Tuner Will Be Required For Freeview HD

[Deleted User]

iim very sure that bbc had the only decoder and then the spec was finalised, so they are now working on the silicon chip, i wouldnt buy that tv

NeverInDebt

Yes the BBC have the encoder its the chip inside the boxes that do the work at the consumer end they be bog standard chips already put in many boxes its just a case of finalizing what goes in rather than making any custom built chips

For example Humax HDR already decode h.264 streams so it probably be adapted for the new freeview HD boxes when they come out

Deleted_User wrote: »

iim very sure that bbc had the only decoder and then the spec was finalised, so they are now working on the silicon chip, i wouldnt buy that tv

[Deleted User]

no its not, its a different standard
its DVB-T2
MPEG 4
HD

yes some chips say they are DVB-T
MHEG4 but not hd, as mheg 4 is a different way of compressing the picture.
i promise you that tv will not work in the uk for freeview hd, yes it will in france but not here

iCon

Is it really worth buying a new TV or even digibox for a couple of HD channels? If I didn't have Sky I'd be quite annoyed that my so called HDTV cannot receive HD freeview signals, what a con!

[Deleted User]

ok, a lotus supercar cannot fit a bugatti engine in