Anyone got skyHD movies?

[boddahchris]

I have sky hd but not the movies pack, and i have a quick question.

are the movies hd? and can you tell the difference?

the reason i ask is that older films were shot before HD, so not with HD in mind.

like many programs on the HD channels, they are not actually HD, theyre just played on the HD channel in SD. Friends for example on 4HD

 

[adamcot]

I have sky hd but not the movies pack, and i have a quick question.

are the movies hd? and can you tell the difference?

the reason i ask is that older films were shot before HD, so not with HD in mind.

like many programs on the HD channels, they are not actually HD, theyre just played on the HD channel in SD. Friends for example on 4HD

We have it The newer films are definately better. What size TV do you have? The 32" I have makes the benefits un-noticeable sometimes.

 

[boddahchris]

We have it The newer films are definately better. What size TV do you have? The 32" I have makes the benefits un-noticeable sometimes.

its a 40", i'm thinking of getting the movies pack but i want to make sure that most films actually look hd!

 

[custard]

I have sky hd but not the movies pack, and i have a quick question.

are the movies hd? and can you tell the difference?

the reason i ask is that older films were shot before HD, so not with HD in mind.

like many programs on the HD channels, they are not actually HD, theyre just played on the HD channel in SD. Friends for example on 4HD

thats where you are wrong my friend
film has a far higher resolution that 1080P edit: google shows 7200 x 4800 pixels for 35MM film
so a lot of older films can be shown in HD without issue
however the quality of camera means colours/sound may not be up to par
a lot of the 80's/90's TV however was shot in tape and will never be HD
one example is star trek next generation,it looks terrible on HD screens
most programs shown on the HD channels(which are SD) are shown in HD resolution,hence they have black bars at the sides

 

[boddahchris]

thats where you are wrong my friend
film has a far higher resolution that 1080P edit: google shows 7200 x 4800 pixels for 35MM film
so a lot of older films can be shown in HD without issue
however the quality of camera means colours/sound may not be up to par
a lot of the 80's/90's TV however was shot in tape and will never be HD
one example is star trek next generation,it looks terrible on HD screens
most programs shown on the HD channels(which are SD) are shown in HD resolution,hence they have black bars at the sides

so the films are shown in their native pixels?

my concern was that they would be like those ****ty blu-ray classic films that seem to be just dvd quality films transfered to a blu-ray disc.

 

[custard]

so the films are shown in their native pixels?

my concern was that they would be like those ****ty blu-ray classic films that seem to be just dvd quality films transfered to a blu-ray disc.

that is an issue,but thats a lazy transfer
plus you have to look at how the media has been treated
eg look at ghostbusters on bluray,its very grainy
however it was filmed this way originally,so the grain is how the director intended it to be.
for me as well with a seperate speaker set up,i notice the difference with bthe HD soundtracks
i download a lot of HD programmes and watch them over the SD versions shown here

 

[ste]

all sky broadcast is 1080i (interlaced)
as long as you has a good cable (hdmi) then all will be well my friend
you will always need the right tools ie TV buy cheap and you buy twice

 

[volxstu]

thats where you are wrong my friend
film has a far higher resolution that 1080P edit: google shows 7200 x 4800 pixels for 35MM film
so a lot of older films can be shown in HD without issue
however the quality of camera means colours/sound may not be up to par
a lot of the 80's/90's TV however was shot in tape and will never be HD
one example is star trek next generation,it looks terrible on HD screens
most programs shown on the HD channels(which are SD) are shown in HD resolution,hence they have black bars at the sides

Tape is higher res than HD

 

[Gary]

I have sky hd but not the movies pack, and i have a quick question.

are the movies hd?

No they arn't,

Go into Sky Guide

Options , Customise, Highlight Programmes Originated in HD ( ON )

Then all programmes actually in HD are highlighted in the menu

 

[custard]

Tape is higher res than HD

film or tape?

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS[/ame]

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape[/ame]

read a good article on this but im blowed if i can find it

 

[boddahchris]

all sky broadcast is 1080i (interlaced)
as long as you has a good cable (hdmi) then all will be well my friend
you will always need the right tools ie TV buy cheap and you buy twice

no its not, when you press the info button on a show, unless it says HD in the corner, it won't be any different to watching it on sky1.

things like scrubs, friends etc are all on the hd channel, but only come across in sd.

so...

as i understand it now, shows/films etc... may be broadcast on the HD channels, but unless they were filmed on something 1080 or higher, they are SD no matter what channel they are broadcast in.

35mm which is used for movies and now a lot of documentaries is 4080 and HD

friends, scrubs and anything else that doesn't have the HD initials in the info windows are all filmed in something less than 1080.

so the answer to my question is YES, as movies are filmed above 1080, they will be broadcast in 1080.

 

[volxstu]

film or tape?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotape

read a good article on this but im blowed if i can find it

Proper recorded film has infinite resolution over digital recording. It just depends on the lense and film used. Thats why photographers still use standard slr for their best photography.

It is a common myth that digital is any better. Valve amps are still better than analogue and analogue are better than digital. Digital just reduces the footprint so you can get more out of a smaller space with better efficiency.

 

[custard]

Proper recorded film has infinite resolution over digital recording. It just depends on the lense and film used. Thats why photographers still use standard slr for their best photography.

It is a common myth that digital is any better. Valve amps are still better than analogue and analogue are better than digital. Digital just reduces the footprint so you can get more out of a smaller space with better efficiency.

i wasnt talking about digital?you can see the links i provided

 

[ste]

no its not, when you press the info button on a show, unless it says HD in the corner, it won't be any different to watching it on sky1.

things like scrubs, friends etc are all on the hd channel, but only come across in sd.

so...

as i understand it now, shows/films etc... may be broadcast on the HD channels, but unless they were filmed on something 1080 or higher, they are SD no matter what channel they are broadcast in.

35mm which is used for movies and now a lot of documentaries is 4080 and HD

friends, scrubs and anything else that doesn't have the HD initials in the info windows are all filmed in something less than 1080.

so the answer to my question is YES, as movies are filmed above 1080, they will be broadcast in 1080.

only 1080i