BBC SD->HD changes

[Alexis Fotiadis]

Hello

A few weeks ago I noticed that many BBC progs were suddenly available in HD; even 
repeats of older progs which were previously available in flashvhigh eg:

The A to Z of TV Cooking, The Life of Birds

Can anybody give a clearer picture of the change - is the actual quality of repeats 
that are now aired in HD any better than their original lower-res versions, or has 
the Beeb fudged the resolution in some way, like a digital rather than optical 
camera zoom? I had downloaded double copies of a few progs in varying resolutions, 
but didn't have time to check the picture quality difference before I went abroad.

I would try checking from here if I knew anything about proxy servers, but I don't, 
and seem to remember ppl are careful about discussing that on the message-board since 
it's breaking the BBC rules, & may cause legal problems.

Cheers

Alex