On 25/03/2008, Gareth Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyhow, personally I'm stuck until I can get a non-DRM HD > > signal into my Linux > > Myth PVR. > > > BBC HD is broadcast in the clear on Astra 2D (28.2E) at 10.847Ghz V > 22000SR 5/6FEC, I'm pretty sure it is still broadcast as DVB-S (rather > then DVB-S2 like the Sky HD channels) so a normal DVB-S card and a dish > set up for Sky Digital should do the job. > > I'll warn you that a lot of processing power is required to decode the > H264 profile in real time. When the BBC were doing the HD DVB-T trials > across London I had a go at trying to pick it up, and found that my 3Ghz > P4 machine could only managed about 14 fps.
There's a demo torrent of the Torchwood titles in raw 1080i from that service here, so you can try now. http://www.ukfree.tv/torrenttest/UKN__HD_The_Torchwood_Trials_-_HD_compatibility_and_quality_trial.torrent Won't help with DVB-S2 reception though, obviously. -- > Gareth Davis | Production Systems Specialist > World Service Future Media, Digital Delivery Team - Part of BBC Global > News Division > > * http://www.bbcworldservice.com/ * 702NE Bush House, Strand, London, > WC2B 4PH > > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
