they simply do NOT have the bandwidth with current technology to do so
That's so wide of the mark as to be quite funny!yeah there will be a way either having 1 and only one HD channel in 1080p and nothing else or having the 13 or so channels now in 1080p but not having any standard def pics as they simply do NOT have the bandwidth with current technology to do so
In two years time the current technology will be two years out of date .....
QVC keep saying that SKY will start broadcasting in 1080P in the next two or three years.
Can anyone confirm this as a fact or is it indeed likely.
Shaduf
I was having fun talking to the TV the other night
QVC keep saying that SKY will start broadcasting in 1080P in the next two or three years.
Can anyone confirm this as a fact or is it indeed likely.
Shaduf
Progressive is always better then interlaced though.
1080p24 video, as used by BD & HD DVD for films, would have a slightly lower bit rate than 1080i50. That might be feasible and worthwhile.
Nick
If it were possible, I think what the receiver would do is decode the 1080p24 or 25 and frame rate double it up 50Hz, which is more likely to be acceptable.Good point on the 1080p24 thing - that would be better quality and save bandwidth - nice one! Only trouble is loads of people's TVs wouldn't show it!!
I wouldn't say it's a simple as that. It depends on what the basis of the comparison is. Are you comparing video with the same horixontal refresh rate, or vertical refresh rate, or pixel rate, or bit rate? I think interlaced has it's place; I have some Blu-ray discs in 1080i60, and they can look fabulous when displayed using suitable video processing. There's something immediate about video that film doesn't have. Not taking sides - they're just different.Progressive is always better then interlaced though.
Are you sure about that? The SkyHD box decodes PAL video at 576i50 and de-interlaces it to 576p for HDMI output, but I very much doubt it can do that with 1080i video. That needs expensive, cutting edge hardware.Which is exactly why the codec used by sky is adaptive. technicly the codec detects the signal and encodes only the moving bits interlaced and the rest is encoded progressivly. as a side affect most broadcasts on sky one and movies are 1080p25 like hd dvd and blu-ray and when watching sky hd channels on a PC they are picked up as progressive so no de-interlacing nessasary, only the sky sports channels are picked up as interlaced.
a new sky HD box down the line might output 1080p from these channels.
If it were possible, I think what the receiver would do is decode the 1080p24 or 25 and frame rate double it up 50Hz, which is more likely to be acceptable. I wouldn't say it's a simple as that. It depends on what the basis of the comparison is. Are you comparing video with the same horixontal refresh rate, or vertical refresh rate, or pixel rate, or bit rate? I think interlaced has it's place; I have some Blu-ray discs in 1080i60, and they can look fabulous when displayed using suitable video processing. There's something immediate about video that film doesn't have. Not taking sides - they're just different.
Are you sure about that? The SkyHD box decodes PAL video at 576i50 and de-interlaces it to 576p for HDMI output, but I very much doubt it can do that with 1080i video. That needs expensive, cutting edge hardware.
Nick
I'm sure your all aware that in Settings on the Sky HD box you can change the picture settings between 720p up to 1080i yes? Well I only had my HD fitted last week, (very impressed with it too), and the guy went through the instructions etc. When he got to the picture settings I said I have a tele that can produce 1080p and he said if I can't change the Sky HD settings to 1080p by next week I should phone Sky and ask them why not. Seemed like a decent enough explanation at the time but after reading this forum i'm not so sure now. I take it 1080p on HD box is a no-no then?
You're right,engineers is wrong.
720P or 1080i is your only choice on a SKY box.
People often ask my advice about LCD's and I just ask them their viewing priorities.
99% of the people I know don't want gaming or HD-DVD.
They want SKY HD.
So I tell them to forget about 1080P sets and go for 720P.
They can then upgrade if/when SKY go 1080P (years away).
would 720p be better then?
What?!?You're right,engineers is wrong.
720P or 1080i is your only choice on a SKY box.
People often ask my advice about LCD's and I just ask them their viewing priorities.
99% of the people I know don't want gaming or HD-DVD.
They want SKY HD.
So I tell them to forget about 1080P sets and go for 720P.
They can then upgrade if/when SKY go 1080P (years away).