British GP in HD?

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Vertigo1

I'd be amazed if they weren't shooting all major sporting events in HD these days, although you never know.

TBH, the BBC's HD output is a disgrace IMO. Whenever the licence fee is up for review, all we hear from them is how they need more money to invest in new technology, be it digital or HD or whatever, yet their lack of HD output is shocking. Supposedly major new series such as Merlin aren't available in HD along with many others. I believe the recent Dr. Who Easter special was the first one ever available in HD.

When you look over the pond at the US, every major TV series they produce has been available in HD for years.

What the BBC want to do and what the BBC are allowed to do are two totally different things. It wouldn't surprise me if the regulators were the blocking point for more HD content as it would be anti competitive. As for new technology, iPlayer HD is pretty darn impressive IMO.


As for the GP, HD from Silverstone would be rather boring as the race will be a Donnington IIRC it's all down to Bernie, some races are already filmed in HD but the mad midget will only allow SD broadcast. There may be some method in his madness as in car shots will be in SD regardless (HD cameras are too big) so it allows them to stick to a single standard.