BBC SD->HD changes

[Peter S Kirk]

Alex,

BBC introduced BBC3 and BBC4 HD channels a couple of weeks ago, hence the 
appearance of more HD content on iplayer. I can't comment on quality of new 
or old shows. However, you could try comparing:

Byzantium.A.Tale.Of.Three.Cities.S01E01.PDTV.x264-BARGE
with
Byzantium.A.Tale.Of.Three.Cities.S01E02.HDTV.x264-BARGE
Byzantium.A.Tale.Of.Three.Cities.S01E02.720p.HDTV.x264-BARGE
and
Byzantium.A.Tale.Of.Three.Cities.S01E03.HDTV.x264-BARGE
Byzantium.A.Tale.Of.Three.Cities.S01E03.720p.HDTV.x264-BARGE

As the addition of HD ocurred after E01 was broadcast

Merry Christmas,

Peter

On 24 Dec 2013 at 19:50, Alexis Fotiadis Alexis Fotiadis 
<alexisfotiadis at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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