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?
Kingdom - HD or SD?
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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.
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.
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.
Originally Posted by sedum55:
“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.”
“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.
Originally Posted by zetor:
“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.”
“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.
Originally Posted by Snoods:
“It hasn't appeared in my DVB Viewer EPG yet either, it might pop up a little later.”
“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.
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.
Rgds.
Les.
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.
Rgds.
Les.
Originally Posted by amstereofan:
“The ITV1 promo for Kingdom shows the ITV HD logo so...”
“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?
Originally Posted by Snoods:
“It won't be in HD Only kidding of course it will be in HD. Won't it? ”
“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
Rgds.
Les.
Originally Posted by savvy:
“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
Rgds.
Les.”
“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
Rgds.
Les.”
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.
Originally Posted by Andrue:
“It's still not showing on my EPG. At least I can create a timer for it.”
“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
Originally Posted by zetor:
“I don't think you can set a timer for Kingdom in HD though, well I couldn't see how”
“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.
Rgds.
Les.
Originally Posted by RichardRees:
“Is the football on Wednesday night the same for others? (i.e. not showing up as HD in the EPG)”
“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.
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.
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.
Originally Posted by zetor:
“I don't think you can set a timer for Kingdom in HD though, well I couldn't see how”
“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.
Originally Posted by Andrue:
“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 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.
Last edited by grahamlthompson : 04-06-2009 at 15:32
Originally Posted by savvy:
“Kingdom now available to record in HD, and Series CRID present, so can SL.
Rgds.
Les.”
“Kingdom now available to record in HD, and Series CRID present, so can SL.
Rgds.
Les.”
Cool. That's one thing my solution doesn't give me - SL
Originally Posted by savvy:
“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.
Rgds.
Les.”
“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.
Rgds.
Les.”
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
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.
The same happened for a recent show and despite them being made aware of it, all shows were cut short.
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