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SP
Steve in Pudsey
AlexEdohHD13 posted:
Here's the BBC Two HD Slide I was talking about. And yes, I actually did take that photograph of the BBC Two HD slide during the weeks running up the 2015 UK General Election.
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That wouldn't be required now that the nations have HD feeds for BBC Two.
RI
Richard
Steve in Pudsey posted:
AlexEdohHD13 posted:
Here's the BBC Two HD Slide I was talking about. And yes, I actually did take that photograph of the BBC Two HD slide during the weeks running up the 2015 UK General Election.
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That wouldn't be required now that the nations have HD feeds for BBC Two.


Do they?
SP
Steve in Pudsey
My mistake, I thought they had launched those services a while ago.
RI
Richard
Steve in Pudsey posted:
My mistake, I thought they had launched those services a while ago.

I don't think so, but I wonder is there a timescale? Obviously there is a cost issue.
ST
steveboswell
Additional HD regions for BBC Two and BBC One are both on hold until the completion of the charter review process, and even then are subject to approval of the relevant budgets. Once/if approved, I seem to remember they anticipate a fairly swift roll-out.
DO
dosxuk
Steve in Pudsey posted:
AlexEdohHD13 posted:
Here's the BBC Two HD Slide I was talking about. And yes, I actually did take that photograph of the BBC Two HD slide during the weeks running up the 2015 UK General Election.
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That wouldn't be required now that the nations have HD feeds for BBC Two.


It would still be shown in England as the issue was differing party election broadcasts in the regions, not just nations.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Not for BBC Two surely, as there aren't BBC Two regions in England.
DO
dosxuk
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Not for BBC Two surely, as there aren't BBC Two regions in England.


Oh yeah Embarassed

11 days later

AE
AlexEdohHD13
Michael posted:
*whoosh*

I don't amplify the sound. I use the effects to make it clearer.
UK
UKnews
AlexEdohHD13 posted:
Michael posted:
*whoosh*

I don't amplify the sound. I use the effects to make it clearer.

*whoosh*

(still going)
NG
noggin Founding member
Markymark posted:
AlexEdohHD13 posted:

But why won't ITV broadcast in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound on SD let alone HD?


No one broadcasts in 5.1 on SD platforms. Out the 'legacy analogue' broadcasters, only the Beeb and C4 bother with it.


No - not in the UK.

In Sweden they introduced 5.1 broadcasts when they started SD 16:9 DVB-T/S/C digital broadcasts in the late 90s (not sure if 5.1 arrived immediately), so they have been broadcasting 5.1 audio (and making 5.1 shows) for many years. Interestingly they stopped 5.1 for their SD channels after a couple of years of HD broadcasting, with one reason being that few 5.1 listeners weren't likely to have upgraded to HD. (And some stereo SD viewers complained about 5.1->2.0 downmixing - even though there was a stereo audio feed separately broadcast in MP2...)

It's interesting how much more 5.1 content there is in Sweden than the UK. All the major high-end drama there is 5.1, and a lot of TV shows are. I think that is one reason that the Eurovision Song Contest switched to 5.1 before it went HD. (The 2005 contest was SD 16:9 and 5.1, and sound mixed by Swedish crew...)
BL
bluecortina
As I have pointed out before, ITV's audience research showed there is little public demand for it. People on this forum might want it, but the by and large the general public aren't bothered.

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