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Laskina
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I stayed in Japan last week and thought I would let you know about how they are supporting HD (or Hi-Vision as they call it).
The house I was staying in had two Sharp Aquos LCD displays (32" & 42" - both had great PQ) and the TV signal was received via cable. The 7 national broadcasters (e.g. NHK (think BBC) and Fuij (think ITV)) transmit in HD and nearly all new programs are HD. There are a load of cable channels (including their equivalent of Sky) and most of the big ones support HD.
The quality was fanastic and I found myself flicking channels until I get to a 1125i broadcast just to see HD. In the UK I have downloaded HD stuff but it doesnt compare to the seeing it broadcast - and somehow the quality seems to me to be much better.
Another cool thing is the program info bar (like the Sky one) - it not only tells you all about the program content but also all the broadcast format info, e.g. resolution (e.g. 1125i), picture format (e.g. 16:9), sound format (e.g. 5.1 Digital) and sound codec (e.g. ACC).
I am now really looking forward to SKY HD and cant wait for the BCC and ITV get their HD act together.
Some pictures from 32" LCD amd info bar attached ...
Nick
aka Laskina
The house I was staying in had two Sharp Aquos LCD displays (32" & 42" - both had great PQ) and the TV signal was received via cable. The 7 national broadcasters (e.g. NHK (think BBC) and Fuij (think ITV)) transmit in HD and nearly all new programs are HD. There are a load of cable channels (including their equivalent of Sky) and most of the big ones support HD.
The quality was fanastic and I found myself flicking channels until I get to a 1125i broadcast just to see HD. In the UK I have downloaded HD stuff but it doesnt compare to the seeing it broadcast - and somehow the quality seems to me to be much better.
Another cool thing is the program info bar (like the Sky one) - it not only tells you all about the program content but also all the broadcast format info, e.g. resolution (e.g. 1125i), picture format (e.g. 16:9), sound format (e.g. 5.1 Digital) and sound codec (e.g. ACC).
I am now really looking forward to SKY HD and cant wait for the BCC and ITV get their HD act together.
Some pictures from 32" LCD amd info bar attached ...
Nick
aka Laskina