HD : Catch Up HD Inconsistencies.

Originally Posted by essjay

The iPlayer HD content (liberate platform) is actually 19.8mbps so DVD Cinema wasn't far off.

Strange. Do Virgin capture the broadcast themselves so they have a MPEG2 copy to upload?

Also, apologies to DVD Cinema.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by nn012

Only a small minority will have the larger HDD boxes and if you need so much space it obviously shows it is an issue. Having to rely on broadband to receive content also means the quality will never be like broadcast quality.

Larger HDD STB's will become the norm going forward , the larger boxes are useful for viewing content at leisure , example being people who want to record all the bond movies in HD then watch when they please , as this user below proves
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35482699-post22.html

HD On Demand on Sky is excellent quality , surely you've watched Sky Anytime or Sky Movies On Demand through VM the quality easily matches other broadcasters. I'm pretty sure the content Sky upload to VM will be the same content that's uploaded onto the Sky servers for Sky's own On Demand and I've never seen anyone on here complaining about poor PQ from it. Not all Sky's On Demand content is delivered via BB the showcase is stocked each night over the satellite meaning that content is ready instantly without the need for a BB connection.

[nn012]

1 user's habit is not what I'd consider the norm. Extra space is nice to have but having to pay a premium of up to £309 (standard 1.5Tb + installation charges) will put the majority off.

The Sky HD OD I've watched is ok but the SD PQ, the majority of what's available, is of lower quality compared to say iPlayer or 4oD. Much like the low resolution output on their SD channels. I remember when Living became Sky Living, the PQ changed from VM's DVD quality to Sky's YouTube style SD PQ overnight.

[essjay]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

Strange. Do Virgin capture the broadcast themselves so they have a MPEG2 copy to upload?

Also, apologies to DVD Cinema.

The programmes are uploaded by the content providers to a central server then distributed to the 48 regional headends.

[andy_m]

I know its only anecdotal, but I noticed a considerable deterioration in sd picture quality at about the same time that Sky starting selling hd channels.

[Mad Max]

Catch up on demand in any format is a total joke, it's usually unavailable at random times, and trying to get it in HD is just not worth bothering about, Virgin need to get these things sorted out, it's just plain bad service imo.

[DVD Cinema]

I've only had V HD recently and noticed straight away the, surprisingly, superb quality of BBC HD Catch Up on V HD, having watched it @ 3.5 mbps on BBC online before.

The availability of programs on BBC HD Catch Up is pretty excellent really.

I am disappointed to see Five HD content disappear, as it was there, or has it/will it reappear?

I would love to see ITV HD and Channel 4 HD Catch Up.

[nn012]

Demand 5's HD content is available again in catch up.

[DVD Cinema]

Out of interest, what happened to the Channel 5 HD content?

[DVD Cinema]

Channel 5 HD content is missing again in Leicester!

[DVD Cinema]

Demand Five SD has virtually vanished now from last Wednesday on.

[paultrademark]

Originally Posted by DVD Cinema

Demand Five SD has virtually vanished now from last Wednesday on.

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...d/td-p/1735554

[DVD Cinema]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...d/td-p/1735554

Thanks for that.

[jtaylor06]

Originally Posted by andy_m

I know its only anecdotal, but I noticed a considerable deterioration in sd picture quality at about the same time that Sky starting selling hd channels.

Hit and miss with myself.
ITV looks the worse on catchup, Channel 4 however looks very good.
BBC of course will be a lot nicer looking due to the fact that it's an online stream rather than what's stored on headends.

[essjay]

Originally Posted by jtaylor06

BBC of course will be a lot nicer looking due to the fact that it's an online stream rather than what's stored on headends.

But only for Tivo customers