BBC HDTV Broadcasts

cjgpers · 10/09/04 - 09:33

Anyone with suitable satellite equipment might want to try and view the BBC's first HDTV broadcast today - http://e-pressroom.com/cgi-bin/ibc_ep_release04.cgi?db_id=4258&doctype=txt
Sounds like it will be on Eutelsat. Any chance that someone can grab a screen image to post somewhere?

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 10:58

All I can say is that it is somewhere on e-bird at 33 East and apparantly, there is a TF1 (the French national television channel), HD feed on AB3@5West somewhere.

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 12:20

Found it on eBird, it's either encrypted (it is flagged FTA) or not started yet.

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 13:25

Some activity now. Can see BBC logo top left + hear audio tone.

BCtom · 10/09/04 - 13:37

Any chance of anyone supplying some screenshots?

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 13:43

rolling video is up!! says "live playout the broadcast centre, London via eutelsat"

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 13:46

Blue Peter in hi def!!

cjgpers · 10/09/04 - 13:46

Interesting video here - http://www.ibctvnews.com/

World Cup 2006 will be in HD

cjgpers · 10/09/04 - 13:48

vbsx wrote:

Blue Peter in hi def!!

Any idea what codec they're using - MPEG2 or H.264?

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 13:53

MPEG2 1920 x 1080 16:9

daniel99 · 10/09/04 - 16:02

i think the stream is a ADSL connection.

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 18:54

SEen news on another forum that Germany will be getting 3 HiDef channels this autumn from 19E

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 23:13

What's the frequency, etc?

[Deleted User] · 10/09/04 - 23:33

it has gone now

cjgpers · 11/09/04 - 17:00

philip24 wrote:

What's the frequency, etc?

Reported on another forum that it's broadcasting again on:
11679V 24441 2/3 PIDs 308/256/8190 (HD and 4:2:0)
ID=HD_DEMO, video datarate is 20 Mbps.

[Deleted User] · 11/09/04 - 17:10

Not at the moment, that Transponder and symbol rate is showing no signal :-(

[Deleted User] · 11/09/04 - 22:37

Atlantic Bird 3 @ 5° West:
11677 V, SR: 25000, FEC: 1/2
VPID: 528, APID: 529, ID: "channel 0000"
Provider: "EVS Broadcast Equipment"

1920x1080i @ 25fps

this is another HD feed.

Suspect they are working office hours. (The one on e-bird)

[Deleted User] · 11/09/04 - 23:38

Does anyone know if tonight's "Last Night of the Proms was broadcast or recorded in HDTV?

The digital pictures were pretty good...

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 01:26

What satellite boxes can receive HDTV?

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 02:05

Zinwell and QualiTV receivers.

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 08:11

philip24 wrote:

Atlantic Bird 3 @ 5° West:
11677 V, SR: 25000, FEC: 1/2
VPID: 528, APID: 529, ID: "channel 0000"
Provider: "EVS Broadcast Equipment"

1920x1080i @ 25fps

this is another HD feed.

Suspect they are working office hours. (The one on e-bird)

Yes, it seems so. The AB3 bird is live and well but E-bird has no life to it.

Interestingly on my Technomate, the HDTV broadcast comes through with great sound and wavy lines but on my Echostar, I just get a blank screen. Some receivers may be better at coping with the signal than others then.

Are the receivers from Quali TV still around £400?

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 15:33

Those that were able to see the transmission, how did you watch it? Surely there are no recievers for this format

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 16:09

www.quali-tv.com or www.zinwell.com.tw or www.sateuropa.co.uk (Skystar2 or the new Skystar1CI, not the Skystar1!)
Use Sonic or Cyberlink codec with suitable DVB-S application.
There has been discussion about qualitv on avforums. Cheapest I saw qualitv was £350 (not sure if VAT was included)

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 21:40

Any screengrabs?

[Deleted User] · 12/09/04 - 21:47

Yes but I have nowhere to upload them. They are 750 KB each.

meltcity · 12/09/04 - 21:53

Jim Rae wrote:

Does anyone know if tonight's "Last Night of the Proms was broadcast or recorded in HDTV?

The digital pictures were pretty good...

Yes - see here for more details.

Hey there!

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