RTE Two transmitting in HD resolution

Sponge Bob · 22-05-2011 12:58PM

Thanks Machinehead, I used to use Linowsat for that kind of rate data but it is subscription only for the interesting stuff nowadays.

Sponge Bob · 22-05-2011 01:09PM

Lots of channels are set not to burst

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The Irish channels are set to burst.....much better for stuff like sport. TV3 were pegged at 3mbits constant for along time and sport looked diabolic back then.

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Ronan Raver77 · 22-05-2011 01:40PM

Looks like its HD now for the live GAA.

Gipo3 · 22-05-2011 01:44PM

No its not.

Sponge Bob · 22-05-2011 01:45PM

They broadcast in HD during the 'trial' around 2007 or 2008. RTE have the cameras and OB capacity.

Ronan Raver77 · 22-05-2011 01:53PM

Im not too sure now but when i check the status on my remote it says HD on top right hand corner when im on RTE2 any other channel no HD.Pic looks very good all the same.

Minstrel27 · 22-05-2011 02:47PM

It will only say HD because it is 1080i. It is only upscaling to 1080i.

It would be a shame if the Champions League final isn't HD next weekend.

FRIENDO · 22-05-2011 02:57PM

A few minutes ago on the Sunday game live commentator Michael Lyster said "Thoes with the technology will be able to watch Cork v Tipp next weak in HD":)

Machinehead · 22-05-2011 04:08PM

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Thanks Machinehead, I used to use Linowsat for that kind of rate data but it is subscription only for the interesting stuff nowadays.

Any idea where the current/live broadcast bit rates for RTÉ Two on Saorview can be found?
PS: I still have poor quality from Maghera only 10-20%, strength @ 100%.

22-05-2011 04:22PM

Machinehead wrote: »

Any idea where the current/live broadcast bit rates for RTÉ Two on Saorview can be found?
PS: I still have poor quality from Maghera only 10-20%, strength @ 100%.

Can you get Knockanore in Tralee? Might be worth a try if you can get Maghera intermittently.

barnicles · 22-05-2011 04:42PM

Machinehead wrote: »

Any idea where the current/live broadcast bit rates for RTÉ Two on Saorview can be found?
PS: I still have poor quality from Maghera only 10-20%, strength @ 100%.

From what I can see, RTE Two is stat muxed between 2 and 9Mbit, most of the time during sport it runs 8Mbit+

Machinehead · 22-05-2011 05:12PM

Karsini wrote: »

Can you get Knockanore in Tralee? Might be worth a try if you can get Maghera intermittently.

Knockanore & Knockmoyle are both much nearer to me but wrong polarity. I have had Maghera @ 100% before & Mulla close to that during testing, but atm I not sure if it's the transmitters not being up to full power or my aerial needs re-alignment. If there's no improvement by launch on Thursday/Saturday, I'll have to get on the roof (again:() & turn the aerial on it's side & see how things go.
Cheers.

Helium · 22-05-2011 07:00PM

RTE advertising Munster v Leinster game in HD for next weekend

sky23 · 22-05-2011 10:03PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

It will only say HD because it is 1080i. It is only upscaling to 1080i.

It would be a shame if the Champions League final isn't HD next weekend.

Helium wrote: »

RTE advertising Munster v Leinster game in HD for next weekend

yeah both these are defiantly in proper hd. It said it on an ad

Finally

wonder when tv series' will be shown in hd

The Cush · 22-05-2011 10:25PM

sky23 wrote: »

Finally wonder when tv series' will be shown in hd

They've said there will be 40% HD content by Sept. That won't be all sport so we should see them by Sept - new season, returning series, new series etc.

barnicles · 24-05-2011 10:24PM

Does anyone know if RTE plan to broadcast Blue Bloods in HD next Tuesday? Would be brilliant if they did

Machinehead · 24-05-2011 11:24PM

Can DTT carry 5.1 surround sound?

moneyman · 25-05-2011 12:18AM

Anyone know if the Champions League final will be shown in HD on Saturday? Someone mentioned it on the previous page, but it's still unclear. Would be awfully disappointing if they show two GAA games in HD but not the Champions League final.

Machinehead · 25-05-2011 12:24AM

Magners League Final, Champions League Final & GAA game (from Ulster I think) all in HD as per RTÉ promo today.

Sponge Bob · 25-05-2011 01:05AM

Mother of Jaysus it will not not be Ulster Football in HD :eek:

It will be Munster Hurling ....phew.

watty · 25-05-2011 09:48AM

Machinehead wrote: »

Can DTT carry 5.1 surround sound?

Yes, but only if the source program has it and they transmit it. Generally 5.1 is added in cinematic productions for effect. It's very little to do with real surround sound. DTT can use HE-AAC codec for stereo (to save 50% or more bit rate than MP2) or for 5.1

If your receiver does not meet Nordig 2.2 / Saorview spec it may not have HE-AAC.

Your surround amp may not have HE-AAC, some TVs and setboxes can re-encode the audio to DTS and/or DD 5.1 (AC3 codec)

25-05-2011 09:50AM

Some ITV1 hd movies have had dts.

BBC1hd sometimes broadcasts full DD5.1

I have noticed both via an amp with freeview hd.

mcwhirter · 25-05-2011 02:42PM

NIMAN wrote: »

To be honest it never really struck me as looking that good. Certainly nowhere near the quality of some of the stuff I have seen of BBC HD on Freesat. Maybe I need to go to Specsavers?

Suppose it opens the whole question/myth about how good/poor HD can be, and when is HD not HD.

The picture quality whether in SD or HD all depends on the original source material. Some HD programs may appear more soft than some other HD programs. It is still being broadcast in HD however.

You can see this clearly when watching archive footage. Even if it is broadcast in HD it will still look poor.
News programs are usually a good example showing different quality source material.

A program broadcast live in HD (sports games etc) or a recently made HD program should be the best quality but even that could be poor if not setup correctly.

mossym · 25-05-2011 02:47PM

mcwhirter wrote: »

A program broadcast live in HD (sports games etc) should be the best quality as it is coming directly from the HD source.

totally dependent on the compression algorithm used and the compression ratio. the same event on itv and sky sports for example looks significantly better on sky sports due to their almost 2x bitrate for the HD channel

mcwhirter · 25-05-2011 03:30PM

mossym wrote: »

totally dependent on the compression algorithm used and the compression ratio. the same event on itv and sky sports for example looks significantly better on sky sports due to their almost 2x bitrate for the HD channel

Agree, if only broadcasters would larger bitrates then we would see the most incredible pictures, if source is any good however.

JDxtra · 25-05-2011 03:32PM

If they did that with their SD channels, many would not bother with HD (especially on TVs of 32" or less) because it can actually look really good.

mcwhirter · 25-05-2011 03:43PM

JDxtra wrote: »

If they did that with their SD channels, many would not bother with HD (especially on TVs of 32" or less) because it can actually look really good.

So keeping SD looking bad ,makes HD look good. Could be true!!

Gipo3 · 25-05-2011 05:21PM

Machinehead wrote: »

Magners League Final, Champions League Final & GAA game (from Ulster I think) all in HD as per RTÉ promo today.

The ad only states that the Magners league final will be in HD.

The Cush · 25-05-2011 05:39PM

Gipo3 wrote: »

The ad only states that the Magners league final will be in HD.

There appears to be a few ads and other sources of information stating different things.

A radio ad yesterday morning said all 3 were in HD.

mar1us · 08-06-2011 11:31PM

9.0°E
http://www.lyngsat.com/hd/9east.html

RTE Two transmitting in HD resolution

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