Lord of The Rings

[Woodruffe]

Noticed that Fellowship of The Ring is on Channel 4 tonight with a simultaneous broadcast on 4HD. Does anyone know if this a HD version or will Channel 4 be upscaling the original? Even if they are upscaling will I really notice a difference compared to a 'pure' HD version?

Thanks,

Ben.

 

[aliEnRIK]

No clue but id guess its just upscaled. Wether its better at upscaling than your own equipment is another matter

 

[daveh75]

Woodruffe:
Noticed that Fellowship of The Ring is on Channel 4 tonight with a simultaneous broadcast on 4HD. Does anyone know if this a HD version or will Channel 4 be upscaling the original?It will be tagged as being in HD in the EPG if indeed it is!

 

[Frank Harvey]

It'll be 1080i rather than 1080p - and will more than likely involve a little more compression than the Bluray (eventually) will.

 

[aliEnRIK]

daveh75:Woodruffe:
Noticed that Fellowship of The Ring is on Channel 4 tonight with a simultaneous broadcast on 4HD. Does anyone know if this a HD version or will Channel 4 be upscaling the original?It will be tagged as being in HD in the EPG if indeed it is!

Would it not still be tagged as being in HD even if its only upscaled? (Which they did when it was shown in America)

 

[daveh75]

No,it's only tagged as being HD in the EPG if it's actually HD.....

To the OP,it was upscaled BTW.

 

[The_Lhc]

daveh75: No,it's only tagged as being HD in the EPG if it's actually HD.....
To the OP,it was upscaled BTW.

Was it? It looked exactly the same on my TV, no difference between the C4 and C4HD.

 

[Woodruffe]

Thanks - I've changed the EPG now, should make life easier in future

Must admit, didn't look as striking as I thought it would, I think I'll wait for the BR versions rather than watch the rest of the trilogy on Ch4.

Ben.

 

[daveh75]

the_lhc:daveh75: No,it's only tagged as being HD in the EPG if it's actually HD.....
To the OP,it was upscaled BTW.

Was it? It looked exactly the same on my TV, no difference between the C4 and C4HD.

Well i didn't watch it/ or compare it with CH4 tbh, as i have no interest in LOTR.I did however,flick it on briefly on one of my non-sky stb's that has C4 HD and also tell's you the broadcast resolution!