Has anybody tried Freeview HD in UK

Has anybody tried Freeview HD in UK

[Andrea]

Hi,

I've read that they are going to start trial for HD DVB on Freeview

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/06/whats_happening_with_freeview.html
http://www.dtg.org.uk/dtg/press_release.php?id=14

They mention September, October and Decembre 2009, does anybody know more detailed info?
Is it using the same transmission, just a different codec, or do we need new receivers?

Andrea

Re: Has anybody tried Freeview HD in UK

[Antti Palosaari]

On 10/14/2009 10:12 PM, Andrea wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've read that they are going to start trial for HD DVB on Freeview
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2009/06/whats_happening_with_freeview.html
>
> http://www.dtg.org.uk/dtg/press_release.php?id=14
>
> They mention September, October and Decembre 2009, does anybody know
> more detailed info?
> Is it using the same transmission, just a different codec, or do we need
> new receivers?

In my understanding they will start new DVB-T2 standard and due to that 
new devices are needed. There is no DVB-T2 devices publicly sold 
currently. Few vendors like Pace and Humax have public prototypes.

Basically new demodulator chips are needed and I don't know if there is 
any publicly released.

Finland will also start DVB-T2 SFN (Single Frequency Network) with h.264 
during next year. There is two VHF muxes currently reserved for that.

Antti
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Re: Has anybody tried Freeview HD in UK

[Andrea]

On 14/10/09 21:08, Antti Palosaari wrote:
>
> In my understanding they will start new DVB-T2 standard and due to that
> new devices are needed. There is no DVB-T2 devices publicly sold
> currently. Few vendors like Pace and Humax have public prototypes.
>
> Basically new demodulator chips are needed and I don't know if there is
> any publicly released.
>
> Finland will also start DVB-T2 SFN (Single Frequency Network) with h.264
> during next year. There is two VHF muxes currently reserved for that.
>
> Antti

and in a few years we'll be ready for a new switchover!
I was hoping to be able to receive it like for the last HD trial.