BBC One / HD Test Transmission / 28th October 2010

Gearing up for the official launch on Wednesday 3rd November, BBC One HD began test transmissions on satellite and cable platforms from the last week of October.

During downtime and regional opts, which the HD channel will not initially carry, an animated caption featuring the station's idents bridges the gap (note on this occasion, recorded during the lunchtime regional news, the countdown to the service's resumption erroneously begins at 30 minutes rather than 15; this is fixed during the clip).

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[FrancisIdents]

I have a BT Vision box, set to 1080i, and I can't pick this channel up. Help.

[tvlivevideo]

@FrancisIdents As far as I'm aware, BT Vision set-top boxes aren't DVB-T2 capable meaning you won't be unable to receive live Freeview HD channel broadcasts, though you can view HD content on demand (hence the 1080i setting option).

[FrancisIdents]

@tvlivevideo

What about the built-in Freeview? Will that work?

[tvlivevideo]

@FrancisIdents Only if it has a DVB-T2 tuner. Look for mentions of Freeview HD within the manual. If not, you'll need a Freeview HD box (~£100), to receive HD channels via Digital Terrestrial.

[dustomatic100]

@harrison633 this happens all the time. basically, there are about 50 different BBC one's all for different parts of the UK. E.G: BBC 1 Scotland BBC 1 south east, BBC midlands, E.T.C.

and because there is only one BBC one HD, (at the moment) the local version of the news will not be showed, because of all the different local news all over the UK can't be showed on the only HD channel, or else the news would always be on! so you have to switch to regular (local) BBC 1, if you want the local news.

[harrison633]

why



[005AgentClank]

I remember this!

[GoNinty]

Yeah, when we got Sky HD in, we were watching the news and I was like "WTF, this is stupid! They can't show local news yet?" Ya know, I think they still cna't xD

[msn164]

Hows this a  test transmission?

[Tormenter111]

I had this too....

[AussieEvil]

No test card?

[FrancisIdents]

@tvlivevideo

Just checked the built-in Freeview and it only has a DVB-T tuner. Thanks for all your help though =)