BBC First HD in HEVC at about 3.8Mbps on Fetch looks good. It should look better when I get around to setting up my new television.
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Technically, Nine probably could do two datacast channels in MPEG4 if they really wanted to. But yeah, they probably want 9Life (and Extra) in MPEG2 for maximum viewership.
Nine HD is the only MPEG4 channel in the network O&O markets, with all the others being in MPEG2.
When Nine HD launched, some of the former GEM HD bandwidth went to the current 9Gem SD service with the rest obviously being used for Nine HD, Extra moved from LCN-94 (where 9Life is now) to LCN-95 while the 2013-15 âExtra 2â channel got the flick.
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I see. So they really are sticking to their MPEG-2 guns, even for mundane home shopping. Thanks for the correction!
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Well WIN were doing it under the Nine affiliation, but on second thoughts that would be cheating because of the worse PQ than what SCA delivers.
Serious question, does anyone know why WINâs SD channels are worse quality than SD channels from other broadcasters?
WIN HD under the Nine affiliation was literally âcrystal clearâ compared to WIN SD. WIN HD under the Ten affiliation is still much better than SD but seems to suffer from ghosting and generally less HD content (but thatâs what Ten are serving up)
WIN SA territory also has GEM and 7MATE in HD, both great PQ but NINE, GO, SEVEN, 7TWO, ONE and ELEVEN all have worse picture quality than what is broadcast in Adelaide (although I think 7MATE is coming from wherever the HD feed comes from)
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MediaHub HD channels that are controlled by WIN are far better than their SDâs, but they are still the worst quality when compared to every other FTA HD channel. I can only speak for WIN HD WA (both Nine and Ten versions) and 9Gem/One via WDT, maybe itâs different where you are?
Perhaps I am giving WIN/mediahub more credit than deserved but I wouldnât say the HD channels theyâre putting out are bad, but WIN HD has gotten worse under the Ten affiliation. Still much better than the sloppy SD channels they put out though
7MATE is pretty much identical to when it was HD in Adelaide, and GEM much the same, but you can only do so much when youâre showing movies from the 50âs on there⌠
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Iâm seeing a lot of compression artifacts on 7 HD in Melbourne, esp. on galloping horses. Looks fairly crappy.
Staying in Brisbane for a few days this week and canât even test out 7 HD⌠as the motel room TV doesnât have it (or any of the HD channels) tuned in 
Though it does have a live camera on the roof that you can sit in your room and watch (just in case it was too hard to look out the window).
(EDIT: I have a photo of this but the forum wonât let me upload pictures currently)
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Damn your holiday is worse than Lukeâs. And he was in Victoria.
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Surely 2018 is the year regional Qld gets 7 HDâŚ
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The multichannels should be in HD too. When will we see 7Two, 7mate, 7Flix, Racing, One, 11, 9Gem, 9Life and 9Go! in HD like the flagship channels
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Nineâs multichannels can already be seen in 720p via 9Now streaming. As for the others, probably sometime in 2038! 
Although in any case, for now I think itâs more important that Sevenâs main channel can be seen in HD everywhere - hopefully that gets sorted out before the start of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games but I wonât be holding my breath for that.
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I think youâll be waiting until more like 2050 for this to happen 
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Iâve been watching The Vietnam War on SBS HD. There are a lot of still photos that the camera pans over, but the movement is very jerky. The image will jump and pause for a moment, then jump again. The rolling of the credits at the end was a little jerky as well. I canât believe it was made that way, so Iâm guessing itâs some artifact of transmission (compression or something else). I doubt itâs my equipment, but I suppose thatâs possible too. I didnât check the SD channel to see if itâs the same. It might be nothing to do with HD.
can happen with an interlaced broadcast (1080i) of a progressive (1080p) program - which will âdropâ frames to keep up. Donât know how/why/if it was produced in progressive.
Law And Order: SVU is now in HD on TEN.
This is one show that always seemed to be in SD last year.
Did anyone see if âIâm A Celebrityâ was HD?
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Still not native HD
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SEAL Team was also HD.
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They can afford the equipment etc for HD now because CBS is the owner?
Given the logistics I think it is feasible that Iâm A Celeb isnât yet native HD but all other content on Ten really needs to be HD now.
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