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[digicon]

A lot of users especially with HD receivers will see a marginal benefit if you use the Scart (RGB) output on your box instead of the HDMI and change settings to 576i output.

As we all know the HDMI output will always try and upscale the picture to your current HDMI settings.

Certainly worth a try for some of you and see if the SD picture improves

[Saltire]

Well the end of an era, Its now probably easier to list what is actually left which is:

Film 4 HD
TCM HD
Sly 3D
BT Sport 1 HD
BT Sport 2 HD
ESPN HD
Sly News HD

all other premium channels have now Gone completely

I thought it would really annoy me only having SD etc, but it hasnt, sd is fine if you shrink the screen size somewhat, infact the quality of picture is pretty good on a small screen, I prefer to use my computer and just stream the box from the living room to the computer and then it is very simple to make the size of picture any size you want Plus I always know that if the worst comes to worse then I can simply stick a motorised dish up etc, happy days

[lincsat]

Sly leaving BT Sports HD out of its new encryption roll-out shows its utter disregard for BT as a competitor.

Well it's good news for people using Skyboxes.

Maybe BT are buying the encryption direct from NDS rather than from Sky, they do handle their own subscriber management

[nsw9154]

Lets hope that BT Sports get a few more packages next time and Stick it up Murdock

[krazydude]

Sly leaving BT Sports HD out of its new encryption roll-out shows its utter disregard for BT as a competitor.

Well it's good news for people using Skyboxes.

[nsw9154]

I am enjoying watching my MotoGP on BT1 HD for the time being at least, I wonder how long for though

[digicon]

Freesat has 11.

It doesn't have AlJazeera HD, but it does have RT HD & NHK world HD.

Quite Correct i forgot about those 2

and thanks to karakoram for the spot on TCM HD, so the remaining HD channels are

Film 4 HD
Sly 3D
BT Sport 1 HD
BT Sport 2 HD
ESPN HD
Sly News HD
RTE Two HD

[Hadron]

Freeview HD has 10 HD channels Freesat the satellite equivalent has only 9

the remainder on satellite are subscription only channels

Freesat has 11.

It doesn't have AlJazeera HD, but it does have RT HD & NHK world HD.

EDIT...from next Tuesday there will be 2 more HD channels added to Freeview, Channel 4 +1 HD & 4Seven HD.

No mention of them coming to Freesat though.

http://www.arqiva.com/news/press-releases/arqiva-and-channel-4-launch-new-hd-channels

[digicon]

That depends on where you live Freeview where i am only has 5 HD channels. Never mind still have SD for now.

True Main Transmitters have the most if your unfortunate enough to be on a relay your stuck with 3 multiplexes instead of the usual 6 or 7 winter hill has 9 at the moment

As you say for the majority SD will be absolutely fine

[be6]

That depends on where you live Freeview where i am only has 5 HD channels. Never mind still have SD for now.

[digicon]

Freeview HD has 10 HD channels Freesat the satellite equivalent has only 9

the remainder on satellite are subscription only channels

[gilvey]

I believe there are around 19 hd channels left which is more than freeview still

[BobbyBreck]

Many appologies if this is the wrong thread but i know a few people have mentioned about getting morized set ups.... could someone point me in the right direction (thread) of getting a motorized set up installed in the south yorkshire area

[maca]

Good cant wait for all of them to go its getting boring now

[karakoram]

TCM gone here.