Discovery Gets Ready for 4K

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• Jun 30, 2015

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Now I have been told that DISCOVERY has been shooting a lot of 4K for the past few years and was getting ready to launch a new linear channel in the future... we are seeing signs of this here.

http://4k.com/news/discovery-channe...a-hd-content-for-when-consumers-want-it-7803/

 

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navychop

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• Jun 30, 2015

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Well, I guess I have until Dish upgrades the HWS to the H4K to upgrade my TV.

Or maybe it Just Isn't Worth It.

 

mike123abc

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• Jul 1, 2015

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I did like Discovery HDT when it first came out... Of course I was starved for HD back then...

 

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• Jul 4, 2015

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Perhaps some of the 4K can be made available via streaming on the internet until more channels launch on the satellites and upgrades can be done.

 

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Jhon69

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• Jul 9, 2015

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navychop said:

Well, I guess I have until Dish upgrades the HWS to the H4K to upgrade my TV.

Or maybe it Just Isn't Worth It.

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That depends,the new 4K UHDTVs upconverts all the signals they receive.

Does that signal look better than before? I would have to say Yes it does.

But in my case it was a have to situation as my HDTV took a dump right after the extended warranty expired.

Guess it knew it was time for a 4K UHDTV!

 

king3pj

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• Jul 9, 2015

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Discovery was one of the cooler channels back when HDTV was new so it would be nice to see them as 4K leaders too. Do the providers really have bandwidth for this stuff though?

In this thread there is a debate about Dish using 1440x1080 for their 1080i channels and they still don't have room for full time HD RSNs. If full 1920x1080 is a problem how are they going to start broadcasting 3840x2160 for 4K channels?

I kind of assumed that 4K would primarily come from streaming options and blu-ray discs since bandwidth seems to be an issue for all traditional TV providers.

 

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• Aug 31, 2015

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The main way people will get 4K right now is through streaming. If they monitor usage and see big demand for it then maybe certain channels will get added in 4K in the future.

 

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• Aug 31, 2015

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king3pj said:

Do the providers really have bandwidth for this stuff though?

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As carriers transition to newer compression and multiplexing schemes, some room will become available.

I suspect that we're still some way away from being able to multiplex UHD channels in real time with the necessary efficiency and economy.