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Old 31-05-2009, 08:08
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The new series of Kingdom starts new Sunday (7th) on ITV1, the Guide info says viewers can press the red button for HD but when I try and set a series link there is no option to record HD, anyone know if it is in HD or is it just the HD link hasn't been added?
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Old 31-05-2009, 09:25
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The only thing I see listed on my EPG for Sun 7 is Stephen Tomkinson's African Balloon Adventure. As usual it's not like it's hard to spot amongst a huge list

It's a pity. Kingdom usually has a lot of outdoor scenes and is well filmed. It'd look pretty damn good in HD if they did it properly.
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Old 31-05-2009, 09:42
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Digiguide shows Kingdom to be in HD. Probably they have not set up that fact in the EPG. I would try again in a few days.
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Old 31-05-2009, 09:48
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If indeed it means anything, ITV's own TV guide has it in HD too.
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Old 31-05-2009, 09:53
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Digiguide shows Kingdom to be in HD. Probably they have not set up that fact in the EPG. I would try again in a few days.
If I had been more awake I could have checked my Digiguide I also set the Stephen Tompkinson and was able to select the HD marker, odd that Kingdom is right after it and ITV haven't put the HD flag on it.
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Old 31-05-2009, 09:55
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If I had been more awake I could have checked my Digiguide I also set the Stephen Tompkinson and was able to select the HD marker, odd that Kingdom is right after it and ITV haven't put the HD flag on it.
It hasn't appeared in my DVB Viewer EPG yet either, it might pop up a little later.
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Old 31-05-2009, 10:56
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It hasn't appeared in my DVB Viewer EPG yet either, it might pop up a little later.
I hope so. I've always had a soft spot for Kingdom and it could look really good in HD.
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Old 31-05-2009, 11:23
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I've just checked here.

Kingdom does have the "HD viewers press Red ......." in the Info description, which is usually a good indicator.

But, ominously, it does not carry the HD flag/icon, nor does it have a Series Link icon, or Series CRID (only a Prog CRID), on either ITV West Country, or ITV London.

I say "ominously", as I'm getting deja-vu here. This is very reminiscent of Wild at Heart. Some of you may remember the very long thread about ITV early Sunday evening programmes. ITV continually "lost" the HD flag on Wild at Heart, and all the Series Links for it, and the programmes either side of it. I had weekly email dialogue with ITV, and it just kept happening.

I do hope I'm wrong about it, we'll see if it appears in the next week.

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Old 31-05-2009, 20:49
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The ITV1 promo for Kingdom shows the ITV HD logo so...
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Old 31-05-2009, 21:00
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The ITV1 promo for Kingdom shows the ITV HD logo so...
It won't be in HD Only kidding of course it will be in HD. Won't it?
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Old 31-05-2009, 21:32
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It won't be in HD Only kidding of course it will be in HD. Won't it?
I'm convinced it will be in HD, but whether us PVR owners will be able to set it up as an HD recording, or Series Link it, is another matter

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Old 31-05-2009, 22:13
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I'm convinced it will be in HD, but whether us PVR owners will be able to set it up as an HD recording, or Series Link it, is another matter

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Yah, that sucks. The one group of people who are supposed to get ITV HD thwarted by incompetence and instransigence. Oh well - you have just under 7 days to complain

In the meantime I've told DVBViewer when and where. Thankfully (sorta) Inspector Gently has finished so my single tuner will suffice.
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Old 04-06-2009, 07:50
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It's still not showing on my EPG. At least I can create a timer for it.
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Old 04-06-2009, 08:10
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It's still not showing on my EPG. At least I can create a timer for it.
I don't think you can set a timer for Kingdom in HD though, well I couldn't see how
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Old 04-06-2009, 08:17
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I don't think you can set a timer for Kingdom in HD though, well I couldn't see how
You can't set in HD, or for Series Link, only a single instance SD event.

I emailed ITV on Monday pointing out the problem.

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Old 04-06-2009, 09:07
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Is the football on Wednesday night the same for others? (i.e. not showing up as HD in the EPG)
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Old 04-06-2009, 09:12
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Is the football on Wednesday night the same for others? (i.e. not showing up as HD in the EPG)
The Info button tell viewers to press the red button for HD but the HD flag is missing for recording.
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Old 04-06-2009, 10:05
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Well the preceding program is fully flagged to record/watch:sd/hd. Kingdom is flagged just record/watch. So I know where my money is.
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Old 04-06-2009, 10:11
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It seems at the moment it is only Kingdom and the England game which still don't have the record HD flag, all of the other HD programs in the next 7 days are flagged to record the HD version.
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Old 04-06-2009, 15:19
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I don't think you can set a timer for Kingdom in HD though, well I couldn't see how
I can. I'm using a PC-based solution though. Presumably Sky HD users can as well.

It sucks that the only people who are officially supported by ITV HD are the only ones that get the half-arsed service.
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Old 04-06-2009, 15:31
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I can. I'm using a PC-based solution though. Presumably Sky HD users can as well.

It sucks that the only people who are officially supported by ITV HD are the only ones that get the half-arsed service.
I don't think Sky HD+ boxes can record ITV HD at all. AFAIK they can only watch it in additional services.

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Old 05-06-2009, 15:34
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Kingdom now available to record in HD, and Series CRID present, so can SL.

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Old 05-06-2009, 15:48
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Kingdom now available to record in HD, and Series CRID present, so can SL.

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Cool. That's one thing my solution doesn't give me - SL
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Old 15-06-2009, 20:38
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You can't set in HD, or for Series Link, only a single instance SD event.

I emailed ITV on Monday pointing out the problem.

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Hi,

Can you please give me itv email address as I have recorded Kingdon two weeks running and each time it has been cut off a few minutes too early ( I do have padding set).

Thanks mastanlem
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Old 15-06-2009, 20:44
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Theres no point emailing them, they will ignore it.

The same happened for a recent show and despite them being made aware of it, all shows were cut short.
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