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tupper
09-09-2009, 09:39 AM
I noticed, as I was browsing the EPG the other night that "My name is earl" (Monday night, on C4) was listed as being in HD. Examining the freeview website's programming list, I also see it as being listed as being in HD there. So is "Harper's Island" which follows.

Does anyone know if C4 is switching from standard definition to high definition? Or do you suppose it's a typo in the guides?
butlerboy
09-09-2009, 10:04 AM
i'd say it's a typo. a lot of c4's shows say they're available in dolby digital but they're not.
would be nice if they did go hd though, they're starting to have some alright shows on c4 now.
openmedia
09-09-2009, 04:42 PM
Had it confirmed by Freeview that it is just a typo. The information is provided by MediaWorks and they occasionally flag some C4 shows as HD as their original source material is HD.

For the moment there are no plans for C4 to broadcast in HD.
paulw
09-09-2009, 07:58 PM
Pity they hadn't put the money into making C4 HD rather than wasting it on TV3+1
shadownz
09-09-2009, 09:10 PM
Have they got enough room on DVB-T to add C4 in HD?
openmedia
10-09-2009, 12:06 AM
Have they got enough room on DVB-T to add C4 in HD?

MediaWorks have enough capacity for 2 HD channels and 2-3 SD channels. It is up to them how they use that capacity
kiwisteve
10-09-2009, 08:16 AM
The type of program material on C4 wouldn't justify the cost of HD :D:D
tupper
10-09-2009, 12:54 PM
What a shame... :( C4 seems to be getting more and more shows that would have (in times gone by) been on TV3, so it would have been nice to get them in HD.
zactommo
18-09-2009, 08:38 PM
I do have to sympathise with C4 a bit. It's nice for us the end user to want HD content, but I would hate to be the people at C4 trying to convince canwest to make the investment. Its a pretty huge amount of money to spend, with not much chance of an increased return in the short to medium term.
shadownz
18-09-2009, 10:25 PM
Be nice to see C4 in HD (or much better qual) on Sky TV, watching the V8 Supercars when they switch from TV3 to C4 at 6pm, the qual diff is horrible!
grolschie
19-09-2009, 04:27 PM
I only just got a receiver that can view DVB-T yesterday, and I think that the sound quality on C4 is much better on DVB-S. Just my $0.02. Anyone else?
allstarnz
21-09-2009, 03:11 PM
Be nice to see C4 in HD (or much better qual) on Sky TV, watching the V8 Supercars when they switch from TV3 to C4 at 6pm, the qual diff is horrible!

odd considering the source is not HD. Globecast uplink it via Optus D2 on an 8mb/s MPEG2 SD feed.
kiwisteve
21-09-2009, 06:05 PM
probably just the quality of studio equipment at C4
shadownz
21-09-2009, 06:05 PM
yeah but what I was meaning was Sky TV compresses the life out of C4 so it looks really awful, on TV3 HD it looks good (considering its an SD feed)
kiwisteve
21-09-2009, 06:13 PM
Yes I watched some SKY SD at a relatives place , and it looked washed out and lacking in detail :D:D everything with fast motion was all pixelated

I will stay with DVB T HD at least you get a decent picture there !!:D:D
paulw
21-09-2009, 07:57 PM
I do have to sympathise with C4 a bit. It's nice for us the end user to want HD content, but I would hate to be the people at C4 trying to convince canwest to make the investment. Its a pretty huge amount of money to spend, with not much chance of an increased return in the short to medium term.

And that's most likely one reason C4 will not go HD in the short term. It's not owned by a media company Canwest any more but an investment company called Ionbridge in ozz who sees Mediaworks in NZ as black or red ink..
kiwisteve
22-09-2009, 04:01 PM
Yep and the budget has been slashed to hell inc some staff :confused::confused::confused::confused: