Channel 5HD (Freesat/FTA/Other Channels)

Harry Palmr

Hmmm still can't get it. Some boxes can be cranky, like mine.

The EPG goes live tomorrow apparently

edit have it - full details for Manhattan Plaza HDR boxes

10964.00
22000 H
QPSK
DVB-S2

Rick_

Channel 5 have confirmed that it will be launching on Freeview tomorrow, not today, so perhaps it won't be added to the Freesat EPG until overnight tonight/tomorrow, so they are saving the announcement until then? Most Freesat STB's automatically retune themselves overnight so people will automatically get it anyway.

excollier

Tomorrow on Freesat - full set of main five channels in HD from tomorrow!! Took long enough.

Rick_

Confirmation from Channel 5 themselves on Twitter:-

https://twitter.com/channel5_tv/status/727464546957443073

Atlantic Dawn

pad e wrote: »

Confirmation from Channel 5 themselves on Twitter:-

https://twitter.com/channel5_tv/status/727464546957443073

Will likely go on Freesat with the 3am update.

STB.

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Hmmm still can't get it. Some boxes can be cranky, like mine.

The EPG goes live tomorrow apparently

edit have it - full details for Manhattan Plaza HDR boxes

10964.00
22000 H
QPSK
DVB-S2

Its a DVB-S TP Harry.

PabloAndRoy

Seems to have shown up on the freesat bouquets (at least London HD bouquet I use) ... am getting the EPG now also ...

Now the first page of my channel list (7 channels per page) is all HD. Its like the actual 21st century all of a sudden.

Atlantic Dawn

Is it showing today for anyone on the Freesat EPG?

corm500

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is it showing today for anyone on the Freesat EPG?

Not showing on my box anyhow.

Rick_

It will be on the EPG at some point this morning, around lunchtime or just before is when the updates usually happen. You've waited years, what's a few more hours?

swoofer

its there now

Atlantic Dawn

swoofer wrote: »

its there now

Yes there for me now too after a scan.

The interesting thing is Channel 5 SD has gone fully from the EPG and rather irritatingly any scheduled recordings have not transferred to the HD channel they appear to be gone.

Channel 4 should do the same and replace 104 with the HD version.

Rick_

Yes, HD viewers get the HD channel, SD viewers get the SD channel. Very sensible and saves cluttering up the EPG.

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 can't do this yet for everyone because there are so many regions and, in C4's case) the HD channel they have is for one particular region, so lots of viewers wouldn't get local ads and that would be disastrous for them.

So until every region has a HD variant, you will not see for example BBC 2 NI or Channel 4 HD on 102 / 104 respectively. We already have BBC 1 NI HD and UTV on 101 and 103 (on Sky at least, not sure about Freesat) so we are part of the way there.

Harry Palmr

Just rebooted and nothing showing, surely I don't need to rescan?

Rick_

Yes, you do.

Alun

It's appeared this morning on my Mediaportal setup using the Sky EPG plugin. All we need now is for More4 to join the club and I'll be happy ... there's a lot of Scandi noir stuff on More4 at the moment and that would certainly benefit from being in HD.

lgs 4

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes there for me now too after a scan.

The interesting thing is Channel 5 SD has gone fully from the EPG and rather irritatingly any scheduled recordings have not transferred to the HD channel they appear to be gone.

Channel 4 should do the same and replace 104 with the HD version.

I agree channel4, itv, bbc 1 london should follow

Harry Palmr

Matthew Wright audience in HD

So its everywhere except on the Irish Sky epg! I know its on the 'other channels' but it would be nice to series link and record programmes.

notmyusername

zorro2566 wrote: »

So its everywhere except on the Irish Sky epg! I know its on the 'other channels' but it would be nice to series link and record programmes.

A classic case of being crippled by the Sky Box.

Channel 5 do not want to incur the extra expense of being made available on the Irish Sky EPG; this has been their position since launch

Ironically a decent FTA receiver (or a Freesat box) would do that job for you.

lgs 4

notmyusername wrote: »

A classic case of being crippled by the Sky Box.

Channel 5 do not want to incur the extra expense of being made available on the Irish Sky EPG; this has been their position since launch

Ironically a decent FTA receiver (or a Freesat box) would do that job for you.

My solution dump sky ,get a calculator and total up what you are paying sky in a year. ( Freesat HD Fan)

mikeym

A nice FTA addition

lgs 4

lgs 4 wrote: »

My solution dump sky ,get a calculator and total up what you are paying sky in a year. ( Freesat HD Fan)

Yes but I watch quite a lot on Sky Atlantic which rules that out!

notmyusername

zorro2566 wrote: »

Yes but I watch quite a lot on Sky Atlantic which rules that out!

Commercial breaks during programmes designed for none; destroying mood-important credits; and paying for the priviledge.

Why?

PabloAndRoy

notmyusername wrote: »

Commercial breaks during programmes designed for none; destroying mood-important credits; and paying for the priviledge.

Why?

because it is the only way to access many some shows' latest episodes (e.g. GoT and Silicon Valley). Personally I don't subscribe to the world of Sky, but I totally get why people do.

notmyusername

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

because it is the only way to access many some shows' latest episodes (e.g. GoT and Silicon Valley). Personally I don't subscribe to the world of Sky, but I totally get why people do.

Actually, it's not

PabloAndRoy

notmyusername wrote: »

Actually, it's not

careful now

because it is the only legal way to access many some shows' latest episodes (e.g. GoT and Silicon Valley). Personally I don't subscribe to the world of Sky, but I totally get why people do.

FTFY

notmyusername

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

careful now

Huh? Jumping the gun a little, aren't you?

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

FTFY

I gave no methods but - there are both legal AND illegal ways as it happens...

I use a legal way of getting all those US programmes (and some that just don't run here) and they usually run the day after US broadcast. On Sky Atlantic it can be months later

icdg

Channel 5 anyone...

PabloAndRoy

Overall pretty impressed by the Channel 5HD Freesat launch. Thread title is out of date now.

Has anyone checked out the 5.1 audio? .. I don't have the equipment to try it out...

notmyusername

PabloAndRoy wrote: »

Overall pretty impressed by the Channel 5HD Freesat launch. Thread title is out of date now.

Has anyone checked out the 5.1 audio? .. I don't have the equipment to try it out...

There's an insistence on rigidly sticking to topic around here as opposed to letting conversation flow dynamically and organically

On topic: the test went very well, didn't it?

lgs 4

zorro2566 wrote: »

Yes but I watch quite a lot on Sky Atlantic which rules that out!

<Mod deleted> Android app, HD programs You do need a 4g network :rolleyes:;)

icdg

I hoped people would take the hint with my last post, but apparently not. There is NO discussion of copyright violation here. Next post on that issue gets a warning. Any post replying to this one also gets a warning. If people continue not to discuss Channel 5, the thread gets closed. Hope I'm clearer this time.

STB.

Find it strange that no one has asked the obvious question of why to Ch5 are using a DVB-S TP rather than a DVB-S2 for its modulation for this HD channel.

notmyusername

STB. wrote: »

Find it strange that no one has asked the obvious question of why to Ch5 are using a DVB-S TP rather than a DVB-S2 for its modulation for this HD channel.

Because the answer is obvious?

Harry Palmr

STB. wrote: »

Find it strange that no one has asked the obvious question of why to Ch5 are using a DVB-S TP rather than a DVB-S2 for its modulation for this HD channel.

Does Channel 4 HD use the same by any chance?

STB.

notmyusername wrote: »

Because the answer is obvious?

Whats the answer tough guy ?

notmyusername

STB. wrote: »

Whats the answer tough guy ?

Tough guy?

Alun

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Does Channel 4 HD use the same by any chance?

It does. DVB-S QPSK 22000 5/6

MBSnr

STB. wrote: »

Find it strange that no one has asked the obvious question of why to Ch5 are using a DVB-S TP rather than a DVB-S2 for its modulation for this HD channel.

I'd guess it's because they rent one transponder from the satellite company and have to host both SD and HD content on it. Therefore it remains as DVB-S to accommodate older SD boxes.

Harry Palmr

Alun wrote: »

It does. DVB-S QPSK 22000 5/6

Hmm why is there a difference in the use of DVB-S and DVB-S2 between the various broadcasters? My Manhattan Plaza box has a strange glitch which means the DVB-S2 transmissions are unwatchable unless the ambient temp is warm whereas DVB-S is fine.

STB.

notmyusername wrote: »

Tough guy?

Ah its a Frank Rizzo thing.

Why use a lossy DVB-S TP instead of the accepted satellite broadcast standard for MPEG4 H264.

Buzz in if you know the answer pal and enough of your sidetracking.:)

MBSnr

^^^
AFAIK - My post #91. Unless anyone knows different...

notmyusername

MBSnr wrote: »

I'd guess it's because they rent one transponder from the satellite company and have to host both SD and HD content on it. Therefore it remains as DVB-S to accommodate older SD boxes.

Not that tough

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Hmm why is there a difference in the use of DVB-S and DVB-S2 between the various broadcasters? My Manhattan Plaza box has a strange glitch which means the DVB-S2 transmissions are unwatchable unless the ambient temp is warm whereas DVB-S is fine.

As mentioned above, unfortunately if a HD broadcast channel shares transponder space with SD channel(s) then it has to be DVB-S standard so that SD receivers can process the SD channels.

STB. wrote: »

Ah its a Frank Rizzo thing.

Why use a lossy DVB-S TP instead of the accepted satellite broadcast standard for MPEG4 H264.

Buzz in if you know the answer pal and enough of your sidetracking.:)

Strange

dublinman1990

I had it tuned in yesterday & the picture quality is a much bigger improvement in HD.

I'm able to see programmes like Gotham, World Rally Championship highlights, Football League highlights & other various things like transport documentaries in HD which is a big plus. My mum likes their programmes which are about pet animals. She will seeing one one of those programmes on the secret life of puppies tomorrow night at 9pm.

Gotham looked like utter crap in SD so I'm grateful to finally get the HD version FTA now. Happy Days.

galtee boy

Who would have thought it a few short years ago ? The five UK terrestrial channels available all over Ireland in glorious HD free to air. It doesn't seem that long ago since I was watching a grainy/snowy BBC Wales and HTV via a deflector on the Galtee mountains and thinking it was brilliant ! Meanwhile, we will have a long wait I fear, for TV3, TG4 and UTV Ireland to even go HD on Saorview, never mind satellite.

jca

Being a sky customer I don't tune to CH5 very often but can anyone here tell me were there recent episodes made of Stobart truck's and trailers? When the card trick died it's the only thing from CH5 that I miss.

notmyusername

jca wrote: »

Being a sky customer I don't tune to CH5 very often but can anyone here tell me were there recent episodes made of Stobart truck's and trailers? When the card trick died it's the only thing from CH5 that I miss.

Last new episode 2014 according to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Stobart:_Trucks_%26_Trailers

jca

notmyusername wrote: »

Last new episode 2014 according to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Stobart:_Trucks_%26_Trailers

Thanks for that.

Atlantic Dawn

I am looking most forward to watching "Beaver Las Vegas: Saving The Strip" next Tuesday night in glorious HD.