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GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Dave posted:
STV HD is apparently up and running on channel 113 on Virgin


Is it? I have to pop home at lunchtime so I'll have a quick look.

How much of ITV is HD yet? Anything in daytime?
DA
Dave Founding member
Don't think anything is HD during the day at the moment but coming soon will by GMTV and Loose Woman in HD... how exciting!!

The evening schedule is not too bad, have been impressed with the range of programmes in HD. All movies I have watched have been in HD, football, general shows like the Whole 19 Yards etc.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Well I checked it just now, and indeed its broadcasting away on Virgin 113.

This Morning was on, and as upscaling goes it looked pretty good (except that Piers Moron was there on my screen looking wretched).

The CA is obviously being simulcast from the SD channel, and there was no HD breakbumper (which I didn't expect).

Didn't see a DOG either.

Very pleased I'll get to catch Corrie in HD next week.

Good work STV Smile
DA
Dave Founding member


Didn't see a DOG either.


The DOG on ITV 1 HD is only shown when the show is in HD, maybe the same for STV HD
NW
nwtv2003
Dave posted:
STV HD is apparently up and running on channel 113 on Virgin


Is it? I have to pop home at lunchtime so I'll have a quick look.

How much of ITV is HD yet? Anything in daytime?


As others have said Gav there's virtually no HD on during the day, but I can't say how much of this applies for STV, but tonight on ITV1 is HD from 7.30pm til 10pm (presuming Corrie gets shown), and there's a couple of Films on after that which are also in HD.

It can be a bit hit and miss, somedays there's almost nothing in HD, others there's loads of programmes available in HD, but the upscaling is pretty damn good.
:-(
A former member
Dave posted:


Didn't see a DOG either.


The DOG on ITV 1 HD is only shown when the show is in HD, maybe the same for STV HD


On BGT last night, ITV1HD had its DOG on, but STVHD on Sky didn't. However, to my eyes, it looked like BGT was only upscaled on STVHD, and not fully HD.
ME
meridiantvfan
Dave posted:
Don't think anything is HD during the day at the moment but coming soon will by GMTV and Loose Woman in HD... how exciting!!

The evening schedule is not too bad, have been impressed with the range of programmes in HD. All movies I have watched have been in HD, football, general shows like the Whole 19 Yards etc.


Your source about loose women in HD or are you speculating ?!

What about This Morning in HD is this from another studio ?
MA
Markymark
Dave posted:


Didn't see a DOG either.


The DOG on ITV 1 HD is only shown when the show is in HD, maybe the same for STV HD


On BGT last night, ITV1HD had its DOG on, but STVHD on Sky didn't. However, to my eyes, it looked like BGT was only upscaled on STVHD, and not fully HD.


There's something odd going on. A Digital Spy poster watching ITV1HD on Freeview from the Mendip (HTV West) transmitter reports nothing yesterday was in true HD, and no DOG. On Freesat the expected HD programmes were indeed native HD.

I suspect many of contribution and distribution links between ITV (and STV) playout centres are not HD yet.
WE
Westy2
Surprised no one's made the obvious joke about DOGS & 'Loose Women' ?

The bits I've seen of that programme are bloody awful!
DA
Dave Founding member
Dave posted:
Don't think anything is HD during the day at the moment but coming soon will by GMTV and Loose Woman in HD... how exciting!!

The evening schedule is not too bad, have been impressed with the range of programmes in HD. All movies I have watched have been in HD, football, general shows like the Whole 19 Yards etc.


Your source about loose women in HD or are you speculating ?!

What about This Morning in HD is this from another studio ?


I'm sure I read somewhere that GMTV and Lose Women would be in HD but can't find it now, only the stuff relating to GMTV, maybe I was mixing it up with the recent announcement that The One Show would be HD soon Confused
:-(
A former member
Well, no GMTV on STV HD at the moment - just this info announcement repeated continually. (The crackling on the sound is as broadcast.)

http://www.tvidworld.com/online/STVHD-2010-INFO-NA-1.mp4

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