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ITV1 HD to launch as proper standalone channel

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    No more messing about with 'AllowDVBSMHEG' and not being able to record stuff - ITV HD launches as a proper standalone FTA HD channel in the UK on the 2nd of April. About time!
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    What about ITV HD through Freeview? Will that still be a red button service or a standalone channel??

     Cant wait for the World Cup in glorious HD!!! Cool

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    sithomas26
    What about ITV HD through Freeview? Will that still be a red button service or a standalone channel??

     

    ITV 1 HD is already a standalone channel on Freeview HD. (Hope the DVB-T2 tuner cards are out soon!)

    It's great news that it will be become a proper channel on Freesat.  Hopefully it will not fix the issue with black screen no sound on ATI graphics.  Yes

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    aks

    ITV 1 HD is already a standalone channel on Freeview HD. (Hope the DVB-T2 tuner cards are out soon!)

    Awesome!! Freeview HD hasnt been pushed out to my region yet (Scheduled for Mar-June). My DVB-T usb dongles are supposedly HD compatible so hopefully wont have any issues.

    I'm guessing a re-tune will be required?? I'd hate to think i have to do randomly do a retune every week or so as Mar-Jun is a fairly vague timescale.

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    sithomas26

    aks

    ITV 1 HD is already a standalone channel on Freeview HD. (Hope the DVB-T2 tuner cards are out soon!)

    Awesome!! Freeview HD hasnt been pushed out to my region yet (Scheduled for Mar-June). My DVB-T usb dongles are supposedly HD compatible so hopefully wont have any issues.

    I'm guessing a re-tune will be required?? I'd hate to think i have to do randomly do a retune every week or so as Mar-Jun is a fairly vague timescale.

     

    I would imagine that they will broadcast on DVB-T2 only, in which case you won't be able to receive this channel on your usb dongle.

     

    Tony

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    Tony_Park

    I would imagine that they will broadcast on DVB-T2 only, in which case you won't be able to receive this channel on your usb dongle.

    Tony

    Has this been confirmed yet? Im sure I read somewhere that Freeview hadnt decided on the transmission as t2 was still relatively new technology with higher cost implications.

    I've already got 3 usb dongles in my mce, I dont want to have to plug anymore in if I can help it!!! :p

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    Based on the details here, I read into this, that they will require T2 dongles.

     

    Tony

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    I've had an email from Hauppauge saying they will release a DVB-T2 usb stick in time for the world cup so i'll guess Freeview HD will be this....

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    About time for the proper channel!

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     Now if only they could provide

     

    1. an epg
    2. programs to go in the epg
    3. decent programs Yes
    Tony

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    Tony_Park

    Now if only they could provide

    3. decent programs Yes

    Does ITV still exist? I have no interest in soaps or reality shows and now the F1 is back on the BBC it would be months before I noticed ITV not being there anymore.

     

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     Yep, the wife like prancing on ice, I think thats the only program 'we' watch - oh actually, then there's wild at heart... Only Sunday evening is that channel used!

     

    Tony

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    Thankfully, my wife also doesn't have any interest in the seemingly never ending torrent of dancing and other "talent" shows that infect ITV.

     

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