ITV1 HD to launch as proper standalone channel

Last post 03-15-2010 7:24 AM by mark1234. 12 replies.

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03-12-2010 6:05 AM

ShadowTD
Joined on 05-26-2009
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ITV1 HD to launch as proper standalone channel

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No more messing about with 'AllowDVBSMHEG' and not being able to record stuff - ITV HD launches as a proper standalone FTA HD channel in the UK on the 2nd of April. About time!

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03-12-2010 6:28 AM In reply to

sithomas26
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What about ITV HD through Freeview? Will that still be a red button service or a standalone channel??

Cant wait for the World Cup in glorious HD!!! Cool

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03-12-2010 7:15 AM In reply to

aks
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Essex, UK

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sithomas26:
What about ITV HD through Freeview? Will that still be a red button service or a standalone channel??

ITV 1 HD is already a standalone channel on Freeview HD. (Hope the DVB-T2 tuner cards are out soon!)

It's great news that it will be become a proper channel on Freesat. Hopefully it will not fix the issue with black screen no sound on ATI graphics. Yes

03-12-2010 8:01 AM In reply to

sithomas26
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aks:

ITV 1 HD is already a standalone channel on Freeview HD. (Hope the DVB-T2 tuner cards are out soon!)

Awesome!! Freeview HD hasnt been pushed out to my region yet (Scheduled for Mar-June). My DVB-T usb dongles are supposedly HD compatible so hopefully wont have any issues.

I'm guessing a re-tune will be required?? I'd hate to think i have to do randomly do a retune every week or so as Mar-Jun is a fairly vague timescale.

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03-12-2010 8:23 AM In reply to

Tony_Park
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South Yorkshire, UK

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sithomas26:
aks:

ITV 1 HD is already a standalone channel on Freeview HD. (Hope the DVB-T2 tuner cards are out soon!)

Awesome!! Freeview HD hasnt been pushed out to my region yet (Scheduled for Mar-June). My DVB-T usb dongles are supposedly HD compatible so hopefully wont have any issues.

I'm guessing a re-tune will be required?? I'd hate to think i have to do randomly do a retune every week or so as Mar-Jun is a fairly vague timescale.

I would imagine that they will broadcast on DVB-T2 only, in which case you won't be able to receive this channel on your usb dongle.

Tony

03-12-2010 9:05 AM In reply to

sithomas26
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Tony_Park:

I would imagine that they will broadcast on DVB-T2 only, in which case you won't be able to receive this channel on your usb dongle.

Tony

Has this been confirmed yet? Im sure I read somewhere that Freeview hadnt decided on the transmission as t2 was still relatively new technology with higher cost implications.

I've already got 3 usb dongles in my mce, I dont want to have to plug anymore in if I can help it!!! :p

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03-12-2010 1:52 PM In reply to

Tony_Park
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Based on the details here, I read into this, that they will require T2 dongles.

Tony

03-12-2010 2:43 PM In reply to

milli260876
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I've had an email from Hauppauge saying they will release a DVB-T2 usb stick in time for the world cup so i'll guess Freeview HD will be this....

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03-12-2010 11:04 PM In reply to

asm495
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About time for the proper channel!

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03-15-2010 4:45 AM In reply to

Tony_Park
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South Yorkshire, UK

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Now if only they could provide

an epg
programs to go in the epg
decent programs

Tony

03-15-2010 4:57 AM In reply to

mark1234
Joined on 04-25-2006
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Tony_Park:

Now if only they could provide

3. decent programs

Does ITV still exist? I have no interest in soaps or reality shows and now the F1 is back on the BBC it would be months before I noticed ITV not being there anymore.

03-15-2010 6:29 AM In reply to

Tony_Park
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Yep, the wife like prancing on ice, I think thats the only program 'we' watch - oh actually, then there's wild at heart... Only Sunday evening is that channel used!

Tony

03-15-2010 7:24 AM In reply to

mark1234
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Thankfully, my wife also doesn't have any interest in the seemingly never ending torrent of dancing and other "talent" shows that infect ITV.

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