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Apart from DS readers, how many members the public understand what is about to happen? How many will loose recordings scheduled on BBC 4 HD and how many will watch these extra channels anyway? Not every TV and very few PVRs follow such changes, usually it results in Humax recorders re-tuning and loosing their schedules while their owners are on holiday much to their annoyance.
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usually it results in Humax recorders re-tuning and loosing their schedules while their owners are on holiday much to their annoyance.
BTW The next hidden timer is already in the schedule for Humax+ HD boxes for 27 Jul 2016 15:00 |
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Why, why, why are these extra SD streams 544x576?!?
I thought the BBC usually tried to increase the quality of their channels showing sport during events like this? It's not like there is a lack of space, according to digitalbitrate COM8 is still half empty. |
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Why, why, why are these extra SD streams 544x576?!?
I thought the BBC usually tried to increase the quality of their channels showing sport during events like this? It's not like there is a lack of space, according to digitalbitrate COM8 is still half empty. |
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Apart from DS readers, how many members the public understand what is about to happen?
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The popup I just got also gave a date 27/7/2016 retune PM may be required
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Because that is what Arqiva have ......
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This afternoon there were about 6/7 streams after a re-scan with looping video.
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Really? Their encoders don't support 704x576?
Or the BBC could afford ....... for an ad hoc service, After all there are no 704 pix services on com muxes |
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They do but that is not the offer that Arqiva is likly to have made......
Or the BBC could afford ....... for an ad hoc service, After all there are no 704 pix services on com muxes The SD streams average 1.5Mbps (RB1 24/7 & RB4 may even be only 1Mbps) with the HD stream averaging 4Mbps. In comparison (and there is no comparison really) the Satellite RB SD channels are 704x576 averaging 3.5Mbps. I think iPlayer may be the better bet somehow..... EDIT - Obviously I forgot that DSat = MPEG2 vs. MPEG4 for DVB-T2. But still, Satellite is 704x576 vs. DTT at 544x576. |
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But still, Satellite is 704x576 vs. DTT at 544x576.
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iPlayer for the TV screen was updated in May for "HD" from 1289*720 to 960*540 without a general out cry so does that matter?
![]() Got the extra red button services on now after a scan. |
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I'm getting the BBC Olympic channel on 114.
They're showing some London 2012 footage. Which is nice. Not so nice is the bright white plasma/OLED destroying DOG upper right, which oddly extends into the overscan area. I hope they get rid of that for the Brazil Olympics. I'm not going to risk permanently damaging my screen to watch it. |
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Not so nice is the bright white plasma/OLED destroying DOG upper right, which oddly extends into the overscan area.
On a tangentially related matter, series links are not set up on the temporary CBBC HD channel on LCN 97. |
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Thanks a bunch BBC. I've had to re-tune my Humax box and lose my favourites list to get BBC 4 again, then delete all those new Olympics channels. It wouldn't have been so bad, but I reorganise the original order to group all my most watched channels together.
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I'm getting the BBC Olympic channel on 114.
They're showing some London 2012 footage. Which is nice. Not so nice is the bright white plasma/OLED destroying DOG upper right, which oddly extends into the overscan area. I hope they get rid of that for the Brazil Olympics. I'm not going to risk permanently damaging my screen to watch it. I had to change the setting to screenfit to get it all in, do they have to keep showing the Mo Farrer on loop? show loads of other stuff to make it interesting while we wait for Rio. |
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Good. Death to overscan! Much as I hate DOGs, is that really still a problem with modern equipment? I've never come across it.
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Now that all devices have an Info button on the remote, there's no excuse whatsoever for putting these idiotic DOGS on the screen. They should be banned.
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Indeed. Questions should be asked in parliament
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Hunax has come out of standby and is indicating red button something or other.
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Thanks a bunch BBC. I've had to re-tune my Humax box and lose my favourites list to get BBC 4 again, then delete all those new Olympics channels. It wouldn't have been so bad, but I reorganise the original order to group all my most watched channels together.
Changes happen, that's a fact of life. |
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I had to change the setting to screenfit to get it all in...
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Really? Their encoders don't support 704x576?
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Good. Death to overscan!
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Arqiva seem to think that having a widescreen resolution where the horizontal pixels are less than the vertical ones is a good idea. Or maybe they just think everything is still in 4:3 format!
![]() I agree in the main, but it's still annoying when some SD channels manage to have those black and white dots at the top of the screen that are exposed with overscan off. ![]() |
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I thought most TVs allowed for a different setting when the resolution changed, I know my Sony does, I have full pixel for HD and normal for SD
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