Thread: SD Why are we still bothering with SD?
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Old 05-11-2017, 18:47   #58
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Re: Why are we still bothering with SD?
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Originally Posted by mhatter67 View Post
This is now a genuine question for 2017?
Yes, it is, but the answer is not to have an SD switch off at this stage.

Not only are there many people who cannot afford the cost of upgrading to HD ready equipment, but a lot of channels would be lost as a result - in fact almost all those channels which do not currently have an HD alternative.

I really cannot understand why anyone should be so exercised about the continuing existence of SD channels. Nobody is forced to watch them!

If anyone wants to look at an SD sanitised version of the EPG, they only have to select the HD channels option.

The question for 2017 is how to facilitate the introduction of UHD channels. Should these be added to the EPG or would it make more sense to offer UHD content via streaming/on demand?

Why we should be focussing on scrapping older technologies before the population has had a chance to adapt, I really cannot fathom.
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