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Started by Ar
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:11
Time to axe SD
Author: Ar
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:11
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:11
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How long are we going to keep pushing the crappy SD video on Freeview and Freesat / FTA? It wastes bandwidth transmitting SD and HD, and there are hardly any HD channels because there's no incentive to switch, also crappy 5G mobile phones stole a huge chunk of radio spectrum that was used for TV for crappy mobiles - and a number of HD channels got the axe (but are still on Freesat). Transmit all the SD channels in T2 (MPEG4) saves bandwidth. Axe ALL BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel4, Channel5 that are in SD and only have HD option. Move the HD from 101, 102 etc. to 1, 2, 3 etc, in the EPG. Why is the UK so backwards? Look at now much HD stuff is free to air on foreign satellite, especially Germany. Surely every TV by now has HD capability, you can't blame pensioners having ancient TV's and old Freeview boxes for not having the switch over.
Re: Time to axe SD
Author: MikeS
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:11
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:11
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On 10/02/2025 13:11, Ar wrote: > How long are we going to keep pushing the crappy SD video on Freeview > and Freesat / FTA? It wastes bandwidth transmitting SD and HD, and there > are hardly any HD channels because there's no incentive to switch, also > crappy 5G mobile phones stole a huge chunk of radio spectrum that was > used for TV for crappy mobiles - and a number of HD channels got the axe > (but are still on Freesat). > > Transmit all the SD channels in T2 (MPEG4) saves bandwidth. Axe ALL > BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel4, Channel5 that are in SD and only have HD > option. Move the HD from 101, 102 etc. to 1, 2, 3 etc, in the EPG. > > Why is the UK so backwards? Look at now much HD stuff is free to air on > foreign satellite, especially Germany. > > Surely every TV by now has HD capability, you can't blame pensioners > having ancient TV's and old Freeview boxes for not having the switch over. There is no shortage of bandwidth on the 28.2E satellite if anyone wants to use it for more FTA HD channels. On Freeview which broadcasters are queueing up for an expensive new HD slot?
Re: Time to axe SD
Author: Steve
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:34
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:34
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On 10/02/2025 19:11, MikeS wrote: > On 10/02/2025 13:11, Ar wrote: >> How long are we going to keep pushing the crappy SD video on Freeview >> and Freesat / FTA? It wastes bandwidth transmitting SD and HD, and >> there are hardly any HD channels because there's no incentive to >> switch, also crappy 5G mobile phones stole a huge chunk of radio >> spectrum that was used for TV for crappy mobiles - and a number of HD >> channels got the axe (but are still on Freesat). >> >> Transmit all the SD channels in T2 (MPEG4) saves bandwidth. Axe ALL >> BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel4, Channel5 that are in SD and only have HD >> option. Move the HD from 101, 102 etc. to 1, 2, 3 etc, in the EPG. >> >> Why is the UK so backwards? Look at now much HD stuff is free to air >> on foreign satellite, especially Germany. >> >> Surely every TV by now has HD capability, you can't blame pensioners >> having ancient TV's and old Freeview boxes for not having the switch >> over. > > There is no shortage of bandwidth on the 28.2E satellite if anyone wants > to use it for more FTA HD channels. On Freeview which broadcasters are > queueing up for an expensive new HD slot? I've recently taken up a rolling subscription to Now so I can watch the Sky Sports. I would have to pay extra to watch in HD! That's why Sky are still using SD, so they can make some more money. Steve
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