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Why would it be better than a hi-def DVD?

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By current DVD I meant the current standard DVD format.

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DVDs currently come in 780p or 1080p. This is High def right?

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They don't. They use the standard definition broadcast resolution of 720x576. Hi Def is 1024x768 or higher.

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I assume you must be talking about those windows media dvds, WMVdvds, right? I saw them on my trip the the US a few months back, stunning quality!

But alas, Current "normal" DVDs are only SD, there are no "true high definition dvd's" untill blue ray and hd-dvd come out next year.

Even then, there is no international standards yet, so we could find that some disks will play in some players and some wont.
-Chris

Re: High-definition Video On Demand -- a Sky (Plus) killer?
 

What is the current method of connection on the US HD Cable boxes? Component, DVI, VGA or HDMI?

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Only true on Sat, on Cable the box ownership remains with the cable co as does the maintainance and repair responsibility. This is I suppose the £5 a month difference between the additional subscription / box fee of NTL at £15 and Sky at £10.

Having used the Time Warner box SA8000 in the US plugged into a fiber optic digital audio out, the future of cable is indeed bright.

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Yep - your right. Looked at the status for my proj. connected to the Prog scan dvd - 576p. I assumed, as the player had "Hi-Res progressive" printed on the front, it must be higher than tv, apparently not. Is that all im going to get from the DVD player, assuming it doesnt play WMDVDs?

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Most likely, Yes.

Re: High-definition Video On Demand -- a Sky (Plus) killer?
 

right off the top of my head high definition broadcasts are usally 1024x780 either progressive or interlaced, however there is also 1920x1080 too.

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It's usually 1280x720 progressive or 1920x1080 interlaced.

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No mention in this forum, so far, of the the need for HDCP circuitry in the LCD or plasma tv. This is essential in order to view some transmissions of copyright material. Sky have more than hinted that this will be essential to view their full service and it is now included in the specification for sets which carry the new European standard HDTV logo. Basically it is to prevent programmes being copied and this will almost certainly apply to sport and movies. The downer is that most of the Plasma and LCDs that have been sold over the past couple of years will not be capable of showing a lot of HD material. So-called High Dfinition sets by the big manufacturers, such as Sony, do not meet this specification although new models, due out later this year, will. Same goes for most makes. This is, partly, the reason why a lot of flat panel sets are being heavily discounted. Once Sky, and possibly new generation DVD players hit the market nobody will want these old sets. It would be interesting to know where Telewest stands on this issue. Any new service is going to depend heavily on movies and sport.

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Are you in cloud cuckoo land ? NTL announced VOD months ago and so far only available in a handfull of regions.

I wouldn't be holding my breath on a PVR or HD.

I predict backend of 2006 or early 2007 maybe...

Edit: I'm probably being generous though... more like early 2008 knowing ntl

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Of coourse this wont be the end of Sky+.
Sky+ will get better in time too & whereas cable is only just catching up to it's abilities, later on sky+ will yet egain be far superior to anything that NTL can offer.

The new fangled PVR boxes may well have 3 channel ability but you have to remember that those 3 channels are on NTL, I wonder if the red button will work on them all?

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uhhh, why would you record a red button screen?