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BT Sport Ultra HD coming soon

  • 09-06-2015 05:00PM
    #1
    CJmasgrande
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭


    I just heard on the radio news that BT Sport Ultra HD is commencing for the new soccer season starting with the Carling Cup! It stated they will be 1st to deliver it ahead of Sky


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  • #2
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    The handful of people who will be able to watch it will be thrilled I am sure. It is important to note that this channel will be exclusive to BT Infinity customers in the UK and will not be on satellite.


  • #3
    CJmasgrande
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭CJmasgrande


    If only for UK why was Irish radio news making a big story about it? They never said it was exclusive to UK


  • #4
    red bellied
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 361 ✭✭red bellied


    Its on satellite, seen it on a scan earlier.


  • #5
    lertsnim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭lertsnim


    CJmasgrande wrote: »
    If only for UK why was Irish radio news making a big story about it? They never said it was exclusive to UK

    The BBC and every other site covering it are saying BT Infinity only. I am sure it will appear on satellite with time.
    BBC wrote:
    This service will only be available to BT Infinity customers, due to the bandwidth required to stream 4K.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33062026
    red bellied wrote: »
    Its on satellite, seen it on a scan earlier.

    What is the frequency? I saw the BT Sport European channel today but must have missed the Ultra HD channel.


  • #6
    Slippin Jimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭Slippin Jimmy


    Surely an different box will be needed to get ultra hd?


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  • #7
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,263 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Yup. This won't be on Sky anytime soon, at least until they have a Sky Digibox capable of recieving it.

    I am not sure why anyone apart from BT should be making a song and dance about it. It's not a UK/Ireland thing - they have all the Irish rights they need (no more black outs from August on) but a lack of the technology needed to view it thing.


  • #8
    micks_address
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,119 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Will vu+ solo2 boxes etc be able to receive ultra hd? Im assuming maybe.. but wouldnt have the hardware to display it?


  • #9
    Zardoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    micks_address wrote: »
    Will vu+ solo2 boxes etc be able to receive ultra hd? Im assuming maybe.. but wouldnt have the hardware to display it?

    They can receive some of the channels but they cant decode the ones encoded in hevc.

    Vu are bringing out a new receiver ,the Solo 4k
    It will be an Arm processor not MIPS.
    It looks great but it will be expensive,>500 euro

    n6cjrb.jpg


  • #10
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,173 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    ?

    I can only assume Satkurier don't like hotlinking and used it to their advantage?


  • #11
    Chris_Bradley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭Chris_Bradley


    It's a big step forward for BT never-the less, Ultra-HD sets will come down and I for one will want a piece of that action.


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  • #12
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,357 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    I'd be happy if we could just take a step backwards to the Astra 1 analogue days, I swear the picture quality was better on that than it is today on Sky Digital's pixilated SD channels.

    HD still isn't fulled available in Ireland by all our broadcasters so it will be years before UHD takes off. We will also need fibre to every home in the country before UHD can happen properly.


  • #13
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,263 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Having recently changed from UPC to Sky it appears to me that the picture quality difference between SD and HD on Sky is far greater than on UPC. This may just be a matter of perception on my part.


  • #14
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 903 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    icdg wrote: »
    Having recently changed from UPC to Sky it appears to me that the picture quality difference between SD and HD on Sky is far greater than on UPC. This may just be a matter of perception on my part.

    Do you mean that you think that SD is worse on Sky than UPC?


  • #15
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,263 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    It may be a bit of both, worse SD and better HD. But as I say it may be just perception. I've bought a new TV and that may also have affected it.


  • #16
    Zardoz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    icdg wrote: »
    It may be a bit of both, worse SD and better HD. But as I say it may be just perception. I've bought a new TV and that may also have affected it.

    It could be the new tv's settings .

    Most tvs come with contrast , brightness and sharpness set too high .
    This makes HD look striking but SD looks washed out and grainy.


  • #17
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 903 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    icdg wrote: »
    It may be a bit of both, worse SD and better HD. But as I say it may be just perception. I've bought a new TV and that may also have affected it.

    I switched the other way, from Sky to UPC - but still use the old Sky box for ITV4, C4 HD, ITVHD, the BBC HD channels, etc.
    I also find the volume on the channels is much higher on UPC.


  • #18
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,012 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    A lot of the main SD channels now have Irish opt out adverts. I find these Irish versions of the SD channels are not as good as the normal UK version. Then, you also have a lot more poor quality stations on Sky (and all +1s) where the bitrate used is only bare minimum.


  • #19
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,275 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I love the way these people get ahead of themselves when it comes to technology.

    So they are going to give us 4k?

    How about getting good quality HD to us first.


  • #20
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 903 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    NIMAN wrote: »
    I love the way these people get ahead of themselves when it comes to technology.

    So they are going to give us 4k?

    How about getting good quality HD to us first.

    Lots of Ultra HD stuff on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/tdwbYGe8pv8

    https://youtu.be/xDMP3i36naA

    https://youtu.be/iNJdPyoqt8U


  • #21
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,837 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    Slippin Jimmy wrote: »
    Surely an different box will be needed to get ultra hd?

    The new UHD box will be provided from BT.

    The new box from BT requires both a 4K TV set and infinity broadband to view the channel as the new UHD box is only viewed online.


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