HD Freeview Question

M0T · 13 Jun 2006 at 22:40

I live the the HD freeview area (Crystal Palace IIRC) but I could not join in on the trial because my tv lacks an HDMI input.

Is there a freeview card out there that will receive the HD freeview signal that is currently being transmitted. My thinking is that I could use my tv as a monitor as my radeon has component outputs.

Is this possible?

M0T · 13 Jun 2006 at 23:01

Is there any way to make sure I will be able to receive the HDTV signal before splashing out on a card? My current Echostar box doesn't detect any extra channels when I scan, but I don't know if thats because it is just an normal freeview box.

M0T · 13 Jun 2006 at 23:21

Reading that it seems that I would need a meatier PC than I currently have to get a decent picture (theres a guy on there with a similar spec that gets around 9fp/s). Strangely when I downloaded the sky hd clips it was silky smooth, must be a different codec. PC is:

Athlon Xp 2600+
1gig Ram
9700 Pro
250Gb Hdd (SATA)

M0T · 13 Jun 2006 at 23:43

It is a selected trial for people who receive their transmission from Crystal Palace (London). They only gave out about 450 boxes, but since it isn't encrypted you can receive it with a DVB-T tv card. But you require some hefty pc hardware.

M0T · 13 Jun 2006 at 23:51

If you receive BBC London (which you should) then you can. IIRC Crystal Palace broadcasts for about 30 miles.

There arn't freeview HD boxes.