Hd coming to freeview 2009
03-04-2008, 16:06
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Hd coming to freeview 2009
This is on the bbc ticker giving an Ofcom announcement.
Maybe this will motivate virgin to hurry thier hd content along.
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03-04-2008, 17:57
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
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This is on the bbc ticker giving an Ofcom announcement.
Maybe this will motivate virgin to hurry thier hd content along.
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Hope HD comes to freeview, had a HD TV for christmas with freeview built in, itll be good if they do give away free HD  |
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03-04-2008, 17:59
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
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Hope HD comes to freeview, had a HD TV for christmas with freeview built in, itll be good if they do give away free HD |
You may have an HD-capable TV with a digital tuner but it will not pick up HD transmissions when they come along. |
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03-04-2008, 18:08
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
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You may have an HD-capable TV with a digital tuner but it will not pick up HD transmissions when they come along.
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03-04-2008, 18:11
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
Another wave of upgrades for most UK TV users then...
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03-04-2008, 18:11
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
The hd programming will be on the free view satellite they are launching 2009 not terrestrial.
got it wrong it will be available on terrestrial. 
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03-04-2008, 18:18
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
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The hd programming will be on the free view satellite they are launching 2009 not terrestrial.
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With most content available by 2012.
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05-04-2008, 14:19
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
I also have a HDTV with built in freeveiw but there is no carrier in the area I live at the moment so cant pick anything up at all. Hopefully we will be able to by the time this comes in.
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05-04-2008, 21:38
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
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I also have a HDTV with built in freeveiw but there is no carrier in the area I live at the moment so cant pick anything up at all. Hopefully we will be able to by the time this comes in.
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You should be able too 
Problem is, i can pick everything up but what about if it goes funny, cause it has been since they decided on the change over |
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06-04-2008, 14:43
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
If the HD Freeview is being provided via satellite does that mean that Sky users will be able to receive the signals in the same way as they receive FreeSAT signals?
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06-04-2008, 14:49
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
HD Freeview will, as with Freeview today, be transmitted over terrestrial TV. Not satellite. This is why they can only transmit it as analogue is switched off in each area.
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06-04-2008, 14:56
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Re: Hd coming to freeview 2009
Thanks for the clarification,Stuart.
Looks like we will be seeing a lot of boxes to convert/decode signals so that they can be displayed on a TV.
I have Freeview built into my TV so it looks like I will have to have my aerial connected to a box before it connects to the TV as my internal Freeview card will not be able to handle HD signals.
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