Freeview HDTV?

[tyranical]

I'm in the market for a new TV for my room, somewhere around 28-32"

Not really bothered about LCD/LED as LED seems a bit of a con to me anyway (Backlit rather than a true LED screen) but anyway, i've just found out about this Freeview HD.

Anyone got it, is it any good? I have Sky downstairs but not paying £10 for multiroom so this sounds like a good option?

If anyone has any recommendations for a TV around £300 then post it up too.

Cheers.

 

[riz]

BBCHD is the only good hd channel

 

[tyranical]

So probably not worth worrying about Freeview HD then? I can always buy a box if it becomes big.

Which TVs have the best UI on them? We have a f**king hannspree one in the dining and it is complete s**t, the menu is appalling and half the time it says no data available when you look whats on. The samsung in the front room is ok, I think I used an LG one in a hotel room once that had a really nice UI?

 

[Steve]

Get a tv with free view/Freesat best of both worlds.

 

[realnumber 1]

BBCHD is the only good hd channel

Why?

I have freeview HD on mine. Although I never use it when I've looked at it it seems as good as the HD channels on my Tivo.

Worth paying the extra for imo.

 

[riz]

Why?

I have freeview HD on mine. Although I never use it when I've looked at it it seems as good as the HD channels on my Tivo.

Worth paying the extra for imo.

Sorry my post wasnt helpful i thought the OP meant HD channels. Freeview as a whole is actually good. I mean the only good HD channel is BBC.

 

[Ben]

I've got a HD Freeview box, before you buy anything double check you can get Freeview HD in your area. As said above you only get 4 channels that are in 'HD', BBC1 HD, ITV1, Channel 4 HD and BBC HD. The difference is very noticeable and I'm really pleased with mine, more so that its got a 500GB hard drive that I can series record on.

 

[realnumber 1]

There's no point double checking if you can get it or not.

Everyone will get it sooner or later once analogue has gone. Might as well future proof it... You also get 5HD!

 

[The Fatty]

freeview hd will take over eventually, however, i think the format will change somewhere along the lines to allow more hd channels, so it might not work in the future anyway!

 

[DannyR]

Why don't you just run a coax cable from the RF OUT 2 from the Sky box?

You'll get Sky upstairs then and with a Sky Eye be able to control the box too. HD channels will be better over the analogue than SD through the Sky too (assuming you have Sky HD).

Also buy a TV with Freeview HD in, but I believe you'll struggle with a HD tuner in TV's below 30", I may be wrong on that though.

 

[C.J]

Comparing my Freeview HD to my mate's Sky HD, (imo) mine is better.

1080p over Freeview too, which makes a difference to Sky.

 

[richy22]

There was another discussion on here about the Sky HD boxes AMD the picture not being very good on sd, yet was fine on freeview

 

[Tom]

Comparing my Freeview HD to my mate's Sky HD, (imo) mine is better.

1080p over Freeview too, which makes a difference to Sky.

Freeview HD is a technically superior standard. DVB-T2 allows for more options.

Sky, uses DVB-S and not S2 which makes it suck a bit

 

[Clart]

Freeview hd is 1080i. Maybe the tv upscales it?

 

[C.J]

Freeview hd is 1080i. Maybe the tv upscales it?

BBC definitely transmits 1080p freeview, they started last year around the same time as Wimbledon 3D.

I'm watching BIG now, and that is showing as 1080i, but Coast on BBC is in 1080p.

 

[Al_G]

Why don't you just run a coax cable from the RF OUT 2 from the Sky box?

You'll get Sky upstairs then and with a Sky Eye be able to control the box too. HD channels will be better over the analogue than SD through the Sky too (assuming you have Sky HD).

Also buy a TV with Freeview HD in, but I believe you'll struggle with a HD tuner in TV's below 30", I may be wrong on that though.

Picture quality will be crap!

 

[The Fatty]

Freeview HD is a technically superior standard. DVB-T2 allows for more options.

Sky, uses DVB-S and not S2 which makes it suck a bit

Last time I checked, the TP's on 28.2e were using S2 - they havent used S for about a year!!

 

[The Fatty]

Why don't you just run a coax cable from the RF OUT 2 from the Sky box?

You'll get Sky upstairs then and with a Sky Eye be able to control the box too. HD channels will be better over the analogue than SD through the Sky too (assuming you have Sky HD).

No they wont, the bandwidth on the RF signal is to narrow to show any difference (provided your getting a good symbol rate and as high quality level signal with low bit error).

 

[Tom]

Last time I checked, the TP's on 28.2e were using S2 - they havent used S for about a year!!

All well and good but none of the sky boxes support it. Some freesat boxes do

 

[The Fatty]

Tom what are you on about?! All sky HD boxes support S2! The whole of the Sky HD package is on S2 only!

http://en.kingofsat.net/hdtv-28.2E.php


p.s, are you getting confused with the modulation type? 8PSK vs QPSK (sky is on QPSK)?

 

[Tom]

Yes! Sorry!

 

[The Fatty]

ah ok

 

[Clart]

BBC definitely transmits 1080p freeview, they started last year around the same time as Wimbledon 3D.

I'm watching BIG now, and that is showing as 1080i, but Coast on BBC is in 1080p.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbchd/faqs.shtml#broadcast

Says 1080i there?

 

[C.J]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbchd/faqs.shtml#broadcast

Says 1080i there?

No idea. I know they were doing 1080p last year, as they provided a statement when some TVs were experiencing audio drop outs (mine being one) when switching to 1080i/p.