BBC iPlayer goes high definition

[Imosae]

BBC iPlayer is going to be high definition ( HD ) this will improve the pictures quality on streams to web browsers also the next THREE Doctor Who specials are set to go to HD on the iPlayer as well. I can't wait can you ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8000556.stm
http://stuff.tv/News/BBC-iPlayer-goes-HD/12199/
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17659.cfm
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/35914
http://www.fsdaily.com/EndUser/BBC_iPlayer_goes_high_definition
http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/news/2009/04/17/BBC-iPlayers-Goes-HD/p1
http://tech.uk.msn.com/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1612768
http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/2009/04/bbc-iplayer-goes-hd.html

No date has been set for this yet so keep an eye for this amazing update on your BBC iPlayer ;)

[Hazza]

I swear I've already watched stuff in HD on there :S

[Tim.]

I swear I've already watched stuff in HD on there :S

Well you obviously havent ..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8000556.stm

[Hazza]

Fair enough, I've watched it in 'High Quality'

[Imosae]

Yeah but thats High Quality where talking about High Definition here

HQ = High Quality
HD = High Definition

High Quality is no where near as HD if you know what i mean

[Hazza]

I'm not stupid. My father works with Sky sooooooooo.

[Inseriousity.]

Yay, love for BBC Iplayer! Unlike the ITV iplayer which just seems to play advert after advert for me without buffering the actual show! :(

BBC Iplayer + HD = brilliant :D

[Tim.]

I'm not stupid. My father works with Sky sooooooooo.

lols soz for suggesting that you may be incorrect.

[Jordy]

Any idea what sort of internet connection you'll need for this?

Can't wait for this, some of it seems rather poor quality atm so it should be much better.

[Hazza]

lols soz for suggesting that you may be incorrect.
Yeah, I admitted I was incorrect moron.

[Tim.]

[QUOTE=Hazza;5752768]
I'm not stupid. My father works with Sky sooooooooo.
[QUOTE]

Doesnt sound like you were admitting to being wrong, and we didnt say anything about your dad working for sky. Also what has that got to do with the BBC, for all we know you dad would supply the cables for them?

[Hazza]

I'm not stupid. My father works with Sky sooooooooo.


Doesnt sound like you were admitting to being wrong, and we didnt say anything about your dad working for sky. Also what has that got to do with the BBC, for all we know you dad would supply the cables for them?
Fair enough, I've watched it in 'High Quality' Read the whole thread before you start opening your trap.

[The Professor]

Calm down ladies.

HD streams are of no use to me because AOL provide the world's worst connection. I tried watching cnet tv in HD and enjoyed it for about 10 seconds. Its nice for the people with decent internet though.

The actual quality depends on how they define "HD", its a term that's banded about so much it doesn't really have any strict definition.

[Recursion]

HD would be 720p screen resolutions and above would be my guess. They should be more specific like "Full HD" then you know its 1920x1080.

I'm gunna guess they will stream in 720p like YouTube do.

[Berch]

This is going to be awesome hopefully a 20mb connection will do to buffer it nicely untill Virign Media arrive on the 29th to install my 50mbs.

[Recursion]

lol, 2mbp/s ought to be enough.

[PoizZoNxX]

This is going to be awesome hopefully a 20mb connection will do to buffer it nicely untill Virign Media arrive on the 29th to install my 50mbs.
Jesus Christ, are you ever going to shutup about getting 50mb?