Comments on: F1 on HD – SD from next year? http://www.formulaf1.com/2008/10/29/f1-on-hd-sd-from-next-year/ Formula 1 With a Twist Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:49:23 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rollo http://www.formulaf1.com/2008/10/29/f1-on-hd-sd-from-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-18823 Rollo Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:30:01 +0000 http://www.formulaf1.com/?p=482#comment-18823 Channel 10 in Sydney didn't have the Malaysian GP scheduled until 11:10pm at night, some 2 hours after the expected end time, so I thought that they might have it live on their new service One. I was wrong. Instead I found NCAA College Basketball between NCar and Villa (which I;m assuming is not of the Aston kind), so I gave up and thought I'd tune in Channel 10 at 11:10pm. I was still wrong. At 11:10pm I found some guy getting his head sliced open and over on One, the basketball was still on between UConn and Mich. So I ended up finding out that Button had won the race on Teletext (Ceefax) and then finally watched the race at 11:45. One SD and HD is still a total farce - Well done Channel 10. Channel 10 in Sydney didn’t have the Malaysian GP scheduled until 11:10pm at night, some 2 hours after the expected end time, so I thought that they might have it live on their new service One. I was wrong.

Instead I found NCAA College Basketball between NCar and Villa (which I;m assuming is not of the Aston kind), so I gave up and thought I’d tune in Channel 10 at 11:10pm. I was still wrong.

At 11:10pm I found some guy getting his head sliced open and over on One, the basketball was still on between UConn and Mich. So I ended up finding out that Button had won the race on Teletext (Ceefax) and then finally watched the race at 11:45.

One SD and HD is still a total farce – Well done Channel 10.

]]> By: dScribe http://www.formulaf1.com/2008/10/29/f1-on-hd-sd-from-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-17373 dScribe Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:23:11 +0000 http://www.formulaf1.com/?p=482#comment-17373 @Anthony - Unless something has changed, ONE will be broadcast on both SD and HD (see http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/Network%20Ten%20announces%20new%20sports%20multi-channel%20ONE%20-%2028%20October%202008.pdf). And of course you need a digital set-top box! You're lucky they didn't cut the analogue signal in 2008 like originally planned :) @Anthony – Unless something has changed, ONE will be broadcast on both SD and HD (see http://www.tencorporate.com.au/library/documents/Network%20Ten%20announces%20new%20sports%20multi-channel%20ONE%20-%2028%20October%202008.pdf). And of course you need a digital set-top box! You’re lucky they didn’t cut the analogue signal in 2008 like originally planned :)

]]> By: Anthony http://www.formulaf1.com/2008/10/29/f1-on-hd-sd-from-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-17371 Anthony Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:52:53 +0000 http://www.formulaf1.com/?p=482#comment-17371 there is no one SD only one HD, and even if there was you would still need a digital set-top box to get it there is no one SD only one HD, and even if there was you would still need a digital set-top box to get it

]]> By: Andrew http://www.formulaf1.com/2008/10/29/f1-on-hd-sd-from-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-16057 Andrew Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:48:11 +0000 http://www.formulaf1.com/?p=482#comment-16057 The F1 might have been broadcast on Channel Ten's HD channel, but the signal itself comes from ITV in SD, so it really doesn't make that much of a difference. A quick peek of NASCAR on ESPN's HD channel on Foxtel and you'll notice the difference. However with F1 on the BBC next year it might be a different story. For one I really hope Ten continues to broadcast F1 and not have it sold to Foxtel. The F1 might have been broadcast on Channel Ten’s HD channel, but the signal itself comes from ITV in SD, so it really doesn’t make that much of a difference. A quick peek of NASCAR on ESPN’s HD channel on Foxtel and you’ll notice the difference.

However with F1 on the BBC next year it might be a different story. For one I really hope Ten continues to broadcast F1 and not have it sold to Foxtel.

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