Leinster Final on HDTV !!!

taung

Yesterday's Irish Times reported RTE's Glen Killane (Head of Sport) that RTE will broadcast its first ever HDTV pictures when broadcasting this year's Leinster Football Final (15th July) on the trial DTT network.

taung

Does anyone know if this DTT HD broadcast is going ahead this Sunday?

Apparently the Leinster Hurling final was broadcast in HD a couple of weeks ago....did anyone catch this?

spockety

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055113696

taung

Thanks, when I did a forum search for this subject it didn't return any hits......

Mountjoy Mugger

Currently some video in HD on channel 20. Nature clips, etc.

Mountjoy Mugger

You are watching the HD trials for Irelands terrestrial broadcasters on the digital terrestrial pilot brought to you by RTE, TV3 and TG4

Nobody else getting involved yet. All three HD logos are identical, barring the Channel name and different colours.

HD Ireland in the bottom left of the screen.

Can't supply screenies. Maybe someone else can?

EDIT: Sunday Game just kicked in.

No logos since the broadcast started.

copacetic

Watched the final in HD today from one of the trial boxes.
Have to say I thought it was excellent..

Mossy Monk

Anyone with a screen grab?

Valentia

No screen grab, but jejazus it's hard to back after watching it. Super quality. We want more!!!!

copacetic

Valentia wrote:

No screen grab, but jejazus it's hard to back after watching it. Super quality. We want more!!!!

I thought the colour depth and detail was excellent, but there was still some artifacts around the players, especially on wide shots with a lot of movement. However it was far better than SD.

Saw that they did a news report from the Croke park demo setup too.

JoseJones

how do you get this? do you need sky HD?

Mossy Monk

No. You need to be part of the DTT trial.

copacetic

the news report on it is available here:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0715/6news_av.html?2269466

Round Cable

http://www.dcmnr.gov.ie/Press+Releases/Minister+Eamon+Ryan+launches+first+High-Definition+terrestrial+broadcast+of+an+Irish+sporting+event.htm

It seems more high definition content from the Irish terrestrial broadcasters will launch tomorrow.

Mountjoy Mugger

Good spot. I hope they're simul casts.

Valentia

From 16th July a reel of High Definition content from RTÉ, TV3 and TG4 will be available on the DTT trial.

I'd imagine that that is just the Botanic Gardens, bus through Dublin and zoo stuff that they showed yesterday. Look at it often enough and you'll go insane. It's only use will be to show off to friends.

copacetic

Valentia wrote:

I'd imagine that that is just the Botanic Gardens, bus through Dublin and zoo stuff that they showed yesterday. Look at it often enough and you'll go insane. It's only use will be to show off to friends.

it's actually a fair bit better than that, some varied content. It's showing tennis from wimbeldon at the moment..

Mountjoy Mugger

I'm tempted to pull a sickie, but I hate tennis.

copacetic

Mountjoy Mugger wrote:

I'm tempted to pull a sickie, but I hate tennis.

you can have a look at it from work if your sig is correct

Valentia

copacetic wrote:

it's actually a fair bit better than that, some varied content. It's showing tennis from wimbeldon at the moment..

Ah! Good stuff. I'll have to rein in my cynicism :rolleyes:.

copacetic

Valentia wrote:

Ah! Good stuff. I'll have to rein in my cynicism :rolleyes:.

well I wouldn't go that far, it's a 3 hour loop or so of various footage. I think the tennis is a couple of years old. However I believe the content will be refereshed now and again though.

Mossy Monk

Is that tennis BBC coverage or TG4 coverage?

copacetic

Mossy Monk wrote:

Is that tennis BBC coverage or TG4 coverage?

i'm not sure it is either, its HD footage from wimbledon. There are no logos apart from the HD Ireland one.
it's also now showing 'Monster Garage' which was a reality TV show on Discovery until last year.

http://www.dtvmag.com/HDTV-Programming/Highlights/Monster-Garage.asp

MACHEAD

Mountjoy Mugger wrote:

Currently some video in HD on channel 20. Nature clips, etc.

Channel 20 ? Do you mean band IV ch 20 ? surely that would require a group A aerial.

Mossy Monk

Channel 20 on the STB perhaps.

ethernet

On the Saturday Show on 2fm, they made it sound like you could watch the HD broadcast on analogue terrestrial or Sky SD as long as you had a HD TV. Needless to say, I send a text to correct them. You'd think RTÉ would brief their staff on these things.

copacetic

ethernet wrote:

On the Saturday Show on 2fm, they made it sound like you could watch the HD broadcast on analogue terrestrial or Sky SD as long as you had a HD TV. Needless to say, I send a text to correct them. You'd think RTÉ would brief their staff on these things.

I'd imagine it's hard to make sure 2500 people (who have actual jobs to do) know exactly how everything technical going on in RTÉ works? Besides, this isn't an RTÉ trial, it's a DTT group trial run by the Dept.

Mountjoy Mugger

Mossy Monk wrote:

Channel 20 on the STB perhaps.

Correct, Mossy. On the Humax DTT trial box.

ethernet

copacetic wrote:

I'd imagine it's hard to make sure 2500 people (who have actual jobs to do) know exactly how everything technical going on in RTÉ works? Besides, this isn't an RTÉ trial, it's a DTT group trial run by the Dept.

Fair point. But they could at least inform the few who will be presenting; those who are likely to be in a position to be asked about it.

Mountjoy Mugger

Mossy Monk wrote:

Is that tennis BBC coverage or TG4 coverage?

No commentary but the umpire calling the scores. It's a game from last year's womens doubles.

Valentia

It says something like " A BBC Worldwide Production for TG4" before the tennis segment. It's just the raw feed.

JDxtra

copacetic wrote:

I'd imagine it's hard to make sure 2500 people (who have actual jobs to do) know exactly how everything technical going on in RTÉ works? Besides, this isn't an RTÉ trial, it's a DTT group trial run by the Dept.

Yeah, heard that. One of the presenters said they went out and bought a HD TV just for it. And, err - do you have a DTT trial box? Me thinks probably not.

Mountjoy Mugger

I see an episode on Planet Earth is one of the programmes on the HD trial - currently showing episode 4, Caves.

Very impressive. I hope we get to see more of them, but I doubt it.

copacetic

JDxtra wrote:

And, err - do you have a DTT trial box? Me thinks probably not.

the presenter or me?

Cas2007

will the cork city match be hd

Mossy Monk

They never announced any other live HD broadcasts. Wouldn't surprise me if it was only GAA in Croke Park that gets the HD treatment.