HD Televisions

[hardy49]

I am rather confused about HD televisions.Is it a fact that every television will have to be HD once the system is digital ? Also,does it mean that we will all have to pay approximately £10 per month for the HD channel ?
Sorry to sound so thick but I have heard so many different stories.

[ChuckFickens]

No not every TV will have to be HD, normal digital channels on freeview (and other services) are still broadcast in SD (standard definition) same as they always have been.

You will only have to pay the extra if you want to watch HD channels.

[ChuckFickens]

"although very few programmes are broadcast in this at present"

It's more than very few, it's none! the highest broadcast quality is currently 1080i

[Old_Geezer]

'None' is more than 'very few' ?!? <puzzled look>
:-D

[VHG]

>Is it a fact that every television will have to be HD once the system is digital ?

Many people currently use a non-HD ready TV with digital by plugging a freeview box into the back of their TV.

Even when the analogue signal is switched off this set up will still work.

So even when ONLY digital is available you will still be able to watch Freeview by plugging a Freeview box into the back of a non-HD TV.

Note that Sky and Virgin are ALREADY DIGITAL and many people are happily watching them with a non-HD ready TV.

As someone has said digital and HD are NOT the same thing.

Digital can currently be picked up by a Freeview box, and this is NOT in HD.

[VHG]

>Also,does it mean that we will all have to pay approximately £10 per month for the HD channel ?

While Sky charge an extra £10 a month for HD I believe you pay no extra for HD with Virgin.

And with a Freesat box (BBC/ITV) you can pick up HD channels for nothing extra.

I think Sky's £10 a month price for HD was just another way of them charging more per month (which is why I refuse to pay it).

[VHG]

>And with a Freesat box (BBC/ITV) you can pick up HD channels for nothing extra.

Sorry, I put an "extra" on the end by mistake.

Freesat is of course free.

[hardy49]

Thank you all for your help