HDTV Broadcasting?

Question

I'm really confused about HDTV.
I know that SKY Digital now have SkyOne HD and SkySports HD, but when it comes to Digital Freeview TV, are people like the BBC broadcasting their Digital TV in HD? or does it vary from program to program? Can a normal coax arial receive such an HD signal?!?

If that's the case, are there any HD TV Cards for a PC yet?

Answer 1

There are plenty of HDTV PC cards available for the US market, so most likely the UK should have them too. I have a MYHD130, which I love. Here is the link:http://www.mitinc.co.kr/mitinc/e_site/prod/prod_mdp130.jsp

Answer 2

Sky HD is the only way of getting HD at this very moment and even then it's an extra £10 a month for something like 6 channels.

At the moment freeview is digitally broadcasting normal TV, I doubt it will be until switchover is complete in 2012 that HD will be introduced, then new freeview boxes and TV's (Depending on your Set) will have to be purchased. Before then though Cable will have introduced HD TV.

Two blu-ray players have been released in the UK for HD Blu-Ray films, but these two players (Panasonic and Samsung) have received poor reviews and cost upwards of £800.

If you can receive freeview I cannot see why an aerial upgrade would be needed for HD and yes, Co-axial cable can carry HD signals.

Answer 3

SKY are broadcasting a few limited channels with HD, Freeview did some tests earlier this year.

I dont know when Sky plans to rollout HD TV accrossa ll channels (if at all)

I have heard rumours that Freeview may start broadcasting HD TV in the early part of next decade (presumably after the turning off of the analogue signal is completed.

the limiting factor is the bandwidtgh available of the tuner, and the sensitivity of the ariel/antenna and signal strength. its not ffected by coax cable,although a high quality low limpednace/low loss cable will be better.....

as rergards to HD TV cars for PC's... dunno. I suppose it will depend on whether there is a market for them. There may already be some cards, especailly those for satellite decoders which will work OK... Id check with the manufacturers

Answer 4

The BBC have an HD preview channel on Sky at the minute, and all the terrestrial channels (except Channel 5) have limited HD freeview trials going on in a few hundred homes. It can be picked up through a regular aerial (assuming it can receive digital broadcasts).

Answer 5

well if you read upon HDTV its been out in the USA for a couple of months now probley been out for a couple years lol well lets get to the point yes there are hdtv video cards available in the uk but are pricey you can get hdtv though sky and ntl and telewest but if i was you buy a sky digital aka sky + pagege get it for a year cheap verstion then what you can do becouse the sky box is yours i think becouse they havent asked for mine back any way and recive hdtv channels but rember to view hdtv YOU WILL NEED A NEW TV WITH hd tecnology or hdv ready but get one that is which you can pic up for less than 700 for an 28 inch hdtv
please all so note that if you get a pc that got windows media centre it should have in the side the pc an tv connector so you can watch tv from you computer on the tv and it should be hdtv if your got note you must have all ways an hd TV okay lol see yah

Answer 6

You can make your PC HD by going Display>Settings and upping the resolution, if you go past what your card can handle it will be blank and you need to reset from start-up going to use last good settings.
In a couple of years HD will be cheap and worth it for TV only saps buy at the beginning.

Answer 7

It will come eventually

Answer 8

dunno