BBC HD Officially Launched

[Fusen]

Just a week or so after the BBC Trust gave the green light to the BBC’s plans for a HD channel, the new channel has launched.
BBC HD went live officially on Saturday December 1st for cable and satellite users. It can be found on 143 on Sky and Channel 108 on Virgin Media. That said, it's not the full 9-hour per day version that's coming in 2008. The programmes tend to run in the evening only for the moment and tonight’s’ line-up includes a Bleak House double bill, Silent Witness, Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work and Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky.
Over the Christmas, the channel will be running HD movies like Kill Bill, Sin City and The History Boys while other programmes will include The Tales Of Beatrix Potter With The Royal Ballet, Lessons And Carols From King's College Cambridge, Carmen and Jools Holland's Hootenanny.

Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision, said: “I am delighted that BBC HD, the UK's first public service HD channel, is officially launching tomorrow, after the BBC Trust gave its approval last week. HD is the next generation of television and a real opportunity for programme-makers to reach out to the audience in ways they have never done before. HD is a real creative enabler making our programmes even more powerful and outstanding.”

http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/12/03/bbc..._launched.html

[Nibb]

Ive been watching it for over a year!

[Fusen]

"launched officially" might be the key words here

[funkyg]

This has been on for ages hasn't it?

[LFC Muppet]

No sign of it coming to free view? Mam and Dad have the BT box, which does HD (doesn't it).

[Nibb]

"launched officially" might be the key words here

I know m8...just pulling ya leg!

[Nibb]

No sign of it coming to free view? Mam and Dad have the BT box, which does HD (doesn't it).

The BT Vision is solely based on digital terrestrial freeview, and as yet no HD channels are available on there...(there was a trial in London during the World Cup last year so its in the pipeline).

Current Freeview STBs cannot handle HD transmissions, not sure if the BT Vision STB is capable of it tho when HD is launced on digital terrestrial.

[LFC Muppet]

The BT Vision is solely based on digital terrestrial freeview, and as yet no HD channels are available on there...(there was a trial in London during the World Cup last year so its in the pipeline).

Current Freeview STBs cannot handle HD transmissions, not sure if the BT Vision STB is capable of it tho when HD is launced on digital terrestrial.

It uses HDMI, but like said, not sure if it is just a upscaller or if it can handle HD.

[ant3b]

Yeah in virgin this has been on AGES!!

[DJ OD]

Is a HDTV with a built in freeview adapter likely to get this anytime soon?


DJ OD

[Nibb]

It uses HDMI, but like said, not sure if it is just a upscaller or if it can handle HD.

At the moment its just an upscaler as there are no HD channels on Freeview, as I mentioned current STBs cannot handle the new HD sognals when they start, I do not know whether BT will be able to allow this either by a software uodate or whether they will just swop the STB.

[Nibb]

Is a HDTV with a built in freeview adapter likely to get this anytime soon?


DJ OD

No HD will not come to terrestrial Freeview much before 2009 due to bandwidth restrictions caused by analogue transmissions, as more and more analogue tranasmitters are shut down then the HD channels can begin.

Also as stated above current STBs either freestanding or built in cannot receive HD transmissions.

http://digital-forums.com/showpost.p...51&postcount=2

[marcode]

Current Freeview STBs cannot handle HD transmissions

as stated above current STBs either freestanding or built in cannot receive HD transmission

as I mentioned current STBs cannot handle the new HD sognals when they start

so can i get HD on my current STB or what ffs.. just gimme a straight answer.

[DJ OD]

So basically...

Unless you have a Sky HD box or a Virgin+ box (and obviously XB360's, PS3's and HD DVD players) you cannot get any HD content on your HDTV, regardless of whether you have a built in or external freeview box.

Cuntish that is.


DJ OD

[MonkeyBalls]

its still only in Stereo Sound though isn't it? or was that the trial?
Heroes and Jools Holland and that i've been watching in HD and its good picture but the sounds still Stereo....on Sky HD you get DD if its availible on teh program.

[Nibb]

so can i get HD on my current STB or what ffs.. just gimme a straight answer.

If you receive Terrestrial Freeview Digital TV then no you cannot!

[Nibb]

its still only in Stereo Sound though isn't it? or was that the trial?
Heroes and Jools Holland and that i've been watching in HD and its good picture but the sounds still Stereo....on Sky HD you get DD if its availible on teh program.

On what platform have you been watching Heroes and Jools Holland?

It must have been either via sat or cable.

[marcode]

If you receive Terrestrial Freeview Digital TV then no you cannot!

jesus, i was kidding.

[Ganty]

jesus, i was kidding.

I got it

[Nibb]

jesus, i was kidding.

WHOOOSSSHHHH!!!!!