RTE One HD and RTE One+1 launch on Sky

murpho999

AMKC wrote: »

If you are with Sky RTE1 and RTE2 are on channel no,s 277 and 278 respectively.
I will not be using the HD ones have no interest in HD or 3D I think its all just a way of taking more money of us.

If you have a modern TV and you get used to HD then you wouldn''t go back. Picture and sound is much better.
Agree Sky shouldn't charge €15 for it but I'd say that will eventually go.

irishfeen

Galway wrote: »

NO NO NO - its not clearing.... must be card paired

Have you a basic sub with sky?

snaps

All the SD channels on 12.266 H are not working.

Mollster

icdg wrote: »

RTE One HD should be also available in Northern Ireland, unfortunately It's unlikely to ever be available in England, Scotland and Wales.

Ah well, Thanks very much

Galway

irishfeen wrote: »

Have you a basic sub with sky?

RTE 2 HD is cleaing but RTE 1 HD is not.

irishfeen

Galway wrote: »

RTE 2 HD is cleaing but RTE 1 HD is not.

RTÉ One HD is using encrypted sky's new encryption system which has been rolled out to nearly all HD channels... RTÉ2 HD is apparently moving transponder soon and when this happens there is every chance that RTÉ2 HD will use the new system too.

The new encryption system had being developed to stop CCCam sharing and so far it seems to have worked..

_Kaiser_

RTE 1 HD working fine here now on 101 (no HD sub)

irishfeen

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

RTE 1 HD working fine here now on 101 (no HD sub)

Yeah it will work fine with any sort of sky sub - HD or not.

Sky can't charge extra for RTÉ in HD because it would be breaking the law.,

AMKC

murpho999 wrote: »

If you have a modern TV and you get used to HD then you wouldn''t go back. Picture and sound is much better.
Agree Sky shouldn't charge €15 for it but I'd say that will eventually go.

I do have a modern TV. I do agree that the sound on the HD is much better put as for picture no difference to me but other people I know have said they thought HD made things look better. I am perfectly happy with SD do. Hopefully that charge does go. I would be happy to see Sky do a basics package no gimmicks just all the standard SD channels and Sky+ thats all I ever want. Don,t use any of the rest of it.

murpho999

AMKC wrote: »

I do have a modern TV. I do agree that the sound on the HD is much better put as for picture no difference to me but other people I know have said they thought HD made things look better. I am perfectly happy with SD do. Hopefully that charge does go. I would be happy to see Sky do a basics package no gimmicks just all the standard SD channels and Sky+ thats all I ever want. Don,t use any of the rest of it.

I only have basic package too but with HD (Pay €10 extra for a year) and if you flick back and forth between the SD and HD channel (Blue button) then you will definitely see the difference. All clearer and sharper.

Also i didn't think you needed a HD subscription to get RTE HD channels?

icdg

RTE One+1 working now.

Chris_Bradley

irishfeen wrote: »

RTÉ One HD is using encrypted sky's new encryption system which has been rolled out to nearly all HD channels... RTÉ2 HD is apparently moving transponder soon and when this happens there is every chance that RTÉ2 HD will use the new system too.

The new encryption system had being developed to stop CCCam sharing and so far it seems to have worked..

Oscam too, only available privately via Oscam but that's where I end that.

Jpmarn

First of all I noticed the picture quality when I turned on the Sky HD box. Then I noticed that HD DOG. Is that the skybox. No sign of TG4HD on 104 yet. Happy Christmas to fans of the most popular channel in Ireland and especially for anyone depending on their Sky box for TV reception? Is RTE One HD available to Sky customers in Northern Ireland?

feez

Stinicker wrote: »

So it took two years for RTE1HD to launch on Sky, just remember that RTE1 HD Launched on Saorview on December 16th 2013, almost two years ago Wednesday. I wounder if we will ever see TG4HD on Saorview, Saorsat or even Sky because as far as I know TG4 HD is currently only available on UPC/Virgin.

We're more likely see TG4 go HD on Sky first, it's a fraction of the price of Saorview.
ComReg's pricing scheme prevents anyone else from putting up a HD service.

mikeym

Im very happy to see RTEOneHD on Sky.

Digifriendly

Here in NI RTE1 HD and RTE 1+1 are working under 'other channels' but are not on the Sky EPG. All the other RTE digital channels that can be added manually are not working e.g. RTE News Now i.e. they can be added but message comes up re upgrading your subscription.

pegasus1

AMKC wrote: »

as for picture no difference to me

You need to get your eyes calibrated... A blind man can tell the difference..;)

Strawberry HillBilly

Surely this will embarrass TG4 into going HD on Sky with all the major rivals now in HD.

If you were an executive in Sky surely there is opportunity in being the only widely available provider to have all the "main" Irish channels in HD

HeidiHeidi

icdg wrote: »

RTE One+1 working now.

What number channel is it?

Got all confused earlier when RTE1 disappeared off my favourites list - hadn't copped that 101 had changed to RTE1HD!

But I can't seem to find RTE1+1 anywhere - and I've been praying for it for a long time now!

icdg

#115

nicelives

Just as an aside, if you have any RTE 1 programmes scheduled to record on series link, you'll have to re-schedule them manually for RTE 1 HD as even though it's taken over the 101 slot, the scheduled recording are still going to record from the SD channel further down the listings.

flazio

Stinicker wrote: »

So it took two years for RTE1HD to launch on Sky, just remember that RTE1 HD Launched on Saorview on December 16th 2013, almost two years ago Wednesday. I wounder if we will ever see TG4HD on Saorview, Saorsat or even Sky because as far as I know TG4 HD is currently only available on UPC/Virgin.

It's also on eVision.

lertsnim

Strawberry HillBilly wrote: »

If you were an executive in Sky surely there is opportunity in being the only widely available provider to have all the "main" Irish channels in HD

Doesn't Virgin have all of the "main" channels in HD? I know TG4 has been HD there for a long time.

warpdrive

When will current HD (720p/1080i and 1080p) become SD? That way 4K could just be called HD. Surely we're at the point where most people have some kind of a HD TV

lertsnim

warpdrive wrote: »

Surely we're at the point where most people have some kind of a HD TV

You'd be surprised how many SD tv's are still in use. Also let's not forget about all of the SD channels still broadcasting.

galtee boy

RTE1+1 currently showing Euronews on Sky, but not on Saorview!

The Cush

warpdrive wrote: »

When will current HD (720p/1080i and 1080p) become SD? That way 4K could just be called HD. Surely we're at the point where most people have some kind of a HD TV

It's happens in two countries over the next two years, in France next April almost all channels on their terrestrial service convert to HD and Germany follows the following year.

icdg

warpdrive wrote: »

When will current HD (720p/1080i and 1080p) become SD? That way 4K could just be called HD. Surely we're at the point where most people have some kind of a HD TV

Loads of 14" CRT portables still hanging in people's kitchens - and you'd be amazed at how many of them are powered by Virgin analogue, never mind DVB of any kind.

skeating

great news for those abroad

bk

icdg wrote: »

Loads of 14" CRT portables still hanging in people's kitchens - and you'd be amazed at how many of them are powered by Virgin analogue, never mind DVB of any kind.

Believe it or not, I sometimes watch Virgin Analogue on my 50" Pioneer Kuro! * And it is actually a fine service, of course not HD or anything like that, but perfectly fine for watching the news or background noise will working around the house.

Obviously I'm not going to watch some big budget blockbuster movie on it, but you don't need HD for the majority of rubbish that is shown on TV these days.

* I'm cheating a little as the Kuro has probably the best SD to HD upconverter you will ever find in any TV and is Plasma, so it handles SD amazingly well. When I see people complain about SD on their HD TV's, it is usually because they are using cheap, rubbish LCD TV's with rubbish SD upconverting. I've had people visit and think the Virgin Analogue TV service was in HD, the upconverting is that good!

loyatemu

Strawberry HillBilly wrote: »

Surely this will embarrass TG4 into going HD on Sky with all the major rivals now in HD.

If you were an executive in Sky surely there is opportunity in being the only widely available provider to have all the "main" Irish channels in HD

TV3 isn't in HD, neither is UTVi (if anyone actually watches the latter).

murpho999

loyatemu wrote: »

TV3 isn't in HD, neither is UTVi (if anyone actually watches the latter).

TV3 is in hd and broadcasts its own programmes from its HD Studios. People are always trying to say this but it's not true.

Mickey Mike

Job well done so far but its a pity the RTE remaining digital radio channels didn't take off especially RTE Radio 1 extra and Gold.
There's always something left out, never satisfied.

loyatemu

murpho999 wrote: »

TV3 is in hd and broadcasts its own programmes from its HD Studios. People are always trying to say this but it's not true.

You're right - I hadn't noticed they're listed as 3HD (the online Sky Guide is still listing both RTEs as SD; also has BBC1HD on 141 whereas it's actually further up the EPG and the SD version is on 141, for me at least).

chewed

I'm delighted to see RTE1 HD! But, slightly off the topic....does anyone else find the "RTE ONE HD" on the top right corner of the screen very annoying? I know a lot of channels do it, but for RTE1, it just takes up too much of the screen!

icdg

chewed wrote: »

I'm delighted to see RTE1 HD! But, slightly off the topic....does anyone else find the "RTE ONE HD" on the top right corner of the screen very annoying? I know a lot of channels do it, but for RTE1, it just takes up too much of the screen!

When you start watching BT Sport ESPN HD, all other DOGs look tidy in comparison...

pegasus1

bk wrote: »

* I'm cheating a little as the Kuro has probably the best SD to HD upconverter you will ever find in any TV and is Plasma, so it handles SD amazingly well. When I see people complain about SD on their HD TV's, it is usually because they are using cheap, rubbish LCD TV's with rubbish SD upconverting. I've had people visit and think the Virgin Analogue TV service was in HD, the upconverting is that good!

Yes, we have a Panasonic lcd screen and when you calibrate it by googling calibration settings for the particular model to get the best picture possible...blacks are black, not grey..
Lots of people still are watching their tv on the same screen settings (dynamic) when it was sold to them in the shop..not what you should have it set to at home..

pegasus1

chewed wrote: »

I'm delighted to see RTE1 HD! But, slightly off the topic....does anyone else find the "RTE ONE HD" on the top right corner of the screen very annoying? I know a lot of channels do it, but for RTE1, it just takes up too much of the screen!

Yep 8 characters including spaces is a bit much....for a start, if I'm watching a show, it bloody well means I know what I'm watching it on...I don't need a reminder 100% of the time what station I'm watching it on...Bugger off screen dog..go home...

Mickey Mike

chewed wrote: »

I'm delighted to see RTE1 HD! But, slightly off the topic....does anyone else find the "RTE ONE HD" on the top right corner of the screen very annoying? I know a lot of channels do it, but for RTE1, it just takes up too much of the screen!

Its to make sure we can see it, you are right, they should drop the 'one' and replace it with '1' and fade it a little, its too noticing.

Rick_

I imagine in time, RTÉ ONE will become RTÉ 1 and they will end up having a DOG similar to RTÉ 2 with a numeral and it will look a lot more tight in to the corner of the screen. Even with their compensation for those that may have overscan on their TV's, their DOG placement is still too far out from the corner, and it's large text and brightness doesn't help. Having things like "New" or "See The First" underneath it just adds to the annoyance.

warpdrive

Yeah and do RTE keep their logo on the screen during movies?

mad muffin

I wonder why there's no rte one and 2 HD at 101,102 on the sky app TV guide, under the HD section?

Gonzo

there was nothing wrong with analogue, in fact I found it a better picture quality than digital. Sky Analogue on Astra 1 was definitely a better picture than Sky Digital on Astra 2. Only the HD channels improve upon the original Sky Analogue.

pegasus1

Gonzo wrote: »

there was nothing wrong with analogue, in fact I found it a better picture quality than digital. Sky Analogue on Astra 1 was definitely a better picture than Sky Digital on Astra 2. Only the HD channels improve upon the original Sky Analogue.

with the main tv at home being of the larger size...it was necessary to bring in hd to have a good picture...unless you like watching blob vision...

Pete2k

2817 on 11758H now on an upgrade screen ere with basic sub. Anybody with a HD sub clear it and confirm its RTE2 HD?

ThisRegard

loyatemu wrote: »

You're right - I hadn't noticed they're listed as 3HD (the online Sky Guide is still listing both RTEs as SD; also has BBC1HD on 141 whereas it's actually further up the EPG and the SD version is on 141, for me at least).

Do you have a HD, or UK, sub? BBC HD is 141.

Woden

Am I able to pick this up now in the UK by any chance? I have Sky HD

feez

Pete2k wrote: »

2817 on 11758H now on an upgrade screen ere with basic sub. Anybody with a HD sub clear it and confirm its RTE2 HD?

I'd say it's scrambled with a different key, the new SD services on 12266 don't clear either.
They are probably keeping them scrambled to the public during testing.

Pete2k

feez wrote: »

I'd say it's scrambled with a different key, the new SD services on 12266 don't clear either.
They are probably keeping them scrambled to the public during testing.

Thanks was jus wondering coz when rte one hd was testing anyone with a hd sub could open it whereas anyone with a non hd sub couldn't until it went on the epg.

Digifriendly

RTE1 HD now geo-blocked under 'other channels' here in NI (Bah! Humbug!) but RTE1+1 still in the clear.