HD-TV from NTL
 

Has NTL hinted at providing a HD service for people with HD enabled TV's like sky will be (hopefully) in 2006.

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

HDTV is being planned for, but we don't know when it will launch.

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

I seen a hdtv been sold on qvc yesterday, what happens if you have a normal tv on a hdtv signal, will it just work like normal or will it not work at all?

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

You would have to have a downconverter in between.

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

Those of you with a very very powerful PC down these large files (around 250MB) they are all in HD and ar excellent

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tShowcase.aspx
http://www.wmvhd.com/
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimal Configuration
(Play 720p video)
Microsoft Windows XP
Windows Media Player 9 Series
2.4 GHz processor or equivalent
384 MB of RAM
64 MB video card
1024 ÃÃâ€*Չۉà ¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â� 768 screen resolution
16-bit sound card
Speakers
http://www.wmvhd.com/images/spacer.gifOptimum Configuration
(Play 1080p video with 5.1 surround sound)
Microsoft Windows XP
Windows Media Player 9 Series
DirectX 9.0
3.0 GHz processor or equivalent
512 MB of RAM
128 MB video card
1920 ÃÃâ€*Չۉà ¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â� 1440 screen resolution
24-bit 96 kHz multichannel sound card
5.1 surround speaker system

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

I've been playing some of those on my PC, and although the 1080p videos were jerky, the 720p videos played beautifully on my AMD Sempron 2500+ (actually 2.0GHz) with 1GB RAM and a 64MB nVidia graphics card.

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

Those that are planning on getting a new TV that says it is HD ready, be weary some say they are when in fact there not

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

HDTV xvid will play smooth on a weak pc, and is superb quality.

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

any links for HDTV xvid content to try ?

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

Well not that easy, but I will see if can find some.

Re: HD-TV from NTL
 

Have you tried www.divx.com as there are some links on that site. Also, there is lots of discussion at www.avforums.com in the forums section on this very topic, not to mention a fair few links on suitable content.

Edit: Also worth a mention is that if you are intending upon upgrading your monitor in the future, it maybe worth checking on its HiDef compatability.

HTH