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Author:  finlay666 [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:06 pm ]
Post subject:  No More BBC HD on DVB-S
Shame, was good being able to use a £25 freesat card

Was needing to get a new one for my new home server at some point anyway

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/ ... ls_on.html

Shame that they did it so abruptly though, I think they are the first one to move to dvb-s2

Hopefully this will reduce the price of PC DVB-S2 cards as they are rather pricey at the minute :(
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
It looks like this change will be very minimal. I was debating getting a HD TV with integrated Free Sat and Freeview HD tuners. Though this does not look like affecting that decision.
Author:  AlunD [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
to be honest I'd recommend one of these with freesat. http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_stb_satellite_foxsathdr.aspx
Author:  jonbwfc [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
Amnesia10 wrote:
It looks like this change will be very minimal. I was debating getting a HD TV with integrated Free Sat and Freeview HD tuners. Though this does not look like affecting that decision.

My Netsteam Sat has continued to receive BBC channels fine this morning. I suspect this is one of those cases where one of the the places people making very cheap decoders cut the price is by using a cheaper decoder chip that didn't do DVB-S2. So you get what you pay for, essentially. I just wish they'd get on and make a decent DVB-T2 tuner for the mac...

Jon
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
AlunD wrote:
to be honest I'd recommend one of these with freesat. http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_stb_satellite_foxsathdr.aspx

Yes but this put me off.

Quote:
Resolution format: 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i

I have a 1080p TV.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
Amnesia10 wrote:
AlunD wrote:
to be honest I'd recommend one of these with freesat. http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_stb_satellite_foxsathdr.aspx

Yes but this put me off.
Quote:
Resolution format: 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i

I have a 1080p TV.

Nobody is broadcasting anything in 1080p yet anyway, nor are they likely to for a while TBH.
Jon
Author:  HeatherKay [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
jonbwfc wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
AlunD wrote:
to be honest I'd recommend one of these with freesat. http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product_stb_satellite_foxsathdr.aspx

Yes but this put me off.
Quote:
Resolution format: 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i

I have a 1080p TV.

Nobody is broadcasting anything in 1080p yet anyway, nor are they likely to for a while TBH.
Jon


And even the Beeb's 1080i output looks stunning to me on our Toshiba.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: No More BBC HD on DVB-S
jonbwfc wrote:
Nobody is broadcasting anything in 1080p yet anyway, nor are they likely to for a while TBH.
Jon

That helps. I was planning on getting a second HD TV at some point but not yet. It could be the new year, as I have not decided on the size yet and am waiting for them to get down to my budget.
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