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    Standard definition

    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?

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    Most coonsil TV channels are SD, no?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hibbyradge View Post
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lord bunberry View Post
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales View Post
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    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.

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    There’s still a lot of tv’s out there that aren’t HD compatible, especially bedroom and kitchen sets.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by calumhibee1 View Post
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    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.

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    Sportscene on a Sunday at 6 is usually on SD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by calumhibee1 View Post
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    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....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouse Hibby View Post
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    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.

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    The bigger the screen the worst the picture becomes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patch1875 View Post
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by calumhibee1 View Post
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CapitalGreen View Post
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    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.

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    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.

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Golden Fleece View Post
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by allant1981 View Post
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    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
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