NHK World HD

J G Miller wrote:

It is not inconceivable that at some point in the future, NHK World HD
will be a downscaled version of NHK World Ultra HD

I see that they've commenced 'Now & Next' programme information, but not
yet the full 7 day EPG.

Andy Burns wrote:

I'd say that NHK World HD is far more obviously high-def
compared to the four UK HD offerings on freesat

I knew the BBC was using 1440x1080 rather than 1920x1080 for their HD
outputs, and had assumed the other UK broadcasters would follow their
lead, but having a poke around in the streams, I see that ITV1HD, C4HD
and NHKHD are all 1920x1080.

Is the BBC's 'refit' to make BBC1 an end-to-end HD channel, with the SD
output always being downscaled, rather than the HD output sometimes
being upscaled, still in progress? If so, any murmurs that they will
switch to 1920x1080 when it's complete?

NHK World HD launches today on Sky and Freesat..

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/...s-on-eurobird/

On Mon, 9 May 2011 10:51:40 +0100, "pqtek" wrote:

NHK World HD launches today on Sky and Freesat..

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/...s-on-eurobird/

If just done a Freesat scan on a Humax box. NHK World HD is now in the
Freesat EPG at channel 209 replacing the previous SD version.

--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

pqtek wrote:

NHK World HD launches today on Sky and Freesat..

It has now got full 7 day EPG data, before launch it only had quite
patchy now/next data, surprised they didn't need to test that before launch.

On Mon, 09 May 2011 12:25:42 +0100, Andy Burns
wrote:

pqtek wrote:

NHK World HD launches today on Sky and Freesat..

It has now got full 7 day EPG data, before launch it only had quite
patchy now/next data, surprised they didn't need to test that before launch.

If you are using a Freesat box in Freesat mode, the so-called now/next
data displayed by pressing the "i" or info" button actually comes from
the EPG. That means that the actual now/next data is not used (unless
perhaps EPG data is absent).

Once you have pressed the "i" button and got details of the current
programme you can press the left button (-) as many times as you like
to look ahead profgramme by programme, at least until you finger starts
to ache.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Mon, 09 May 2011 12:38:11 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

programme you can press the left button (-) as many times as you like

Eagle-eyed readers would have recognised that as the right button.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

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On Mon, 9 May 2011 10:51:40 +0100, "pqtek" wrote:

NHK World HD launches today on Sky and Freesat..

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/...s-on-eurobird/

If just done a Freesat scan on a Humax box. NHK World HD is now in the
Freesat EPG at channel 209 replacing the previous SD version.


Does this mean SD boxes have lost it?

I think this station will win the prize for the worst HD DOG.

Regards
David

David wrote:
Does this mean SD boxes have lost it?

[snip]
Regards
David

No. HD receivers will present the HD service and SD receivers the SD
service. In either case the channel number on Freesat is 209.

pqtek wrote:
NHK World HD launches today on Sky and Freesat..

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/...s-on-eurobird/

Channel id on Eurobird1 has also now changed from 53147 to NHK World HD.