george#3 Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 anybody got any news about when fox(optus) are going to launch a hi-def service? i know we live on the other side of the planet and it always takes forever for new products to filter through,as opposed to other country's north of the globe(japan,uk,usa) whats the point of bringing out all of these latest hi-def screens 1080p(sony,pioneer) if we are going to use it to shaw crap on it all the time,can't always watch bd discs or hd discs all the time. as for content there is plenty out there these days as most people would know with sky hd uk,(soccer) as well as tv shows which i know you can download as torrents,from the usa,but hey we are paying for service from fox(sky),about time we had the ball as well. we are always playing catch up down here.
extremeaudiowa Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Last time i contacted Fox about it. they told me a December 2008 Release date. And not to expect the Same Box as the Sky service (As with previous boxes) as the current box is having issues. Thats all i know... I agree we have so much content available in either 720P or 1080P and we cant have it displayed on our screens because of lack of service or lack of equipment etc
george#3 Posted March 17, 2007 Author Posted March 17, 2007 Last time i contacted Fox about it. they told me a December 2008 Release date. And not to expect the Same Box as the Sky service (As with previous boxes) as the current box is having issues.Thats all i know... I agree we have so much content available in either 720P or 1080P and we cant have it displayed on our screens because of lack of service or lack of equipment etc by then i think bali will have it
big_marcelo Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 Foxtel's original timeline was around september 07 for hi-def service..... only 3 channels though .... however due to the lack of advertising/marketing it definitely looks like it has been delayed.... dec 08???? they have to be kidding!
nagelixin Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I wish people would read existing threads before starting another Foxtel HD thread. Use the search function 3 existing threads all on the same topic!!! Foxtel Says Two Hd Channels........... Foxtel Hd Box Choice Foxtel Hd
Kiwiconehead Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 anybody got any news about when fox(optus) are going to launch a hi-def service? When they launch a satellite with enough bandwidth to carry it.
george#3 Posted March 17, 2007 Author Posted March 17, 2007 When they launch a satellite with enough bandwidth to carry it. i don't understand, why does the free to air have no problems transmiting there hd? i thought fox was based in australia? just like abc,7,9,10,sbs! they must have more satalites in the uk and usa,is this why they can transmit hd? i thought sats orbit the earth don't sit above 1 country! i think it is more to do with supply and demand more then anything,we don't have the market for it here, it's called population! can you imagine the outlay they have to spend to upgrade,they was making a big deal when they went to digi,saying we are losing money bla,bla.
AndrewW Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 why does the free to air have no problems transmiting there hd? Because FTA only have to transmit 1 channel, and they aren't using satellite bandwidth to do it, they have whopping great transmission towers. i thought sats orbit the earth don't sit above 1 country! They do sit in one place, its called geostationary orbit. If they kept moving around, how would you be able to point your satellite dish at them ? Andrew.
pgdownload Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 i don't understand,why does the free to air have no problems transmitting there hd?i thought fox was based in Australia?just like abc,7,9,10,sbs!Fox is a private enterprise that uses its own technology to distribute content. The FTA stations have purchased a license that entitles them to use (a big) part of the communications spectrum to distribute its content. In an effort to 'go digital' the government gave the FTA broadcasters new spectrum, while they in turn spent the mega bucks on upgrading their equipment. As it stands the spectrum is now quite squished as we wait for the analogue side of things to be turned off. i think it is more to do with supply and demandAs are all things commercial As far as I can tell, HD will be a niche market for a long time to come and Foxtel must be wondering if their audience is going to pay the extra dollars to make their broadcasting it worthwhile. After all, broadcasting a HD channel means they give up the ability to broadcast about 4-5 SD channels. Not saying some don't want it, but just that the ROI might not really stack up for a while (putting up satellites is expensive!)Regards Peter Gillespie
oldrocker Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Eventually this low grade PQ will bite Foxtel and bite them hard. As time passes there will be fewer CRT TV's on the market and the complaints will increase. We are watching more and more FTA and for the first time we are considering dropping Foxtel altogether. Sure we will miss the sport but we can hire a lot of movies for $100 a month. We are not that fussed about HD on Foxtel because some decent SD would make a big difference. Lets start with SD and move up from there.
laurie Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 If you watched Sky News Active where they had the ASTRA conference CEO of Foxtel said HD will have to be on the IQ platform cheers laurie
george#3 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Posted March 18, 2007 Fox is a private enterprise that uses its own technology to distribute content. The FTA stations have purchased a license that entitles them to use (a big) part of the communications spectrum to distribute its content. In an effort to 'go digital' the government gave the FTA broadcasters new spectrum, while they in turn spent the mega bucks on upgrading their equipment. As it stands the spectrum is now quite squished as we wait for the analogue side of things to be turned off. As are all things commercial As far as I can tell, HD will be a niche market for a long time to come and Foxtel must be wondering if their audience is going to pay the extra dollars to make their broadcasting it worthwhile. After all, broadcasting a HD channel means they give up the ability to broadcast about 4-5 SD channels. Not saying some don't want it, but just that the ROI might not really stack up for a while (putting up satellites is expensive!) Regards Peter Gillespie how do they get on in the uk with sky hd? as far as i am aware they have not droped any channels, what have they done that we can't do here,other than have massive population explosion! why can't we just follow there path? as we always do anyway!
Trigg Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Apparently a new HDPVR with VOD and Broadband will be available at the end of this year in preparedness for HD, VOD and Broadband via Fox according to Mr Packers speach at the ASTRA Conference the other day!
cyril Posted March 18, 2007 Posted March 18, 2007 Sky UK currently has 12 channels plus the BBC HD channel BBC HD (FTA DVB-S mpeg4) Sky Sports HD1 (all Sky UK channels are DVB-S2 mpeg4) Sky Sports HD2 Discovery HD UK 2x Sky Box office Sky Arts Sky One Sky Movies 9 Sky Movies 10 National Geographic UK HD The History Channel HD HD Promo Channel Cyril
Forest Lake Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 After Reading the bottom of the article below i would say sometime trialling in late 2007then foxtel users will be able to access in 2008 but then again thats just my interpretation http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...62-7582,00.html
george#3 Posted March 19, 2007 Author Posted March 19, 2007 sky-hd what are they doing over in the uk that we can't do here on fox?same company! why can they transmit hd through there sat but we can't? they have the same if not more channels than we do.so what's the problem! other than being behind the times as normal over here!
cyril Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Sky UK transmits from four satellites at 28.2E being Eurobird1, Astra2A/2B/2D. They use band allocations both the same as available in Oceania and bands below 11.5GHz not available from satellites in this region. Thus there is over 4x the bandwidth available in comparison to the current C1 satellite and over 2x compared to the capacity that will available once D2 goes into service sometime next year. Once D2 is in place the already over extended capacity on C1 will be alleviated. Cyril
dgperth Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Optus has placed an order for yet another satellite (D3) that will launch in 2009 to meet better than expected demand, especially from FOXTEL. I think once the HD service is finally available it will expand quickly. Here is the press realease: Optus invests in a third D-series satellite for Australia 29 Mar 2007 Optus announced today it would further expand its satellite fleet providing services to Australia and New Zealand by launching the third D-series satellite. The new satellite will increase Optus' fleet capacity by more than 30 percent. Paul O'Sullivan, Chief Executive of Optus, said the deal showed Optus' continued investment and commitment to provide the infrastructure to deliver state-of-the-art services via satellite across Australia and New Zealand. "This announcement is another example of Optus making a substantial investment to increase Australia's communications capability. Optus' satellite fleet delivers a unique communications capability for Australia and New Zealand which no other telecommunications company in Australia can match." "The decision to build a third D-series satellite follows continued demand for access, especially for television broadcast services, with icon companies such as FOXTEL signing up for additional services on the new Optus D3 satellite," Mr O'Sullivan said. Kim Williams, FOXTEL Chief Executive, said that as the customer demand for FOXTEL services continues to grow, this deal with Optus will provide the platform for subscription television services in Australia for the next decade and beyond. “Optus' D3 satellite provides capacity for FOXTEL to deliver new services to our customers on our direct-to-home satellite platform including high definition content," Mr Williams said. Orbital Sciences Corporation of the United States , the manufacturer of the Optus D1 and D2 satellites, was confirmed as the manufacturer of the Optus D3 satellite. “With three D-series Satellites we will be well placed to meet the demand for fixed and broadcast satellite services, which is growing ahead of our earlier expectations. “Optus is positioned to provide additional services to all our satellite customers; growth opportunities to the ethnic services broadcast sector; and additional in-orbit redundancy for customers out to the year 2020 and beyond," he said. The Optus D3 satellite is planned to be delivered in 2009.
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