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Old 05-09-2011, 23:32   #31
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Re: Do Virgin customers want more HD channels

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
But if your TV/set-top box does that, why buy an HD channel?
There is a world of difference between a programme upscaled in realtime, i.e. by a box or TV, and a dedicated upscaling platform that can take 10 hours to upscale 1 hour of footage.

Also an sd channel tends to have a much lower bitrate than a hd channel and bitrate can effect picture quality far more than resolution.

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