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Old 08-05-2018, 16:53   #25
RichardCoulter
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Re: Is it better to watch an HD news channel in the event of an imminent nuclear atta

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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
Just flick between them using the LastCh button. It's easy to tell which is ahead, especially on the news channels that have a ticker.

I've just checked a few, and in every case the SD channel is ahead (7 seconds ahead in the case of Channel 4). I suspect the MPEG4 encoding processing delay is the biggest factor. ITV HD, which is still MPEG2 in my region, is only very slightly behind the SD version.


Maybe not entirely pointless. I recall a similar thread many years ago that was started by someone who was into real-time gambling. He liked analogue TV because it had the least delay.
Cheers for that SP, so my theory has been disproved and the SD channels are the most up to date because of other factors.

Interesting that it could actually be of importance to gamblers.[COLOR="Silver"]



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Originally Posted by Raider999 View Post
Personally, I would rather not know and die in ignorant bliss as 4 minutes is not enough time for anything
Me too, the 4 minute warning is totally pointless.

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Originally Posted by weenie View Post
The selfish part of me would want my hubby and son's with me and the unselfish part of me would want my eldest to be with his one true love his fiancée as I know that is what and whom he would want.

Last edited by Paul M; 09-05-2018 at 16:09. Reason: Cut it out.
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