Is Top Gear broadcast in high definition in the UK? - Page 4

essentialatom · April 24th, 2008, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by db2450

Thats the whole point of the "Stop" button in uTorrent, you stop the HD torrent until the smaller one is done

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Bear in mind that the HD files will take longer to encode though, so in addition to the time taken to download the files, if you want to download as soon as possible the SD rip will be the way to go.

torqueless · April 24th, 2008, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Cobol74

In the UK its the next big thing and the broadcasters (well BBC - see upyourego's posts) are tooling up for a 100% service in HD in the next few years. We are going fully Digital in 2010 - 2011 with a complete analogue switch off then. I have limited HD 1080i from my cable system, and I can't wait for 100% cover.

good.

top gear in HD would be awesome. all TV should be done in HD.

i want the 24 hours of lemans in HD...like a live feed from my satellite provider, i'd pay for that.

EverydayDriver · April 24th, 2008, 08:56 PM

Someone already said that the studio stuff is most likely the SD link in the chain.

But, besides the low-rez SD in-car cameras, they ARE using some HDV (you can see a SONY HDV camera in the Season 8 Convertible Espace episode).

Obviously, there's a huge mix of formats going on throughout the show. Some seasons the stuff at home base appears to be film for car exteriors. If you look the car review segments from season 1, compare to season 5-6 (where they talk about filtering), and then look at now there's definitely some format shifting going on.

Will be cool to see the future image quality.

maateuszz89 · April 25th, 2008, 08:20 PM

I've just downloaded 720p Polar Special and it's gorgeous, so clear, just great. I don't have a HD TV, but watching it in HD at computer screen makes big difference.

Viper007Bond · April 26th, 2008, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by maateuszz89

I've just downloaded 720p Polar Special and it's gorgeous, so clear, just great. I don't have a HD TV, but watching it in HD at computer screen makes big difference.

Heh, you should see the 1080p. It's even more awesome.

It requires a fairly beefy computer to play it back though. My old P4 3GHz couldn't handle it.

Clegg · April 26th, 2008, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Heh, you should see the 1080p. It's even more awesome.

It requires a fairly beefy computer to play it back though. My old P4 3GHz couldn't handle it.

My Macbook barely handles the 1080p. It was still very beautiful when I beefed up the ram.

Cobol74 · April 26th, 2008, 02:25 PM

1080p for the win IMHO.

maateuszz89 · April 26th, 2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

It requires a fairly beefy computer to play it back though. My old P4 3GHz couldn't handle it.

So 1080p might be a problem for my P4 2.4GHz

Crazyjeeper · April 26th, 2008, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by maateuszz89

So 1080p will be a problem for my P4 2.4GHz

Fixed

I have problems seeking on 1080p stuff with my 2.2ghz dual core, but it plays back just fine.

Viper007Bond · April 27th, 2008, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cobol74

1080p for the win IMHO.

Indeed.

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Originally Posted by maateuszz89

So 1080p might be a problem for my P4 2.4GHz

As Crazyjeeper said, it WILL be a problem. It'll be like a slideshow.

On my P4 3GHz, it'd play the video decently smooth except on complex scenes, but the audio would fall farther and farther behind.

You'll need a decent dual core to play it back.

maateuszz89 · April 28th, 2008, 01:12 PM

Thanks for advice!

There is my bro's PC (1.8 GHz dual core) next to my room, I'll steal it

Viper007Bond · April 28th, 2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by maateuszz89

Thanks for advice!

There is my bro's PC (1.8 GHz dual core) next to my room, I'll steal it

Dunno if that'll play it or not. You'll have to try it.

Cobol74 · April 28th, 2008, 01:32 PM

If its Vista and less than 2 GB memory, no chance.

chvvkumar · April 28th, 2008, 01:40 PM

I think a dual-core with a good graphivs card will get the job done. I have a X2 3600+ paired with an 8600GT plays back 1080p very smoothly with purevideo enabled. I get around 35% and 55% average core usage.

That said, I think 720p ought to be good enough for evryone.

ahpadt · April 28th, 2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

You'll need a decent dual core to play it back.

My old Pentium D840 could only play 720p so I'll raise "decent" with "pretty good".

I can happily recommend the new E8X00 CPU's from Intel. Extremely good value for money. I bought the E8200 and I don't regret it at all.

BigDaveDogg · April 28th, 2008, 10:53 PM

My AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64 2.20GHz (yeah, I just copied that straight from the System information), 2045mb of teh RAM, and nvidia PureVideo HD (took that from the sticker here on the laptop, in Device Manager it says it's a GeForce Go 7600, sound right??) couldn't handle the 1080 rip. I never deleted it, was gonna try it out on my brother's Alienware to see if it could hang. I woulda figured my specs could handle the 1080, but nope. They failed.

BTW runnin Vista too...

Viper007Bond · April 29th, 2008, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ahpadt

My old Pentium D840 could only play 720p so I'll raise "decent" with "pretty good".

I'm talking about 1080p. 720p is very easy to play back, 1080p is not.

M. Brown · October 18th, 2008, 01:25 PM

They are talking about season 12 going to be in HD? As anything changed?

leviathan · October 18th, 2008, 05:07 PM

Does 1080p make much sense if the actual screen resolution of the monitor is less that that? I mean, my 20" widescreen has 1680x1050, and 1080p would be 1920x1080 - so it would be scaled down to actually fit, and not look that great any more. The only screens capable of true full HD would be the huge 24"+ ones with native resolution of 1920x1200, man I want one of those

Shawn · October 19th, 2008, 08:03 AM

^ It's true, there's not much point playing 1080 videos on a screen that doesn't support that resolution.

But I think 720p is good enough, especially if you're getting stuff of the web since it's not going to be 100 percent quality anyway. And the file sizes are just way too huge for 1080p... 1gb/hour is big enough, and that's the lowest you'll find for 720p videos.

April 24th, 2008, 08:56 PM	#63
EverydayDriver Joined: Feb 23rd, 2008 Last Online: November 18th, 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	TG is currently a MULTI format show. Someone already said that the studio stuff is most likely the SD link in the chain. But, besides the low-rez SD in-car cameras, they ARE using some HDV (you can see a SONY HDV camera in the Season 8 Convertible Espace episode). Obviously, there's a huge mix of formats going on throughout the show. Some seasons the stuff at home base appears to be film for car exteriors. If you look the car review segments from season 1, compare to season 5-6 (where they talk about filtering), and then look at now there's definitely some format shifting going on. Will be cool to see the future image quality.

April 25th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#64
maateuszz89 Joined: Jan 29th, 2007 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: Poland Age: 19 Posts: 579 Rep Power: 13	I've just downloaded 720p Polar Special and it's gorgeous, so clear, just great. I don't have a HD TV, but watching it in HD at computer screen makes big difference. __________________

April 26th, 2008, 02:25 PM	#67
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 5,748 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 50	1080p for the win IMHO. __________________ Strewth mate another whinging pom! Build the Severn Barrage NOW!

April 28th, 2008, 01:12 PM	#71
maateuszz89 Joined: Jan 29th, 2007 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: Poland Age: 19 Posts: 579 Rep Power: 13	Thanks for advice! There is my bro's PC (1.8 GHz dual core) next to my room, I'll steal it __________________

April 28th, 2008, 01:32 PM	#73
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 5,748 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 50	If its Vista and less than 2 GB memory, no chance. __________________ Strewth mate another whinging pom! Build the Severn Barrage NOW!

April 28th, 2008, 01:40 PM	#74
chvvkumar Joined: Dec 24th, 2005 Last Online: 08:39 AM Location: Northridge (LA)/India Age: 26 Posts: 216 Rep Power: 14	I think a dual-core with a good graphivs card will get the job done. I have a X2 3600+ paired with an 8600GT plays back 1080p very smoothly with purevideo enabled. I get around 35% and 55% average core usage. That said, I think 720p ought to be good enough for evryone.

April 28th, 2008, 10:53 PM	#76
BigDaveDogg Joined: Aug 30th, 2007 Last Online: 02:21 PM Location: Illinois Posts: 974 Car: GSX-R600K7 Rep Power: 35	My AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-64 2.20GHz (yeah, I just copied that straight from the System information), 2045mb of teh RAM, and nvidia PureVideo HD (took that from the sticker here on the laptop, in Device Manager it says it's a GeForce Go 7600, sound right??) couldn't handle the 1080 rip. I never deleted it, was gonna try it out on my brother's Alienware to see if it could hang. I woulda figured my specs could handle the 1080, but nope. They failed. BTW runnin Vista too... __________________

October 18th, 2008, 01:25 PM	#78
M. Brown Joined: Jun 26th, 2008 Last Online: November 12th, 2008 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5 Car: Pontiac Grand Am Rep Power: 0	They are talking about season 12 going to be in HD? As anything changed?

October 18th, 2008, 05:07 PM	#79
leviathan Joined: Oct 7th, 2007 Last Online: 09:22 AM Location: Bad Homburg, Germany Age: 19 Posts: 64 Car: Audi A6 Rep Power: 5	Does 1080p make much sense if the actual screen resolution of the monitor is less that that? I mean, my 20" widescreen has 1680x1050, and 1080p would be 1920x1080 - so it would be scaled down to actually fit, and not look that great any more. The only screens capable of true full HD would be the huge 24"+ ones with native resolution of 1920x1200, man I want one of those

October 19th, 2008, 08:03 AM	#80
Shawn FG's Highest Paid Male Whore Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 03:59 PM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,227 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 84	^ It's true, there's not much point playing 1080 videos on a screen that doesn't support that resolution. But I think 720p is good enough, especially if you're getting stuff of the web since it's not going to be 100 percent quality anyway. And the file sizes are just way too huge for 1080p... 1gb/hour is big enough, and that's the lowest you'll find for 720p videos.