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Old 26-12-2016, 08:11
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Can anyone tell me if the movies are in 1080p or 1080i? Or Is it just the same quality as the ones on sky cinema?
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Old 26-12-2016, 09:20
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Can anyone tell me if the movies are in 1080p or 1080i? Or Is it just the same quality as the ones on sky cinema?
1080i, but 1080i50 and 1080P25 are the same quality anyway - and depending on the actual compression used, could well be EXACTLY the same.
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Old 26-12-2016, 09:59
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1080i, but 1080i50 and 1080P25 are the same quality anyway - and depending on the actual compression used, could well be EXACTLY the same.
Are films on sky cinema the same? Also are blu rays 1080p50?
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Old 26-12-2016, 10:17
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Blu-Ray's are 1080p 24Hz.

It isn't the resolution that hurts Sky's content. It is the lack of bitrates more so the darker colours. Banding and dancing blocks near black. Or worse, sometimes the compression is so bad they've crushed the shadow detail so you cannot see what is going on in the shadows.
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Old 26-12-2016, 10:31
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1080i, but 1080i50 and 1080P25 are the same quality anyway - and depending on the actual compression used, could well be EXACTLY the same.
Yes, when the source is a movie running at 25fps (the usual frame rate in PAL land, slightly speeded up from the usual movie frame rate of 24fps. Both the interlaced half frames for 1080i would be taken from the same film frame, hence, for filmed sources, 1080i, is identical to 1080p.
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Old 26-12-2016, 13:45
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I reason I'm asking is I got the free 13.99 gift from sky and was gonna get something from movie boxesets.
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Old 26-12-2016, 23:40
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All output from Sky is 1080i50, even the OnDemand and Sky Store downloads. (If using HD of course)
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Old 27-12-2016, 03:05
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All output from Sky is 1080i50, even the OnDemand and Sky Store downloads. (If using HD of course)
Unless you have Sky Q...which gives 1080p or higher but not sure of the refresh rate tbh.
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Old 27-12-2016, 03:16
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Unless you have Sky Q...which gives 1080p or higher but not sure of the refresh rate tbh.
UHD does yes, but HD no
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Old 27-12-2016, 03:21
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UHD does yes, but HD no
I'm not sure what you meant.

HD @ 1080p seems better compared to 1080i on Sky+HD.

What did you mean?
This isn't a criticism...I'm just not sure what your post implies...?
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Old 27-12-2016, 04:07
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I'm not sure what you meant.

HD @ 1080p seems better compared to 1080i on Sky+HD.

What did you mean?
This isn't a criticism...I'm just not sure what your post implies...?
UHD is delivered on SkyQ in progressive yes (2160p) and the box has the ability to convert 1080i HD to 1080p HD but the HD on Sky both broadcast and ondemand (CatchUpTV and Sky Store etc) is all still 1080i
(1080i to 1080p is what your TV already does when it receives an interlaced signal)
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Old 27-12-2016, 08:13
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UHD is delivered on SkyQ in progressive yes (2160p) and the box has the ability to convert 1080i HD to 1080p HD but the HD on Sky both broadcast and ondemand (CatchUpTV and Sky Store etc) is all still 1080i
(1080i to 1080p is what your TV already does when it receives an interlaced signal)
So how close are sky store movies to blu rays for PQ?
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:07
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So how close are sky store movies to blu rays for PQ?
It's not as good as BD, as BD isn't compressed in real time, which broadcasts are.

But it's still pretty damn good

Interestingly, after the bit-rate crippling of the BBC HD channel, by FAR the best quality HD was a channel that basically showed nice places (can't remember what it was called?). This channel though used one of the lowest bit-rates out there, but because all their output (what little there was of it) was pre-compressed the quality was absolutely stunning.

No doubt someone (with a better memory) will be along shortly to remind us what the channel was called
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:38
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I watched Jungle Book on Sky+HD, thought the PQ was great.
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Old 27-12-2016, 10:49
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Some are a lot better than others while most aren't equal.
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Old 27-12-2016, 11:36
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Some are a lot better than others while most aren't equal.
Was thinking of getting jurrasic park boxset which is 13.99 with my free gift from sky. I still think sky should be sending blu rays instead of dvds. I've not watched a dvd for a few years.
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Old 27-12-2016, 13:42
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Was thinking of getting jurrasic park boxset which is 13.99 with my free gift from sky. I still think sky should be sending blu rays instead of dvds. I've not watched a dvd for a few years.
I've heard that they are doing from 2017, not necessarily January of course. Hope it's true, I'll be getting a DVD of "David Brent - Life On The Road" from this offer! And HD on a new tablet and Sky box. Sky Box Office's broadcast channels are closing in January and it will just be Sky Store, I actually thought it would have been good for them to stick with the "Sky Box Office" name for Sky Store.
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:19
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Sky Box Office's broadcast channels are closing in January.
I have missed this; is it general knowledge or do you have a source?
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Old 27-12-2016, 14:33
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I have missed this; is it general knowledge or do you have a source?
Nothing that a quick search on the internet doesn't throw up: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...php?p=84806309
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Old 27-12-2016, 17:27
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Was thinking of getting jurrasic park boxset which is 13.99 with my free gift from sky. I still think sky should be sending blu rays instead of dvds. I've not watched a dvd for a few years.
If they sent you Blu-Ray it would show how inferior Sky's Movie picture quality and sound would be. So they wouldn't do it.
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Old 27-12-2016, 17:33
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If they sent you Blu-Ray it would show how inferior Sky's Movie picture quality and sound would be. So they wouldn't do it.
It's only a matter of time before it happens but obviously price will go up to probably £20 maybe more.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:08
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Interestingly, after the bit-rate crippling of the BBC HD channel, by FAR the best quality HD was a channel that basically showed nice places (can't remember what it was called?). This channel though used one of the lowest bit-rates out there, but because all their output (what little there was of it) was pre-compressed the quality was absolutely stunning.

No doubt someone (with a better memory) will be along shortly to remind us what the channel was called
Nigel, I think the channel you're referring to was called "Luxe". I wasn't really that interested in the content, but I watched it occasionally on my first HD tv just because of the quality.
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Old 27-12-2016, 18:22
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If they sent you Blu-Ray it would show how inferior Sky's Movie picture quality and sound would be. So they wouldn't do it.
It was confirmed for 2017, in the Sky Cinema launch press conference.
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Old 27-12-2016, 19:27
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Nigel, I think the channel you're referring to was called "Luxe". I wasn't really that interested in the content, but I watched it occasionally on my first HD tv just because of the quality.
Thank you!

When BBC HD went crap we switched to using Luxe as a shop demo.
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Old 27-12-2016, 23:49
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It's not as good as BD, as BD isn't compressed in real time, which broadcasts are.

But it's still pretty damn good

Interestingly, after the bit-rate crippling of the BBC HD channel, by FAR the best quality HD was a channel that basically showed nice places (can't remember what it was called?). This channel though used one of the lowest bit-rates out there, but because all their output (what little there was of it) was pre-compressed the quality was absolutely stunning.

No doubt someone (with a better memory) will be along shortly to remind us what the channel was called
Luxe HD was a stunning channel for PQ
So was BBC HD before the SJW who had DTT got on and started their piss and moan fest because of the difference!
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