BBC HD Test Card

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Can anybody tell me when BBC HD broadcasts their HD test card. An article from Andrew Quested on the BBC Internet Blog shows how this can be used to calibrate a TV, but I'm not sure when its televised. I have SKY HD (and do not have access to freeview, if that makes a difference).

Thanks

 

[topbloke55]

It is on the BBC HD Preview, here are the details:

The HD test card is just over 1 hour into the promo and the AV sync signal is 50 minutes later. To record both signals, check the time the last programme finishes and add 1 hour. So if the last programme ends at 01:30 set your PVR to record from 02:25 to 02:45 for the test card and 03:15 to 03:35 for the AV sync signal.ÿ

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks topbloke. I'll give it a try. I wasn't sure that this happened on SKYHD: when there is nothing in the schedule, I thought that it went to a preview mode (showing clips of other programmes). I haven't stayed up to the small hours to check this though.

 

[Dave_]

IIRC, the test card run's every 2hr's after that,so no need to stay up into the small hours!