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I have to tick "use AC3 if available" in Media Portal. Do you know if anyone is broadcasting with AC3?
Also took a quick look at the TV3 press release, they name the following HD shows;
CSI,
CSI: New York,
Prison Break,
My Name Is Earl,
NCIS,
Bones,
Boston Legal,
Home and Away,
So You Think You Can Dance Australia,
Rove,
Underbelly
I noticed the TV3 news looks really clear for the in studio shots, the outside shots definitely seem inferior or am I imagining this?
smbunn:From my understanding TV3 is upscaling standard 576 broadcast to 1080i using the full 10 mbs. Only then they have HD content do they display the "HD where available" logo at the start of the program. Does anyone have a definitive list of these programs yet?
I saw the following in HD and they were excellent, but noticed Bones was a little soft focus on people, crystal clear on scenery shots, maybe they are going easy on actors who are comlaining that HD shows all their imperfections!
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TV3 HD listings (week from 10 Apr) | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
Home and Away | 11:00am | 11:00am | 11:00am | 11:00am | 11:00am | |||
Home and Away | 5:30pm | 5:30pm | 5:30pm | 5:30pm | 5:30pm | |||
So You Think You Can Dance Australia | 7:30pm | 7:30pm | ||||||
My Name Is Earl | 8:00pm | |||||||
Bones | 8:30pm | |||||||
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 8:30pm | |||||||
Underbelly (encore screening) | 8:30pm | |||||||
Rove | 9:00pm | |||||||
Boston Legal | 9:30pm | |||||||
Prison Break | 9:30pm | |||||||
Underbelly | 9:30pm | |||||||
Non-current | ||||||||
CSI: New York | SEASON 4 Premiere, Tue 22 Apr, 8:30pm | |||||||
NCIS | Not currently scheduled |
openmedia:smbunn:Also it was my understanding that the HE-AAC codes suported multiple channels, hence 128 k may allow 5.1? Is this true?
There are no plans for 5.1 in HE-AAC, it will be in AC-3.
sbiddle: My guess is that they're holding off transmitting stereo AC3 feeds to stop any confusion where people are complaining they are only receiving stereo AC3 and not 5.1 - this seems to be a common complaint in Australia.
jonathan18:openmedia:smbunn:Also it was my understanding that the HE-AAC codes suported multiple channels, hence 128 k may allow 5.1? Is this true?
There are no plans for 5.1 in HE-AAC, it will be in AC-3.
Excuse my ignorance, but I had been under the impression that AC3 was another name for Dolby Digital, which is usually 5.1. Could you please explain what you mean when you say it will be in AC-3, but not 5.1? (Do you mean carrying a stereo signal or similar?). Ta!
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openmedia:jonathan18:openmedia:smbunn:Also it was my understanding that the HE-AAC codes suported multiple channels, hence 128 k may allow 5.1? Is this true?
There are no plans for 5.1 in HE-AAC, it will be in AC-3.
Excuse my ignorance, but I had been under the impression that AC3 was another name for Dolby Digital, which is usually 5.1. Could you please explain what you mean when you say it will be in AC-3, but not 5.1? (Do you mean carrying a stereo signal or similar?). Ta!
HE-AAC has been designed to carry upto 7.1 channels of information, but the current plans for freeview mandate a 2 channel stereo signal.
AC-3 is capable of upto 5.1 channels as has already been explained, and will be the standard for digital surround on freeview subject to broadcaster support.
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rugrat:sbiddle: My guess is that they're holding off transmitting stereo AC3 feeds to stop any confusion where people are complaining they are only receiving stereo AC3 and not 5.1 - this seems to be a common complaint in Australia.
I don't get it. If they're not transmitting 5.1 then we are only getting stereo now, so people would be complaining now, about not getting 5.1.
If they're transmitting 5.1 why would people complain about not getting it? If they've got the equipment and a 5.1 show and setup etc correct then you'd think you'd get 5.1 audio. Hows holding off a few months change that?
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