See Freeview PVR offering from Warehouse. They are promoting 1080p pictures for Freeview from satellite - is this correct? I thought Freeview satellite is limited to 576?
http://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/red/redalert/product/1999120
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dafman: Thanks all - slightly misleading advertising from the Warehouse, me thinks.
Gordy
My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.
Gordy7:
The advert does mention upscaling, so I guess it is correct and offers 576i upscaling to 1080p in the satbox.
I was faced with the Freeview terrestrial (1080p) versus satellite (576i) a few years ago before I moved out to the styx.
I would have needed a very hi-gain antenna for terrestrial TV.
Before I moved, I compared 1080p terrestial to 576i satellite (upscaled by my 55 inch TV).
I could not see much difference. (seated about 4m from the TV).
Also noted that a lot of TV programs were not of 1080p quality anyway. (3 years ago)
Cheers
Gordy
My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.
Gordy7: Yes, I am incorrect, NZ terrestial is 1080i.
Spark Max Fibre using Mikrotik CCR1009-8G-1S-1S+, CRS125-24G-1S, Unifi UAP, U6-Pro, UAP-AC-M-Pro, Apple TV 4K (2022), Apple TV 4K (2017), iPad Air 1st gen, iPad Air 4th gen, iPhone 13, SkyNZ3151 (the white box). If it doesn't move then it's data cabled.
Gordy
My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.
wasabi2k: on a kind of related node - we have been watching Man vs Food lately - weeknights on Food TV.
It's SD, on a 60" Plasma, and looked pretty average.
Checked Netflix - it's there, in sparkly 1080p and the first 2 seasons are all there for streaming.
The difference is night and day.
richms:wasabi2k: on a kind of related node - we have been watching Man vs Food lately - weeknights on Food TV.
It's SD, on a 60" Plasma, and looked pretty average.
Checked Netflix - it's there, in sparkly 1080p and the first 2 seasons are all there for streaming.
The difference is night and day.
I suggest you contact food tv and ask why they arent HD when the content is available in HD. expect useless canned response but the more people that bother them and tell them they dont watch because it looks aweful the more chance they may upgrade from 20ish year old technology for their broadcast.
Formerly worked at iStore NZ (Rest in Peace), Sky Network Television, Freeview, Apple, Spark New Zealand Trading Limited, DISH TV Technologies.
Travel Geek: Brazil, Chile, New Caledonia, United States, Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, Cook Islands
Gordy7: Interesting, so even NZ terrestial TV must be upscaled/processed in a TV from 1080i to 1080p.
Spark Max Fibre using Mikrotik CCR1009-8G-1S-1S+, CRS125-24G-1S, Unifi UAP, U6-Pro, UAP-AC-M-Pro, Apple TV 4K (2022), Apple TV 4K (2017), iPad Air 1st gen, iPad Air 4th gen, iPhone 13, SkyNZ3151 (the white box). If it doesn't move then it's data cabled.
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