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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan
A typical HD channel takes up around x4 the bandwidth of a SD channnel. Even if you closed all the SD channels, its doubtful there would be enough bandwidth for a HD version of every SD channel - unless you start reducing the bitrate of those HD channels (in which case they become HD-lite).
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Or convert the entire broadcast network of that provider to MPEG-4, rather than MPEG-2 which is pretty deprecated at this point. Of course it's not likely due to having to support old legacy STBs that aren't MPEG-4 capable... just like SD channels taking a while to fall into obsolescence, this could be a long time coming.
As usual, everyone in front has to wait for the lowest common denominator to catch up. Let's face it, we all know there are people out there still using their old wood-panel Baird TVs from the 70s with the curvy screens, massive overscan and stupid amounts of blooming, an LCD might scare the crap out of them, what with all those buttons and animated menus.
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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle
I can't see a merger of Three and Four as they are polar opposites. More likely marriages would be One with Three and Two with Four. I also find it hard to believe that there is any BBC Three content that is suitable for broadcast in the afternoon slots of BBC One and BBC Two to fill the void left by the reduction in original and imported daytime programming on those channels as has been suggested.
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I was happier when there were fewer BBC channels, because the bar was higher. It wasn't a case of cramming spare slots with whatever cheap-to-produce reality trash people would sit and get dumber to, it was more like "if the quality isn't reasonably high, it isn't getting aired". The way the BBC is now in terms of TV, I'd be happy with BBC1, BBC2, BBC 1 HD and BBC 2 HD as long as they cut the right corners (i.e. weaker programs) in order to thin the herd and keep the best programming.
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
I think we will ever know how Virgin works out their EPG Channels.
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Yeah it is a bit doolally... they could at least start the channels at 001, rather than 101. Make it more like Freeview, that'd help new customers.
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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan
Besides, do we really NEED everything featuring Katie Price in HD? Please, think of the children. And the wasted bandwidth.  |
Hey, I like those kinds of shows. It gives me an excuse to repeatedly drum on the
button in rage.
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate
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Damn, accidental pun...
