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Leinster final in HD

  • 14-07-2007 12:06pm
    #1
    JackieChan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭


    I'm sorry if this is old news...Just heard on 2FM that leinster final tomorrow will be broadcast in HD.
    Couldn't find any info on rte.ie . Is this going out over SKY?


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  • #2
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    No, it will be seen on the DTT trial. Read more about it on the Terrestrial board.


  • #3
    JackieChan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭JackieChan


    Bloody knew it....
    On 2FM they gave the impression that if you had a HDTV you would get HD coverage by tuning in to rte 2


  • #4
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    JackieChan wrote:
    On 2FM they gave the impression that if you had a HDTV you would get HD coverage by tuning in to rte 2

    I would hope the vast majority of people would know that there is a bit more to it than tuning in RTÉ Two on a HD ready tv.


  • #5
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    I would hope the vast majority of people would know that there is a bit more to it than tuning in RTÉ Two on a HD ready tv.
    you would hope....

    my uncle bought a 40 in HD ready samsung. Didn't realise he needed a HD source...he was gutted by the "poor" picture....


  • #6
    jb91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 408 ✭✭jb91


    Is it true that a lot of those "HD Ready" sets aren't actually HD?


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  • #7
    Sandwich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Sandwich


    jb91 wrote:
    Is it true that a lot of those "HD Ready" sets aren't actually HD?

    They are. But there are three levels of HD which I think gives rise to the confusion. Am no expert but in increasing quality :
    Some have 720 lines per picture
    Some have 1080 lines per frame but only every second line is refreshed each frame.
    Some have 1080 lines per frame and refresh all ines every frame.

    So it could be true to say that one TV is not as HD as another.


  • #8
    tvnutz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭tvnutz


    jb91 wrote:
    Is it true that a lot of those "HD Ready" sets aren't actually HD?

    Well as you said they are "HD Ready", on their own they are not HD. They need a HD source,like a HD Sky box,HD or Blu Ray dvd player, PS3 and Xbox360 to name a few.


  • #9
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    tvnutz wrote:
    They need a HD source,like a HD Sky box,HD or Blu Ray dvd player, PS3 and Xbox360 to name a few.

    Even with a source they wont display 1080p. The tv's that will are falling in price all the time though.


  • #10
    cmoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭cmoney


    so to some up..... is there anyone here who availed of the trial? what it any good?

    i can only imagine it must be the next best thing to being at the game itself


  • #11
    Winters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,761 ✭✭✭✭Winters


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    Even with a source they wont display 1080p. The tv's that will are falling in price all the time though.
    Yes, most of the standard "HDready" tv's will only display 720p (or accecpt 1080i) and only a handful of tvs support "TrueHD" or 1080p.

    Really though, for television boradcasts "HDready" televisions are grand, very few, if even any, broadcaster is running in 1080p due to the expanse of bandwidth it requires. Any HD signal will be in either 720p or 1080i.


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