On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:33:32 -0000, "Brian Gaff" <brian...@gmail.com>Convert your invoices into cash Or Purchase now - pay 120 days later!
wrote:
What is the purpose of this channel? It merely seems to be telling people >withSat receivers that there will be changes but it won't affect anyone. >huh?Weird! Channel 799 on Freesat has the identical wording. However, when
Brian
the 'information' button is pressed on my Freeview SD receiver, it
says "No changes needed", but Freesat on my HD receiver says "More BBC channels available in HD". So it only affects people with HD Freeview
or Freesat.
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Dave W
On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:33:32 -0000, "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com>Between now and April on Freeview, Freesat, and Sky the much awaited BBC
wrote:
What is the purpose of this channel? It merely seems to be telling peopleWeird! Channel 799 on Freesat has the identical wording. However, when
withSat receivers that there will be changes but it won't affect anyone.
huh?
Brian
the 'information' button is pressed on my Freeview SD receiver, it
says "No changes needed", but Freesat on my HD receiver says "More BBC channels available in HD". So it only affects people with HD Freeview
or Freesat.
On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:33:32 -0000, "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com>
wrote:
What is the purpose of this channel? It merely seems to be telling people >>withSat receivers that there will be changes but it won't affect anyone. >>huh?
Brian
Weird! Channel 799 on Freesat has the identical wording. However, when
the 'information' button is pressed on my Freeview SD receiver, it
says "No changes needed", but Freesat on my HD receiver says "More BBC channels available in HD". So it only affects people with HD Freeview
or Freesat.
--
Dave W
On 02/01/2023 20:00, Dave W wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 10:33:32 -0000, "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com>Between now and April on Freeview, Freesat, and Sky the much awaited BBC 1
wrote:
What is the purpose of this channel? It merely seems to be tellingWeird! Channel 799 on Freesat has the identical wording. However, when
people
withSat receivers that there will be changes but it won't affect anyone. >>> huh?
Brian
the 'information' button is pressed on my Freeview SD receiver, it
says "No changes needed", but Freesat on my HD receiver says "More BBC
channels available in HD". So it only affects people with HD Freeview
or Freesat.
HD regions launch.
On Freesat and Sky, once the regions have launched HD versions, all the SD versions will close, to be replaced by a single national version of BBC 1
in SD.
Obviously anybody with an SD only satellite box will need to upgrade to HD
to receive BBC 1 with regional progs. Sky are offereing free upgrades for
any of their subscribers still with an SD box.
Very few SD Freesat boxes exist, but presumably this 799 page is to gauge reaction.
This time next year, the BBC are hoping to ditch the SD versions of BBC 2,
3, 4, and News on satellite too.
The HD regions will also launch on Freeview, but (as no bandwidth will be saved) they will continue also in SD for the time being. However, I
suspect some people may have to run a Freeview rescan, because the
regional BBC 1 HD might have different PIDS, to the current national
version ?
On Freesat and Sky, once the regions have launched HD versions, all the
SD versions will close, to be replaced by a single national version of
BBC 1 in SD.
Obviously anybody with an SD only satellite box will need to upgrade to
HD to receive BBC 1 with regional progs. Sky are offereing free upgrades
for any of their subscribers still with an SD box.
Very few SD Freesat boxes exist, but presumably this 799 page is to
gauge reaction.
This time next year, the BBC are hoping to ditch the SD versions of BBC
2, 3, 4, and News on satellite too.
On 03/01/2023 08:17, Mark Carver wrote:
On Freesat and Sky, once the regions have launched HD versions, all
the SD versions will close, to be replaced by a single national
version of BBC 1 in SD.
Obviously anybody with an SD only satellite box will need to upgrade
to HD to receive BBC 1 with regional progs. Sky are offereing free
upgrades for any of their subscribers still with an SD box.
Very few SD Freesat boxes exist, but presumably this 799 page is to
gauge reaction.
This time next year, the BBC are hoping to ditch the SD versions of
BBC 2, 3, 4, and News on satellite too.
In the grand scheme of things, how much extra would it have cost to
keep SD versions of BBC2, 3, 4, and News? I can understand the
thinking behind only keeping one national version of BBC1 SD once all
the regional versions of BBC1 HD are available, but if they feel there
is a need for BBC1 SD after that, surely there is an identical need
for BBC2, 3, 4, and News in SD.
Or am I missing something?
On 03/01/2023 22:49, NY wrote:
In the grand scheme of things, how much extra would it have cost to keep
SD versions of BBC2, 3, 4, and News? I can understand the thinking behind
only keeping one national version of BBC1 SD once all the regional
versions of BBC1 HD are available, but if they feel there is a need for
BBC1 SD after that, surely there is an identical need for BBC2, 3, 4, and
News in SD.
Or am I missing something?
How many SD only satellite boxes might you expect to still be in use this time next year ?
"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:k1kou2Fb8l0U1@mid.individual.net...
On 03/01/2023 22:49, NY wrote:
In the grand scheme of things, how much extra would it have cost to
keep SD versions of BBC2, 3, 4, and News? I can understand the
thinking behind only keeping one national version of BBC1 SD once
all the regional versions of BBC1 HD are available, but if they feel
there is a need for BBC1 SD after that, surely there is an identical
need for BBC2, 3, 4, and News in SD.
Or am I missing something?
How many SD only satellite boxes might you expect to still be in use
this time next year ?
That's a perfectly valid point. In which case, why are they planning
to keep a single BBC 1 SD on DVB-S? Surely the reason you give applies equally to all channels that have (or will have) an HD equivalent.
"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:k1kvj2Fb8l0U2@mid.individual.net...
On 04/01/2023 09:32, NY wrote:
"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:k1kou2Fb8l0U1@mid.individual.net...
On 03/01/2023 22:49, NY wrote:
In the grand scheme of things, how much extra would it have cost
to keep SD versions of BBC2, 3, 4, and News? I can understand the
thinking behind only keeping one national version of BBC1 SD once
all the regional versions of BBC1 HD are available, but if they
feel there is a need for BBC1 SD after that, surely there is an
identical need for BBC2, 3, 4, and News in SD.
Or am I missing something?
How many SD only satellite boxes might you expect to still be in
use this time next year ?
That's a perfectly valid point. In which case, why are they planning
to keep a single BBC 1 SD on DVB-S? Surely the reason you give
applies equally to all channels that have (or will have) an HD
equivalent.
My understanding is by this April the only SD version of BBC 1
available on satellite will be a single national version.
Around Spring 2024 all BBC SD channels on satellite will cease
(including BBC 1)
Ah, I hadn't seen anything about the Spring 2024 date.
On 04/01/2023 09:32, NY wrote:
"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:k1kou2Fb8l0U1@mid.individual.net...
On 03/01/2023 22:49, NY wrote:
In the grand scheme of things, how much extra would it have cost to
keep SD versions of BBC2, 3, 4, and News? I can understand the thinking >>>> behind only keeping one national version of BBC1 SD once all the
regional versions of BBC1 HD are available, but if they feel there is a >>>> need for BBC1 SD after that, surely there is an identical need for
BBC2, 3, 4, and News in SD.
Or am I missing something?
How many SD only satellite boxes might you expect to still be in use
this time next year ?
That's a perfectly valid point. In which case, why are they planning to
keep a single BBC 1 SD on DVB-S? Surely the reason you give applies
equally to all channels that have (or will have) an HD equivalent.
My understanding is by this April the only SD version of BBC 1 available
on satellite will be a single national version.
Around Spring 2024 all BBC SD channels on satellite will cease (including
BBC 1)
The HD regions will also launch on Freeview, but (as no bandwidth will
be saved) they will continue also in SD for the time being. However, I suspect some people may have to run a Freeview rescan, because the
regional BBC 1 HD might have different PIDS, to the current national
version ?
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