons for going digital, here going digital was all about more channels.

I'm perfectly happy with my picture quality on digital TV - and when I got a good signal was perfectly happy with the quality on analogue. However, I think it's a case of once you've seen the difference you won't want to go back!


The thing is though considering widescreen TV's haven't really yet become the norm, I'm not sure HDTV's will too soon either!


I'm sure I've read that most households do now have a widescreen TV. Certainly for the main TV of the house, widescreen appears to be becoming the norm - portables are a different matter of course.

I've no doubt that this £350 CRT HD telly launching in a couple of months will help take-up of HD.


I'd be interested to see the picture quality on that. Given that most people have their TVs in the corner of the room it'll not take up any more room than a flat LCD.
DB
dbl
Spencer For Hire posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
It'll be interesting to see how HD takes off - as while other countries have sold it as one of the main reasons for going digital, here going digital was all about more channels.

I'm perfectly happy with my picture quality on digital TV - and when I got a good signal was perfectly happy with the quality on analogue. However, I think it's a case of once you've seen the difference you won't want to go back!



The thing is though considering widescreen TV's haven't really yet become the norm, I'm not sure HDTV's will too soon either!


I'm sure I've read that most households do now have a widescreen TV. Certainly for the main TV of the house, widescreen appears to be becoming the norm - portables are a different matter of course.

I've no doubt that this £350 CRT HD telly launching in a couple of months will help take-up of HD.

I thought it was only Plasma, LCD or DLP TV's that do HD. Confused Confused
AN
all new Phil
My brother has got a TV very much like that one... it looks really good in the corner of the room.
LL
Larry the Loafer
Quote:
HDTV transmissions cannot be offered on Freeview at present due to limited airspace, while a trial limited to a few hundred households in London which have yet to be chosen will take place.


So does this mean thay are only testing in London?
PE
Pete Founding member
Larry the Loafer posted:
Quote:
HDTV transmissions cannot be offered on Freeview at present due to limited airspace, while a trial limited to a few hundred households in London which have yet to be chosen will take place.


So does this mean thay are only testing in London?


No they're using Pontop Pike but are going to see if the signal can reach the households in London.
SP
Spencer
dbl posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
It'll be interesting to see how HD takes off - as while other countries have sold it as one of the main reasons for going digital, here going digital was all about more channels.

I'm perfectly happy with my picture quality on digital TV - and when I got a good signal was perfectly happy with the quality on analogue. However, I think it's a case of once you've seen the difference you won't want to go back!



The thing is though considering widescreen TV's haven't really yet become the norm, I'm not sure HDTV's will too soon either!


I'm sure I've read that most households do now have a widescreen TV. Certainly for the main TV of the house, widescreen appears to be becoming the norm - portables are a different matter of course.

I've no doubt that this £350 CRT HD telly launching in a couple of months will help take-up of HD.

I thought it was only Plasma, LCD or DLP TV's that do HD. Confused Confused


As far as I'm aware that's currently true in th UK, but CRT HD televisions are available elsewhere in the world including America. Technologically there's no reason why CRT sets can't be HD.
CA
Charles Allen
I don't think the BBC are correct when they state that Premiere are the host broadcasters.

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AS
Asa Admin
A few more details released http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4753607.stm

They now have a website up http://www.bbc.co.uk/hd . If the Flash animation is a low quality version of the actual ident, great!

By the sound of things they'll be the BBC HD channel on Sky's EPG on Thursday. I'm guessing that it will be "standard definition" to entice those who haven't got HD (which no Sky viewer will have until the 22nd anyway!) to get it?
RU
russnet Founding member
The HD part of the logo for some reason just reminds me of BSB. (No, not the Backstreet Boys Laughing )

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