[mythtvnz] TV2 moving to 1080i?

[Steven Ellis]

On 10/09/2010, at 8:16 AM, Jonathan Hoskin wrote:

> > 5.1 Audio will be along in a month or two as they finish migrating to
> > their new playout equipment.
> 
> OK I can see an increase in file size, not had a chance to see if
> quality is any better yet. Moving to 5.1 audio, does that mean a
> change in codec too? Where does this stuff get announced/discussed?
> 
> Just compared Big Bang Theory from this week with last weeks episode. Granted I only have a 720p TV, it still looks slightly better, but I had to be standing right in front of my TV to see it. I'd be interested if it would help justify a 1080p TV to the CFO ;-)
> 
> Please let the 5.1 Audio be AC3... 
> 
Yes it will be AC3.

Not sure if TV2 is airing HD copies of Big Bang. Do they have a HD logo on screen?

Bitrate won't be changing as they are already running their DVB-T multiplex at capacity with 2HD and 2SD Channels. They are playing with the way the bitrates are allocated over the 4 channels to improve video on high movement scenes etc.

Sadly there isn't an official forum for these discussions, just a combination of geekzone and Freeview NZ list on yahoo (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freeview_nz/)

Steven Ellis - Technical Director
OpenMedia Limited
email   - steven at openmedia.co.nz
website - http://www.openmedia.co.nz

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