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edited 1 July 2020 at 8:24AM in Techie Stuff
It's been a long time since I watched TV in UK 
Just wondering on freeview what % of content is Standard Definition / High Definition / Ultra High Definition ?
Same question for these companies BBC, ITV, CH4,

Just wondering if I need a Samsung Q90R for upscaling capability
Is there any website showing a good comparison across many models of upscaling performance?  

 Thanks

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  • Browntoa
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    No uhd on Freeview 

    Limited hd channels on newer Freeview boxes and TV .

    Rest of Freeview is sd only.

    Smart TV with Freeview play app allows hd content to be streamed . Bbc iPlayer has done very limited trials in uhd broadcasts and some content in HDR/uhd 
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    13 HD channels on Freeview - Channels 1xx are HD as well as 204 & 205.  All the rest are SD.
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    Most stuff that's broadcast in SD on freeview upscales to HD really nicely, don't need anything fancy. The only exception being the old repeats that are stored on VHS by UKTV Gold or something :)
    Not sure about upscaling to UHD though.
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    FreeviewHD is better than SkyHD as Freeview uses 1080P whilst Sky uses 1080i (basically a half-HD system that uses old tech to fool the user into thinking they are watching full HD).
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