New HD DSTV channel from MultiChoice

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New HD DSTV channel

HD PVR subscribers to get dedicated high definition sports channel in December

 

[Tegnik]

This is good news! Can't wait to see what a cricket match will look like on this puppy. Or watching the New Zealand haka.

 

[henno]

wtf?! I'm a bit out of the loop on the HD offering. Surely there cant only be ONE HD channel at the moment?

Who in their right mind would buy a HD PVR and additional subscription costs?

Am I missing something here? Excuse my ignorance....

 

[Gambit]

excessive bandwidth requirements of 1080i and 1080p broadcasting

This is incorrect. 1080i is also not full hd and uses a similar amount of bandwidth as 720p.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

wtf?! I'm a bit out of the loop on the HD offering. Surely there cant only be ONE HD channel at the moment?

Who in their right mind would buy a HD PVR and additional subscription costs?

Am I missing something here? Excuse my ignorance....

Same as the SD PVR (except if you want dual-view) and since you can't get the SD PVR anywhere, one has to get the HD PVR instead.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

cause you can extraview for dual view, and its the only PVR they have on offer these days.

 

[ipodmusicman]

This is fantastic news! We finally have a date. It is well known that sport is the killer app for HD and I think Supersport will benefit in a big way.

Now to get my HD-PVR ....

There is nothing that is cooler than inviting your mates over for a braai for the rugby and telling them "I have it in HD".

 

[TimTDP]

have they got the technical / software clitches sorted out yet?

 

[Ivork]

I wonder how much the the other channels are going to suck and be compressed

 

[ScurvyJimbeam]

have they got the technical / software clitches sorted out yet?

That would be a big NO.

 

[Digecho]

Multichoice is broadcasting 1080i since they've launched HD. They have not yet switched to 720p.

 

[Naks]

lets see how this pans out.. I'm not holding my breath.

 

[musze]

I now have a reason to get HD PVR before the start of the Football showpiece next year, but then again, can't imagine myself watching the world cup at home. I hope they'll broadcast PSL on HD as well.

 

[TheMightyP]

have they got the technical / software clitches sorted out yet?

It works, but it's not great. I don't have any more major issues, but sometimes it's not responsive enough, and cue functionality (forward and reverse) is dodgy - but still works.

 

[Jola]

It works, but it's not great. I don't have any more major issues, but sometimes it's not responsive enough, and cue functionality (forward and reverse) is dodgy - but still works.

So with these dicey controls, how is this thing going to work over a remote from another part of the house ?

 

[Smurfatefrog]

I now have a reason to get HD PVR before the start of the Football showpiece next year, but then again, can't imagine myself watching the world cup at home. I hope they'll broadcast PSL on HD as well.

They have already shown a few PSL games in HD

So with these dicey controls, how is this thing going to work over a remote from another part of the house ?

Makes no difference, I operate mine from the room often

 

[ColinR]

There is nothing that is cooler than inviting your mates over for a braai for the rugby and telling them "I have it in HD".

You proper old bragger you

 

[ToxicBunny]

Oh happy days...

A dedicated sports channel changes things somewhat.. I might actually start looking at integrating DSTV into my mediacenter now...

 

[Kompete]

Woot!

Hopefully now I'll get to see proper live FA premier league matches, not the minnow teams they often show

 

[avr-rulez]

So the first HD channel was compressed down from 12Mbs to 10Mbs and now the second one will be from 10Mbs to 8???


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and don't tell me you can't notice it - because I can

Just have a look at the Olympics and the Tour de France pics on MyBB from earlier in the year