DV
I gather the UHD box will be available, to some, from Friday, Package details have been released in the latest price list issued today. Seems that the box will cost between £49 and £299 for existing customers and from free to £299 for new customers. Initially BT Sport UHD will cost £5 pm more to subscribe,
We'll see the detail on Friday.
We'll see the detail on Friday.
MR
Sky are going to do UHD, but only when there is a settled TV format.
There is no guarantee that 4k UHD tv's sold today will be compatible with the signed off format.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sky-4k-tv-early-adopters-wont-be-able-watch-sports-broadcast-uhd-1504433
Will this get any further than 3D. Not sure if Sky have any plans of their own but if they're being tactical about it they'd be best off not even thinking about it as it's never going to make significant inroads if BT is the only company offering content.
Sky are going to do UHD, but only when there is a settled TV format.
There is no guarantee that 4k UHD tv's sold today will be compatible with the signed off format.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sky-4k-tv-early-adopters-wont-be-able-watch-sports-broadcast-uhd-1504433
FO
They are leaving it quite late in terms of having some customers up and running by the Community Shield aren't they? I guess they are anticipating take up to be slow (to non-existent) at first, barring a Sky-esque massive marketing campaign.
I can't seem to find the page to register an interest in BT Sport UHD anymore - it just redirects to a different page, perhaps suggesting some movement soon.
http://www.bt.com/ultrahd
The pricing of the box mentioned above detailed here:
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/07/bt-ultra-hd-tv-service-only-for-fastest.html
I can't seem to find the page to register an interest in BT Sport UHD anymore - it just redirects to a different page, perhaps suggesting some movement soon.
http://www.bt.com/ultrahd
The pricing of the box mentioned above detailed here:
http://www.a516digital.com/2015/07/bt-ultra-hd-tv-service-only-for-fastest.html
Last edited by fodg09 on 16 July 2015 1:14am - 4 times in total
MI
Now launched. BT offering the package for £15 a month, I understand that's an introductory price that goes up to the £20 mentioned in the tariff guide from month 13, there's also a £500 voucher for a new Ultra HD TV from BT Shop. But no Netflix on the Ultra HD box at launch, according to the hidden away details of the service.
(updated link: http://www.a516digital.com/2015/07/bt-launches-ultra-hd-tv-package.html)
(updated link: http://www.a516digital.com/2015/07/bt-launches-ultra-hd-tv-package.html)
DV
BT's first Champions League match, albeit not in the contracted phase, but a preliminary, additional pick-up tie is Celtic's away Second qualifying round match in Iceland on Wednesday evening vs Stjarnan KO 2015 on BTS1.
Last edited by DVB Cornwall on 18 July 2015 11:16pm
GE
thegeek
Founding member
I've translated to plain English for you:
BT Sport are showing their first Champions League game tomorrow night - albeit from the preliminary stages, and not part of their main rights package. It's Celtic v Stjarnan, a second leg game from the qualifying round. Kick-off is at 8.15pm on BT Sport 1.
BT's first Champions League match, albeit not in the contracted phase, but a preliminary, additional pick-up tie is Celtic's away Second qualifying round match in Iceland on Wednesday evening vs Stjarnan KO 2015 on BTS1.
BT Sport are showing their first Champions League game tomorrow night - albeit from the preliminary stages, and not part of their main rights package. It's Celtic v Stjarnan, a second leg game from the qualifying round. Kick-off is at 8.15pm on BT Sport 1.
NG
Sky have to be very careful. 3D didn't require new receivers, as they chose to use a 3D format that was compatible with existing HD set-top boxes (and thus didn't deliver HD 3D pictures as it halved the horizontal resolution to squeeze the two eye feeds into a single HD stream) Sky are still effectively using the same standards they selected in 2006.
However UHD will require new set top boxes, and Sky need to be very careful how they proceed, as they are effectively sealing in a new generation of hardware, so codecs, HDMI specs, network connectivity, conditional access etc. all need to be carefully standardised before they commit. They also need to allocate additional satellite capacity to allow for UHD simulcasts. The Sky ship is a much slower ship to turn than BT's TV, where they can be a bit fleeter of foot with their delivery systems. They also have a much smaller installed based of receivers to worry about rendering obsolete.
My gut feeling is that UHD will launch on Sky in 2160/50p - not 100P.
noggin
Founding member
Will this get any further than 3D. Not sure if Sky have any plans of their own but if they're being tactical about it they'd be best off not even thinking about it as it's never going to make significant inroads if BT is the only company offering content.
Sky have to be very careful. 3D didn't require new receivers, as they chose to use a 3D format that was compatible with existing HD set-top boxes (and thus didn't deliver HD 3D pictures as it halved the horizontal resolution to squeeze the two eye feeds into a single HD stream) Sky are still effectively using the same standards they selected in 2006.
However UHD will require new set top boxes, and Sky need to be very careful how they proceed, as they are effectively sealing in a new generation of hardware, so codecs, HDMI specs, network connectivity, conditional access etc. all need to be carefully standardised before they commit. They also need to allocate additional satellite capacity to allow for UHD simulcasts. The Sky ship is a much slower ship to turn than BT's TV, where they can be a bit fleeter of foot with their delivery systems. They also have a much smaller installed based of receivers to worry about rendering obsolete.
My gut feeling is that UHD will launch on Sky in 2160/50p - not 100P.
NJ
Sky have to be very careful. 3D didn't require new receivers, as they chose to use a 3D format that was compatible with existing HD set-top boxes (and thus didn't deliver HD 3D pictures as it halved the horizontal resolution to squeeze the two eye feeds into a single HD stream) Sky are still effectively using the same standards they selected in 2006.
However UHD will require new set top boxes, and Sky need to be very careful how they proceed, as they are effectively sealing in a new generation of hardware, so codecs, HDMI specs, network connectivity, conditional access etc. all need to be carefully standardised before they commit. They also need to allocate additional satellite capacity to allow for UHD simulcasts. The Sky ship is a much slower ship to turn than BT's TV, where they can be a bit fleeter of foot with their delivery systems. They also have a much smaller installed based of receivers to worry about rendering obsolete.
Some of the older Sky boxes (Pace, Samsung & DRX780) are not receiving the latest firmware. This may suggest other changes (not necessarily UHD related) are in the pipeline so I suspect the issue of having to support various different boxes for all the features will eventually take care of itself.
That being said, the Sky boxes haven't changed much since, well, a very long time really. Apart from cosmetics, bigger hard drives and built-in Wifi and the addition/removal of ports on the back, they're all pretty much the same inside I believe.
Neil Jones
Founding member
Will this get any further than 3D. Not sure if Sky have any plans of their own but if they're being tactical about it they'd be best off not even thinking about it as it's never going to make significant inroads if BT is the only company offering content.
Sky have to be very careful. 3D didn't require new receivers, as they chose to use a 3D format that was compatible with existing HD set-top boxes (and thus didn't deliver HD 3D pictures as it halved the horizontal resolution to squeeze the two eye feeds into a single HD stream) Sky are still effectively using the same standards they selected in 2006.
However UHD will require new set top boxes, and Sky need to be very careful how they proceed, as they are effectively sealing in a new generation of hardware, so codecs, HDMI specs, network connectivity, conditional access etc. all need to be carefully standardised before they commit. They also need to allocate additional satellite capacity to allow for UHD simulcasts. The Sky ship is a much slower ship to turn than BT's TV, where they can be a bit fleeter of foot with their delivery systems. They also have a much smaller installed based of receivers to worry about rendering obsolete.
Some of the older Sky boxes (Pace, Samsung & DRX780) are not receiving the latest firmware. This may suggest other changes (not necessarily UHD related) are in the pipeline so I suspect the issue of having to support various different boxes for all the features will eventually take care of itself.
That being said, the Sky boxes haven't changed much since, well, a very long time really. Apart from cosmetics, bigger hard drives and built-in Wifi and the addition/removal of ports on the back, they're all pretty much the same inside I believe.