HDTV Demos
 

Hi

I note that Sky have announced they will start transmitting High Definition
TV in 2006, and that there is already a HDTV channel transmitting on Astra
1H called Euro1080 now named HD1.

I am told that the picture quality is very good and would like to check it
out for myself. Does anyone know where I could obtain a demonstration of
HDTV and HD1 in the UK ?

Many thanks
Malcolm

"Malcolm" wrote in message
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Hi

I note that Sky have announced they will start transmitting High Definition TV
in 2006, and that there is already a HDTV channel transmitting on Astra 1H
called Euro1080 now named HD1.

I am told that the picture quality is very good and would like to check it out
for myself. Does anyone know where I could obtain a demonstration of HDTV and
HD1 in the UK ?

Well, there's a BBC test this evening :-
http://www.1080.org.uk/

You can download a sample :-
http://www.giusberto.ch/hdtv/


Az.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:11:35 +0000 (UTC), "Malcolm"
wrote:

Hi

I note that Sky have announced they will start transmitting High Definition
TV in 2006, and that there is already a HDTV channel transmitting on Astra
1H called Euro1080 now named HD1.

I am told that the picture quality is very good and would like to check it
out for myself. Does anyone know where I could obtain a demonstration of
HDTV and HD1 in the UK ?



Selfridges in Brum had a plasma screen (can't remember which one) which purports
to be HDTV ready. Lacking any video signal source, they had connected a PC to
it showing high definition photographs. The quality was superb and if this is
anything to go by, I know I will want it and maybe some of the great British
public will, once they have seen it.

JPG

Many thanks
Malcolm

Aztech wrote:
"Malcolm" wrote in message
...

Hi

I note that Sky have announced they will start transmitting High Definition TV
in 2006, and that there is already a HDTV channel transmitting on Astra 1H
called Euro1080 now named HD1.

I am told that the picture quality is very good and would like to check it out
for myself. Does anyone know where I could obtain a demonstration of HDTV and
HD1 in the UK ?


Well, there's a BBC test this evening :-
http://www.1080.org.uk/

You can download a sample :-
http://www.giusberto.ch/hdtv/


Az.



If you have an edonkey client (I'd recommend emule) I can give you links
for a load of 1080i HDTV demos recorded from euro1080, plus some 720p
stuff from the US.

Also see
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tshowcase.aspx

You can download a sample :-
http://www.giusberto.ch/hdtv/

If I downloaded that (361Mb) by the time it had finished HDTV would be old
fashioned.

Bill

Bill wrote:
You can download a sample :-
http://www.giusberto.ch/hdtv/


If I downloaded that (361Mb) by the time it had finished HDTV would be old
fashioned.

Bill

It only took me 2 hours, and that's with bog standard 0.5meg ADSL

Beautiful pictures, but what were those German lions saying - where they
trying to get us to buy teabags?

Ben wrote:
Bill wrote:
You can download a sample :-
http://www.giusberto.ch/hdtv/


If I downloaded that (361Mb) by the time it had finished HDTV would
be old fashioned.

Bill

It only took me 2 hours, and that's with bog standard 0.5meg ADSL


Here's a quote about Japan from a speech by the CEO of Ofcom:

"Firstly, the extent of roll-out and take-up of next generation
broadband at what is, in UK terms, enormously high bandwidth - 10
Megabits as basic standard; and 45 Megabits for about £20 a month."

I wonder how many years it'll take before we see 45 Mbps for £20 a
month...


--
Steve - www.digitalradiotech.co.uk - Digital Radio News & Info

DAB sounds worse than FM, Freeview, digital satellite, cable and
broadband internet radio

JPG wrote:


Selfridges in Brum had a plasma screen (can't remember which one) which purports
to be HDTV ready. Lacking any video signal source, they had connected a PC to
it showing high definition photographs. The quality was superb and if this is
anything to go by, I know I will want it and maybe some of the great British
public will, once they have seen it.


There is one problem here.
We can not get the digital system we are using now to have good quality,
so what chance is there with HD-TV? It will get mucked up somehow and
what is the use of having a system, which have very few programmes made
for it?
come on, most of the stuff on digital is not even in widescreen.


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Ad c wrote:
JPG wrote:


Selfridges in Brum had a plasma screen (can't remember which one)
which purports
to be HDTV ready. Lacking any video signal source, they had connected
a PC to
it showing high definition photographs. The quality was superb and if
this is
anything to go by, I know I will want it and maybe some of the great
British
public will, once they have seen it.


There is one problem here.
We can not get the digital system we are using now to have good quality,
so what chance is there with HD-TV? It will get mucked up somehow and
what is the use of having a system, which have very few programmes made
for it?
come on, most of the stuff on digital is not even in widescreen.

The BBC plan to produce all their programs in high definition by 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3652402.stm
Far more than you think already is, mainly for the foreign market. Lots
of US and Australian stuff that is bought in is already in high
definition too.

Ben wrote:



The BBC plan to produce all their programs in high definition by 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3652402.stm
Far more than you think already is, mainly for the foreign market. Lots
of US and Australian stuff that is bought in is already in high
definition too.


2010 is a long way, lots of things can happen by then.
If these programms are produce in High definition, then how will they
look like on a normal t.v?
It is taking a long time to get people to change to digital, it will
take decades to get everyone on to HD T.V. I do not really care, but it
would be nice if some of the so called digital channels we got now are
broadcasted in widescreen, it is not because programmes is not in
widescreen, because most of them are, apart from the very old stuff.
I just got Sky digital and over 90% of the channels are in 4:3 and the
one on Freeview are the same. What would also be nice is if the picture
quality could be improved, Sky is better than Freeview in that respect
most of the time, but only just.
digital is not as good as people thinks.



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