Digital Switchover: Freeview HD

[DaveL86]

Ok so the switch over happened today, all went well unlike the horror stories you hear about, anyway I did notice that my local mast (winter hill) had Freeview HD enabled today, apparently Crystal Palace had theirs turned on today too (early) which is great news but I can't find any freeview HD boxes.

Where can I get one of these magic boxes so I can watch Top Gear in HD

[Andyuk911]

Worth a read

http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/Services/Freevi...


Step Two: Buy a Freeview HD receiver

Freeview HD box – available early 2010

Freesat HD is here now .. I use a Humax HD2000 and watch all the F1 in HD

Edited by Andyuk911 on Wednesday 2nd December 14:28

[DaveL86]

Andyuk911 said:

Worth a read

http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/Services/Freevi...


Step Two: Buy a Freeview HD receiver

Freeview HD box – available early 2010

Doh I did look at that page which told me we have the HD signal today just missed the bit saying we can't get a box till next year?!?! umm...

Andyuk911 said:

Freesat HD is here now .. I use a Humax HD2000 and watch all the F1 in HD

We considered Freesat but don't you not get Dave/Dave Ja Vue, and require a sky viewing card for ITV? (been a while since i looked into it tbh).

We decided to stick with freeview since its cheap (no dish installation etc) and HD is coming, didn't realise they would turn on HD signal and no manufactures would release any set-top boxes for so long.

[Andyuk911]

Dave,

no sky card for ITV or ITV HD, but you do for Channel4 HD.

I use to have Sky but cancelled it, so I kept the card for the FTA channels and put it in a CAM to plug into the Humax.

[Vipers]

Dont forget you will need a HD telly to see it in HD, or am I stating the obvious?

[DaveL86]

Andyuk911 said:

Dave,

no sky card for ITV or ITV HD, but you do for Channel4 HD.

I use to have Sky but cancelled it, so I kept the card for the FTA channels and put it in a CAM to plug into the Humax.

Ah that's cool and freesat was probably quite cheap for you since you already had your existing dish install etc just needed a box, think I'll just hold out for freeview HD boxes to hit the market.

[DaveL86]

Vipers said:

Dont forget you will need a HD telly to see it in HD, or am I stating the obvious?

What my 14in portable won't work..... yep obvious but cheers.

Quite disappointed its only going to be broadcast in 720 rather than 1080 assuming its down to bandwidth constraints, not sure if this will change or how it compares to freesat/sky.

[Legend83]

So hang on, am I missing something?

I have forked out for a full HD TV with integrated Freeview and I will have to buy another piece of kit to get Freeview HD?

[wiffmaster]

Legend83 said:

So hang on, am I missing something?

I have forked out for a full HD TV with integrated Freeview and I will have to buy another piece of kit to get Freeview HD?

Yep, you're going to need another box I'm afraid. Silly really. We just went down the Freesat HD route instead, and I suspect many will do likewise.

[DaveL86]

Legend83 said:

So hang on, am I missing something?

I have forked out for a full HD TV with integrated Freeview and I will have to buy another piece of kit to get Freeview HD?

As far as I understand no TV are on sale in the UK with Freeview HD integrated, so to get Freeview HD yes you will have to buy another set-top box.

You can still use the HD capacity of your TV by plugging a HD device into it via HDMI such as a xbox, ps3, blueray player, sky HD (if you go that route).

[Legend83]

wiffmaster said:

Legend83 said:

So hang on, am I missing something?

I have forked out for a full HD TV with integrated Freeview and I will have to buy another piece of kit to get Freeview HD?

Yep, you're going to need another box I'm afraid. Silly really. We just went down the Freesat HD route instead, and I suspect many will do likewise.

How much do reckon these are likely to be?

[SJobson]

Andyuk911 said:

Freesat HD is here now .. I use a Humax HD2000 and watch all the F1 in HD

I didn't think F1 was broadcast in HD by any transmission method?

[DaveL86]

SJobson said:

Andyuk911 said:

Freesat HD is here now .. I use a Humax HD2000 and watch all the F1 in HD

I didn't think F1 was broadcast in HD by any transmission method?

I under stood it to be filmed using HD capable equipment but as of yet FOM has not supplied the HD signal to any country, some other countries upscale the SD channel to HD but its still SD audio etc (AFAIK)

[wiffmaster]

Legend83 said:

How much do reckon these are likely to be?

I would imagine around the £100 mark to start with, but that's just a guess really. I don't know of any pricing details to have been released yet.

[va1o]

wiffmaster said:

Legend83 said:

How much do reckon these are likely to be?

I would imagine around the £100 mark to start with, but that's just a guess really. I don't know of any pricing details to have been released yet.

Probably a bit less than that, as £100 would put it above what a Freesat box goes for. I'd guesstimate £60ish

[headcase]

You need something with a DVBT2 tuner to recieve freeview HD. Another low blow for people who have bought an integrated Freeview HD TV. I wouldnt worry though, by the time there are Integrated DVBT2 sets available then the standard will be upgraded to DVBT2a anyways

[russ_a]

I wouldn't worry there is hardly anything on BBC HD and ITV HD is a joke.