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Article #752Re: Seven/Prime and its Contempt for Sports Viewers
From: Marts
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:57
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:57
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Brad wrote... > > I find this quite extraordinary. Why have HD channels if they aren't going to > > maximise the benefits for the viewers? The V8s is a premium product for the > > Seven Network. So why waste it on SD? > > > > And the picture quality is quite ordinary, too. > > Because with the bandwidth constraints of running 4 channels, HD is now unsuitable for fast motion sports. Four channels? We see 3 (Prime, Mate and 7 Two). What are these constraints anyway, and why do they limit HD? Certainly, OneHD (or One Gippsland as I know it) has no problems when watching the F1. Hopefully MotoGP will be a lot better than last year.
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From: Marts <marts@ymail.com>
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Subject: Re: Seven/Prime and its Contempt for Sports Viewers
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 03:57:14 +1100
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