ARD in HD

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German public broadcaster ARD will showcase HD during this year’s consumer electronics show IFA in Berlin. With a special HD version of its Eins Festival channel the broadcaster will show a variety of cultural and music programming in full HD quality. The broadcaster will be available across Europe as a free-to-air signal in MPEG-4 (H.264) on the Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees East.

Source : http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/today/?p=1855

I look forward to it, ARD is a fantastic public broadcaster, this should rival BBC HD im sure, its about time Germany has HD from its public broadcaster even though its only a short test

Totally off topic but this is ARD's launch in colour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2-Zzrmut-Q

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No bloody way its already active

19.2e !

12422 H 27500 3/4 DVB-S MPEG-4

Interesting though its 720p this is not a a EU standard especially for a EBU member.

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Excellent news

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http://www.hdtvuk.tv/2007/08/ebu_pushes_for.html

720p is now the EBU official method and Interlaced technology frowned upon, I'm quite shocked by this, no wonder ARD is 720p

Speaking of ARD Einfest now actually showing a promo for what they will be showing during the event.

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One more.

And now its back to static info card, there clearly is a difference in the quality, this is due to the transponder jam packed with MPEG-2 SD services....

Wont show on these images but when you blown up the video to anything id say about 32" you will notice the blocks.

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She's Eins Festival is back for the Easter weekend, much better quality after the recent ARD transponder shake up.

12422 H 27500, still 1280x720p

Still FTA and still DVB-S and AVC H.264.