Finally getting FTA footy in HD!

[LineBall]

Believe it when I see it.

 

[BranVan3000]

For three weeks

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Will they re-transmit through Fox satelite in HD ??

 

[some11]

Fantastic news.

Will be deleting 9 SD from our EPG.

 

[Panfas]

Will they re-transmit through Fox satelite in HD ??

Doubt it, as they currently dont have any FTA HD re-transmissions.

However, the new Foxtel IQ3 has a FTA tuner inbuilt, so you can use that for all FTA channels, including HD

 

[Rosetta]

Well the channel has launched and one of my TV's doesn't even support the codec they are using, FFS.....haven't checked the others yet.

This is bullshit.

 

[El Diablo]

you should have known that already as channel 78 is the same

time for you to get a new TV

 

[forward pass]

This may have been done and discussed already but how f**king good is watching NRL on channel nine HD. I have a Panasonic LCD TV and it is simply an incredible picture. I can see every blade of freakin grass!

I don't have HD on Fox - is it as good? I should get it I suppose but I don't want to pay more than I already am.

 

[DC_fan]

This may have been done and discussed already but how f**king good is watching NRL on channel nine HD. I have a Panasonic LCD TV and it is simply an incredible picture. I can see every blade of freakin grass!

I don't have HD on Fox - is it as good? I should get it I suppose but I don't want to pay more than I already am.

On Fox I can every spec of dirt

 

[some11]

I don't have HD on Fox - is it as good? I should get it I suppose but I don't want to pay more than I already am.

Fox Sports HD is very high bit rate, it really is great not having to tune into Nine at all anymore.

Just make sure you go into your TV's picture settings and turn off sharpening and compare certain settings on and off- in our case turning off pretty much all image "enhancements" made the picture crystal clear.

 

[Last Week]

On Fox I can every spec of dirt

Upgrade your TV dude. My screen is so clear I can see molecules on those specs of dirt.

 

[butchmcdick]

This may have been done and discussed already but how f**king good is watching NRL on channel nine HD. I have a Panasonic LCD TV and it is simply an incredible picture. I can see every blade of freakin grass!

I don't have HD on Fox - is it as good? I should get it I suppose but I don't want to pay more than I already am.

On fox I don't have to listen to Rabs, Gus or Raaaaayyyyy

 

[kdalymc]

Wassup 2005....
On my 140 inch UHD LG I can see the halfbacks changing their minds

 

[bileduct]

Channel 9 HD, from what I understand, is now broadcasting using H.264/MPEG-4 and full 1080i which is what Foxtel HD has been using for years.

If you have a STB that was only designed for MPEG-2 then it's time to get a new one.

(Edit: LOL, didn't read enough of the thread)

Foxtel HD normally broadcasts NRL in the 6-9Mbit range and really isn't as good as it could be. They've even reduced the quality over the years as more and more HD channels are squeezed onto each transponder.

The Melbourne Grand Prix, on the other hand, was broadcast at around 11-15Mbit and it looked incredible.