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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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I am aware of that and indeed made mention of it and the requirement to increase bandwidth or use a more efficient delivery mechanism further up the thread. However, eventually all TV will be HD* and 3D will be the next big thing, followed no doubt by an even higher definition standard, so the infrastructure will have to be able to facilitate this by a number of possible means including:-
- Better use of the existing bandwidth
- Expanding the bandwidth of the existing infrastructure (as is already being done for broadband)
- Improved delivery mechanisms (such as IPTV)
- FDDH - Fibre to the Home as opposed to co-ax from the street cabinet (see Fibre to the x)
Remember when 10Mb/s broadband was 'da bomb' on VM? Remember when a V.90/V.92 56kb/s modem was 'light speed' over a pair of twisted copper wires even if you only achieved 50kb/s or 52kb/s?
*Are there any stragglers which are still not widescreen?
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Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes
Yeah it's odd eh? Generally no-one uses vinyl any more, but you wouldn't know it from the couple of broken record types on CF.   |
There's an alternative to vinyl?
Not that 8-track or compact cassette magnetic tape rubbish! They're no good at all as the magnetic mount on my CB radio antenna keeps erasing them.
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Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes
In many cases because they haven't bothered to calibrate their brand spanking new HD TV sets, it has to be said
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You have to calibrate them?
You geek types take this stuff far too seriously.
Mine works fine right out of the box and I wasn't conned into buying one o' they fancy HDMI cables neither.
Nope, mine works fine with the SCART cable from my VCR although I have to connect the VCR to the TV via the RF co-ax cable now.
Never mind the quality, feel the width (of my wallet, that is)!
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
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You see Arthur, if you spent more time here and less time over there you'd have the facts, the complete facts and nothing but the facts and in a timely fashion too.
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
On 15 September 2010, BSkyB announced that it would close Bravo as well as sister channel Bravo 2. The Bravo channels closed on 1 January 2011, with its most popular programmes moved to other Sky channels ...
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So it refers to January of this year, not last year as some are mistakenly saying, and not January of next year or this coming year however you might care to phrase it. I think that we've established that now though.