Future HDTV freeview question?

Lanz

Lanz

Lanz

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New TVs with built in DTV tuners, will these be HD compatible when/if freeview starts to transmit some HD content. Or will we all need to fork out for new TVs/digiboxes in maybe 2010 when freeview starts transmitting HDTV?
 
Thats what i thought, so are there any TVs that have upgradable tuners? As If i spend a grand on a tv, i want it to last 5 years.
 
I haven't heard of any upgradeable tvs, so I guess the only option is to buy an HD-freeview box when they come available, in the same way that many people have upgraded their analogue televisions to digital
 
Havent heard anything about freeview going HD, I guess its mostly dependent on if / when the BBC start to transmit it by themselves ( not in conjunction with Sky which I believe is initial plan)
 
I was under the impression they would have enough bandwidth to transmit a few HD channels once all the analogue gets turned off, i.e. about 2010.
 
Personally I think it will go MPEG 4 before HD.

And I cannot see it going MPEG 4 anytime soon.

Maybe they will release HD in MPEG 4 and everything else at MPEG 2
 
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