10 to be the first network to go full HD 
Nickelodeon switching to HD | TV Tonight
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Nice one! 
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April Fools Day joke?
Yup
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If you clicked the link youād have your answer 
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Should 9Rush and 9Life go MPEG-4 HD only in metro areas? If it happens, then Channel 9 (main channel), 9Gem and 9Go! will only remain in MPEG-2 SD (for older TVs sold from 2009) and MPEG-4 HD (for TVs sold from 2014 present that have MPEG-4 HD), understood?
They should all be in MPEG4 HD without any SD channels.
Hopefully Nine switch over this year to match Seven.
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MPEG 4 capable TVs were being sold well before 2014.
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They probably aught to, but Iām also sure Nine probably enjoy having almost a monopoly on viewers with older sets.
Would these viewers be appealing to advertisers on the other handā¦
I did notice the local chip shop (Adelaide) did start showing the rugby instead of the footy for a while before they renovated, so maybe there is something in it.
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my 2009 workshop sony has mpeg 4
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Is Viewer Access Satellite Television digital?
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Itās been digital from day 1
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Iāve seen 2008 sets with MPEG-4. Before then it gets sketchy.
I bought a 32ā Samsung TV in Feb 2007 that handles MPEG-4. I can get all current channels with it.
Iām curious to know what percentage of TV sets can receive DVB-T2 4K in Australia. There really doesnāt seem to be much momentum towards this by the broadcasting industry and Govt.
As far as Iām aware the 4K trial didnāt result in actually formalising an Australian standard. So there might be a number of sets here with the European market in mind that support DVB-T2, but only as HD MPEG-4.
Indeed Iād guess thatās by far the most common TV on the market, with there being both DVB-T only sets and HEVC capable sets sold as well.
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I donāt think weāll ever see 4K on DVB (T or T2). Itās a nice to have, and in the advent of online streaming a ānice to haveā can happily exist online only.
Iām hoping the FTA networks can add 4K streaming to their smart TV apps. Especially sport - 4K AFL and Cricket can exist on 7+ and similarly 4K NRL on 9Now. I wouldnāt expect a full time 4K stream of their linear channels, but for sports and special events- FTA networks should start pushing this.
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Agreeā¦ too spectrum intensiveā¦ itād take up the space of probably 4-5 HD channelsā¦ and a bit like DAB+ radio, our FTA broadcasters would appear to prefer to squeeze in more channels at the expense of quality (though not to the same degree as with digital radio thankfully).
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Is the Pope Catholic?
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The hams here in Melbourne have already transitioned to DVB-T2, and their UHF band is only a good 17MHz wide when you take out the car remotes on 433MHz.. Itās possible