Van der MoodHoover Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tim Bucktoo said: That would be a nightmare! Old Goldenballs in that blooming frock thing - now THAT was a nightmare ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 On 03/05/2018 at 16:59, JoetheRam said: Bye bye HD then. I've tried to see the difference, I really have, but it looks exactly the same to me. HD/Ultra HD, the Emperor's new clothes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Grimbeard said: I've tried to see the difference, I really have, but it looks exactly the same to me. HD/Ultra HD, the Emperor's new clothes? You need your eyes tested. I was the same, couldn’t figure out what the fuss was about. Got given some spectacles by the nice lady at Vision Express and ooooh, is this HD, went home, now I refuse to acknowledge any channels existence that only offers their programmes in SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Grimbeard said: I've tried to see the difference, I really have, but it looks exactly the same to me. HD/Ultra HD, the Emperor's new clothes? I used to agree with you, but I swear non-HD channels must have lowered their quality as part of a conspiracy to make everyone buy new HD TV's over the last couple of years because now the quality is night and day to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Hmm, this begs the question: do I need to change my opticians or do I need to change my TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 5 hours ago, David said: You need your eyes tested. I was the same, couldn’t figure out what the fuss was about. Got given some spectacles by the nice lady at Vision Express and ooooh, is this HD, went home, now I refuse to acknowledge any channels existence that only offers their programmes in SD It annoys me that sd channels even exist. Here I am wanting to watch march of the day in hd, bbc 1 sd is at the top of my epg. BBC 1 hd is about 6 pages down. By the time I’ve worked out where it is, I’ve missed my programme, so I normally just give up and watch the hd channel. Why can’t it be clever enough to have setting where you say ‘I have an hd tv, replace any sd channels in my epg with the hd equivalent’. In a world of sky q, and self driving cars, you’d think that would be possible. And the hd tab on the epg doesn’t count. Everything’s out of order, why do I find more4 hd before channel 4 hd?! rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 2355 tonight. Have 5 spat their dummy out at losing the rights....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 16 hours ago, Grimbeard said: I've tried to see the difference, I really have, but it looks exactly the same to me. HD/Ultra HD, the Emperor's new clothes? A lot depends on the size, and quality of your TV. If you are viewing on anything less than 40" then SD/HD difference is going to be negligible, if your 50" set cost £150 from asda then also won't see the difference you would see on a good quality TV set. I haven't really looked into 4k but suspect something similar applies and you probably need to go to 55" or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 16 hours ago, JoetheRam said: I used to agree with you, but I swear non-HD channels must have lowered their quality as part of a conspiracy to make everyone buy new HD TV's over the last couple of years because now the quality is night and day to me. I agree some of the 'lesser' channels do seem very poor quality, the Sony Channel, or Horror Channel etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 11 hours ago, TigerTedd said: It annoys me that sd channels even exist. Here I am wanting to watch march of the day in hd, bbc 1 sd is at the top of my epg. BBC 1 hd is about 6 pages down. By the time I’ve worked out where it is, I’ve missed my programme, so I normally just give up and watch the hd channel. Yeah I dont know why they can't have the HD showing, although you can of course filter by HD etc. My dad had his brand new TV and was saying couldn't really tell much difference, then I pointed out to him he needed to watch the HD channels to notice a difference ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Size of TV, quality of TV, and viewing distance are all key factors in how much of an improvement you're going to see. Whereas the old CRTs were optimised for distance viewing, modern HD sets are best viewed much closer. Anything less than 60" viewed at more than 7/8 feet, and you're not going to see much difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 3-year-old 48" LG, viewed from about 8', wearing me glasses, flicking between BBC1 HD and BBC1 SD. The difference? Nowt, zip, zilch, bugger all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 07/05/2018 at 14:06, Grimbeard said: 3-year-old 48" LG, viewed from about 8', wearing me glasses, flicking between BBC1 HD and BBC1 SD. The difference? Nowt, zip, zilch, bugger all. Is your Sky/Virgin box outputting a HD signal or an SD signal to the television? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewsFromTheMiddle Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 BT Sport in SD makes me want to barf. You can watch in HD online, which is kind of a con as you have to pay extra for HD on your TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Bring back analogue CRT displays! Viewed with a hipster beard, they are just more authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 5 hours ago, ThePrisoner said: Is your Sky/Virgin box outputting a HD signal or an SD signal to the television? That's a very good question. and one to which I have t have no answer other than 'dunno'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 Still being shown at 9pm on a Saturday Evenings apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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