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lord bunberry
13-02-2018, 04:21 PM
Is there any need for this anymore? Having recently bought a new tv I can’t watch sd anymore. I used to wonder what the fuss was all about with hd and ultra 4K but I get it now.
What would happen if all sd channels were removed? Would some people not be able to watch?
Hibbyradge
13-02-2018, 04:29 PM
Most coonsil TV channels are SD, no?
lord bunberry
13-02-2018, 04:37 PM
Most coonsil TV channels are SD, no?
No, they all have hd channels as well. I’m not sure if there’s any channels that don’t also have an HD option. I’m with virgin and they don’t automatically put the HD option first. Sometimes you have to search for ages to find them. I’m not sure if there’s a way to have HD only.
speedy_gonzales
13-02-2018, 04:55 PM
No, they all have hd channels as well. I’m not sure if there’s any channels that don’t also have an HD option. I’m with virgin and they don’t automatically put the HD option first. Sometimes you have to search for ages to find them. I’m not sure if there’s a way to have HD only.
If using Virgin, you can select HOME>TV GUIDE>HD, then whenever you hit the GUIDE button on the remote only HD channels will come up, OR, you can create a FAVOURITES bouquet and fire all the HD channels in there.
lord bunberry
13-02-2018, 05:40 PM
If using Virgin, you can select HOME>TV GUIDE>HD, then whenever you hit the GUIDE button on the remote only HD channels will come up, OR, you can create a FAVOURITES bouquet and fire all the HD channels in there.
Yeah I’ve seen that, but they’re all in the wrong order. When I had sky they just put The hd channels first.
McD
13-02-2018, 06:10 PM
There’s still a lot of tv’s out there that aren’t HD compatible, especially bedroom and kitchen sets.
calumhibee1
14-02-2018, 10:13 AM
When HD first came out I didn’t notice a huge difference. I’m convinced now though that SD has been made worse as I think it looks awful now.
Scouse Hibee
14-02-2018, 05:39 PM
When HD first came out I didn’t notice a huge difference. I’m convinced now though that SD has been made worse as I think it looks awful now.

Not so much of a difference that I would describe SD as awful on any of our three tv's.
yonder1875
14-02-2018, 07:54 PM
Sportscene on a Sunday at 6 is usually on SD.
RoslinInstHibby
15-02-2018, 12:40 PM
When HD first came out I didn’t notice a huge difference. I’m convinced now though that SD has been made worse as I think it looks awful now.

I would agree with that....
HUTCHYHIBBY
15-02-2018, 07:15 PM
Not so much of a difference that I would describe SD as awful on any of our three tv's.

I would go along with this in our house too.
patch1875
15-02-2018, 07:44 PM
The bigger the screen the worst the picture becomes.
matty_f
15-02-2018, 07:59 PM
I hate watching stuff in SD. Not got a 4k tv yet but as soon as my TV packs in I'm upgrading to one.

It's like watching something on VHS when you've been used to DVD.
lord bunberry
16-02-2018, 06:45 AM
The bigger the screen the worst the picture becomes.
I think that’s what it must be. On my old tv, I barely noticed the difference, but on my new tv it’s like night and day.
CapitalGreen
16-02-2018, 07:51 AM
When HD first came out I didn’t notice a huge difference. I’m convinced now though that SD has been made worse as I think it looks awful now.

That’s because when HD first came out most programming was still filmed and broadcast in SD.
calumhibee1
16-02-2018, 08:43 AM
That’s because when HD first came out most programming was still filmed and broadcast in SD.

That would make sense then! As someone said, it may be that it’s more noticeable on bigger TVs. Mine is pretty big and I always feel now there’s a huge difference.
heretoday
17-02-2018, 11:04 AM
We've got an HD compatible TV but there's no difference between SD and HD channels. The picture is good so I'm not really bothered but I'm sure it's not HD.
Moulin Yarns
20-02-2018, 06:20 PM
Heard today that channel 4 will stop broadcasting in HD on freesat from 22nd February. So much for advance in technology. Still available on all other platforms.
Allant1981
20-02-2018, 06:31 PM
Heard today that channel 4 will stop broadcasting in HD on freesat from 22nd February. So much for advance in technology. Still available on all other platforms.

would guess nothing to do with advances in technology, more to do with the money they get from people paying sky/virgin etc for HD
Moulin Yarns
21-02-2018, 09:08 AM
would guess nothing to do with advances in technology, more to do with the money they get from people paying sky/virgin etc for HD

To do with money, but it is what they were being asked to pay to Freesat for the HD channel. It means I will either watch C4HD on Freeview, or record in SD from Freesat