9Go! is now in MPEG 4 in Queensland.
Earlier than expected? What are the bitrates?
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Was expected today. Bit rates to come, after a few hours.
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Had a feeling something was going on as I was watching Harry Potter last night the picture quality went out of focus at one point.
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All MPEG 4 except main channel in SD. Some extra bits to 9Gem
Several hours averaging to:
| 8 | SD | 2.9 | |
| 80 | 9HD | 7.0 | Mpeg 4 |
| 81 | 9Gem | 2.1 | Mpeg 4 |
| 82 | 9Go | 2.2 | Mpeg 4 |
| 83 | 9Life | 2.4 | Mpeg 4 |
| 84 | 9TVSN | 2.1 | Mpeg 4 |
| 85 | 9Gold | 2.8 | Mpeg 4 |
Previous recording of bit rates:
| 8 | SD | 2.9 | |
| 80 | 9HD | 6.9 | Mpeg 4 |
| 81 | 9Gem | 1.6 | Mpeg 4 |
| 82 | 9Go | 3.7 | |
| 83 | 9Life | 2.2 | Mpeg 4 |
| 84 | 9TVSN | 1.6 | Mpeg 4 |
| 85 | 9Gold | 2.5 | Mpeg 4 |
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So better now to have the channels on equal footing - just to wait for the WIN Nine channel to be converted soon.
Is Gem HD?
There’s little benefit converting the SD main channel from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4. It’s safe to assume all MPEG-4 compatible STBs and TVs can also decode HD channels so why also include a simulcasted MPEG-4 SD channel?
I’ve got no issue with them keeping the SD main channel in MPEG-2 for a few more years if they have to. Just as long as everything else is MPEG-4 and also at least three HD channels (ideally 9HD, 9GemHD and 9GoHD).
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Good stuff, thanks! Was WIN going to be removing 9SD as part of this switchover?
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Apparently 9SD will be MPEG4 before the end of the calendar year. I have a feeling it will just become a simulcast of 80 with the bitrate spread around the other channels. No point for an SD simulcast if both SD and HD are MPEG4.
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Not yet.
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For an SD channel, 9Gem and 9Go on WIN now look decent in terms of quality. SD with ~2Mbps MPEG-4 is a lot better than MPEG-2.
SD hasn’t looked this good in years. Almost back to what SD was 15 years ago when it may have been MPEG-2 but at least wasn’t so bit-starved due to multi-channels.
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Does anyone know the date when the 9Gem HD upgrade is this month.
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Im guessing next week will be when they upgrade 9gem to HD
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Might be on Monday as the other changes have happened on that day.
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The upgrade to HD for Canberra is set for Wednesday night/Thursday morning
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Might get it in time for the final Ashes test then.
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Also switched over in Queensland.
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