though PC and Mac users with DVB receivers would be able to get it?
It's is, of course, a flurry of speculation at the momemnt - with no concrete facts!Why would itv want to miss out on nearly 500,000 sky HD customers
If they go down this route freesat will be another itv digital flop
Why would itv want to miss out on nearly 500,000 sky HD customers
If they go down this route freesat will be another itv digital flop
I think it is VERY unlikely that ITV HD won't be received by Sky HD receivers - the backlash against ITV when showing Sport in HD would be immense - and it would not be in their interest to restrict viewing to the freesat platform.
Unlike ON/ITV Digital - where ITV made money from subscriptions to the platform, ITV won't make money from freesat directly, so they have no interest in excluding Sky viewers from their channels in this instance. Given ITV's current nightmare share price fall and tanking ratings on some nights, they need as many viewers on as many platforms as possible after all.
The Digital Spy post is saying that the ITV HD test stream cant' CURRENTLY be received by Sky boxes (but then neither was the FX HD test stream - Sky boxes can't add all DVB-S2 services via ADD CHANNELS - though it appears ITV HD tests can't be added for different reasons as full DVB-S2 boxes don't see the video stream correctly either) - but that doesn't mean that the Press Red application won't be able to tune to it. Many channels that are tested can't be received by Sky boxes, and many interactive streams are "invisible" to Sky boxes when added manually, but are fine when accessed from within the Press Red application.
I think people have to wait until launch - or until ITV make a statement about it - before jumping to any conclusions one way or the other.
<snip>I think people have to wait until launch - or until ITV make a statement about it - before jumping to any conclusions one way or the other.<snip>
well it would force people to buy freesat Hd boxes. perhaps part of a deal with the box manufacturers to drive up sales?
well it would force people to buy freesat Hd boxes. perhaps part of a deal with the box manufacturers to drive up sales?
Absolutely true, we can speculate all we want but we won't know for definite until launch.
IMHO I too would be surprised if Sky's growing number of HD subscribers are ignored. AIUI, the only 'encrypted' part of Freesat is the EPG, this would indicate that ITV HD will broadcast in the same way, i.e free of encryption. Sending it via the 'red button' shouldn't preclude Sky HD users. We'll just have to wait and see!
ATB
Max
I'm picking up the ITV HD stream in DVBViewer using the H.264 codec and AC3 audio filter. For those of you that have DVBviewer, copy the info from the link below into a manual scan exactly the same as it appears on the right hand side of the screen at frequency 11428. The transmission is currently showing a HD loop of Hotel Babylon type aerial London city shots to music. Resolution is like BBC HD 1440 x 1088 16:9 25fps currently in stereo 384 Kbps 48.0 KHz and running at around 10.8 Mbit.
http://www.davidmurray.adsl24.co.uk/details.jpg
Gae
ITV want as many viewers as possible - not as few viewers as possible.
Could have fooled me with all the rubbish they broadcast. The only things I have watched on ITV in the last 2 or 3 years is Wild At Heart and the odd European Cup game. I don't even bother checking the ITV listings anymore.
ITV HD? So what? Rubbish programmes are still rubbish programmes whether in HD or SD.
Lots of you seem to think ITV would not be so stupid as to ignore SkyHD.
However, they have a history of stupidity. Remember just 2 years ago when they only showed the World Cup on Cable TV.