Why isnt more stuff in HD?

[Tinkerisdead]

DH and I are getting increasingly frustrated at HD tv services.

he got it as the latest gadget and are amazed at how little is actually available in HD. For example the BBC have had the snooker on this week and its also featured on Eurosport and Eurosport HD. So why is the BBC trying to film as much as possible in HD?

I thought that HD was down to the item having to be filmed in Hd technology so would be on forthcoming programmes but today one of the film channels has Fatal Attraction showing in HD. How can that be when its such an old film? If old stuff can be converted to HD why is more stuff not shown in this format?

can someone explain it all to me, is it the medium its filmed in or something they do to the film after? i dont get it

sorry why isnt the bbc trying to film more in HD..

I know what you mean, I think with Sky we pay £12 a month for HD channels, and when we got it there was only 8!

they can remaster stuff in hd cant they

yes they appear to be able to remaster stuff in HD like Fatal Attraction apparently, so why is everything not being remastered? there are enough repeats on TV so why not HD them all. literally nothing is on in HD. ITV are worst, they have the worlds greatest cities showing at the moment, if they put that in HD it would be fantastic but they dont... If you can remaster stuff, why dont they? and how do they do it?

why is hd anyway

They can remaster stuff shot on film stock in HD, but not stuff not shot on film stock. I think.

Based on (my dim memories of) an answer in this week's Radio Times about why Merlin isn't in HD, I gather that filming in HD (a) takes longer and (b) requires trained crew and most aren't trained yet. Also (c) the equipment to do it is more bulky and expensive.

its all a load of wank though, the best tv was made in the 70s and 80s

thank you portanddemon that makes sense.

agree with you southeastastra but at the moment we're paying to watch basically HD golf!!! some programmes are fab in HD like planet earth... if 70's and 80's tv could be remastered in HD then that would be fandabedozie! i am holding out hope!

i'd just rather they spent the money on ractors and writers rather than effects

ractors? sorry must preview

actors

to me it depends on the programmes, stuff that is geographic or natural relies on stunning picture quality, eastenders will not be improved with effects, i love the trashy drama. Sports programmes, nature programmes and sciencey stuff def benefits on HD.

Subscribing to HD channels is a waste of money at the moment. In the future, when technology's caught up, it will be worth it. But if I were you I'd cancel my subscribstion and save my money

If want to watch HD buy a blu ray player and buy HD DVD's.

good tv should rely on more good storytelling not more effects