If you could choose the channel to get the footy...

[Flutterby]

Exactly same channel could have both packages. And you know what else, Nashy - even if it does end up with 2 different broadcasters, there are other RL experts not in the employ of Ch 9 who can comment just as well (actually probably better) as the Ch 9 commentators on how player X has gone this year, what he did in this game against team x. etc. Just because they may not be actually calling the games each week on Ch 9 doesn't mean they aren't watching them and analysing them.

The "different commentators" arguement is one of the least logical arguements against splitting the broadcast rights, that I hear from people.

 

[Nashy]

Good for the people who's arguments you've heard I guess. I want league on two networks. Whatever FTA wants it so they can neglect it, and Fox.

As above. Ideally I don't want FTA to have any of it.

 

[mrslong]

ABC. No Ads.

 

[Kimlo]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 6040568992

LEAGUE fans are being denied the chance to watch games in high definition on free-to-air TV as networks refuse to spend more money on the technology.

While AFL devotees can enjoy high-definition TV on free-to-air every week, last season Channel 9, which holds the free-to-air NRL rights, showed just one NRL game in HD - the grand final.

Nine's HD channel GEM - vaunted as a mix of classics, new content and sport - has become the go-to for Golden Girls and Murder, She Wrote tragics.

Nine's owner, private equity firm CVC, had wanted expenses kept to a minimum ahead of a planned $4 billion float, which now appears to be on the rocks.

Ten shoots all its AFL games in high definition for One HD. And while Seven does not show regular-season AFL in HD, it did for last year's finals and plans to do so again this year.

Nine did show origin in HD and 3D so really they did 4 games in HD.

I have to say 3D footy is bloody brilliant. I went to the movies to watch it and the extra depth is just awesome, it really makes the game awesome to watch.

 

[Porthoz]

Nine did show origin in HD and 3D so really they did 4 games in HD.

I have to say 3D footy is bloody brilliant. I went to the movies to watch it and the extra depth is just awesome, it really makes the game awesome to watch.

Can't wait for Origin this year on my 60" 3D TV! :P

 

[Kimlo]

Nine did show origin in HD and 3D so really they did 4 games in HD.

I have to say 3D footy is bloody brilliant. I went to the movies to watch it and the extra depth is just awesome, it really makes the game awesome to watch.

Can't wait for Origin this year on my 60" 3D TV! :P

Oh man I'm really jealous now [icon_frown

 

[Coxy]

Nine did show origin in HD and 3D so really they did 4 games in HD.

I have to say 3D footy is bloody brilliant. I went to the movies to watch it and the extra depth is just awesome, it really makes the game awesome to watch.

Can't wait for Origin this year on my 60" 3D TV! :P

Oh man I'm really jealous now [icon_frown

Origin party at porthoz's place.

BYO nerd glasses. Dawson's ready.

 

[Kimlo]

Nine did show origin in HD and 3D so really they did 4 games in HD.

I have to say 3D footy is bloody brilliant. I went to the movies to watch it and the extra depth is just awesome, it really makes the game awesome to watch.

Can't wait for Origin this year on my 60" 3D TV! :P

Oh man I'm really jealous now [icon_frown

Origin party at porthoz's place.

BYO nerd glasses. Dawson's ready.

I'm in!

 

[Porthoz]

LOLZ, I think I would need to build stands in the lounge [icon_lol1.

 

[Jeba]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/miser-nine-leaves-nrl-fans-in-hd-desert/story-e6frep5x-1226040568992

LEAGUE fans are being denied the chance to watch games in high definition on free-to-air TV as networks refuse to spend more money on the technology.

While AFL devotees can enjoy high-definition TV on free-to-air every week, last season Channel 9, which holds the free-to-air NRL rights, showed just one NRL game in HD - the grand final.

Nine's HD channel GEM - vaunted as a mix of classics, new content and sport - has become the go-to for Golden Girls and Murder, She Wrote tragics.

Nine's owner, private equity firm CVC, had wanted expenses kept to a minimum ahead of a planned $4 billion float, which now appears to be on the rocks.

Ten shoots all its AFL games in high definition for One HD. And while Seven does not show regular-season AFL in HD, it did for last year's finals and plans to do so again this year.

Nine did show origin in HD and 3D so really they did 4 games in HD.

I have to say 3D footy is bloody brilliant. I went to the movies to watch it and the extra depth is just awesome, it really makes the game awesome to watch.

Actually it was plenty more than 1 game in HD, through Foxtel boxes anyway. Channel 209 used to be Channel 9, in HD. So whatever was on Ch9, was being shown in HD on 209, including 3 games of footy per week. It was bloody fantastic, and totally shit when they converted it to GEM.

 

[Nashy]

Yeah, but it was the Channel 9 SD feel upscaled. So it still wasn't real HD.

 

[Jeba]

Yeah, but it was the Channel 9 SD feel upscaled. So it still wasn't real HD.

Oh I see. Fair enough. Still looked a hundred times better!!

 

[Flutterby]

Yeah I never have been able to understand why they use the HD channels to show the crappy old shows instead of the sport and new shows. Doesn't make sense they use to good technology on the crap

 

[Nashy]

Because not everyone has that technology I guess.

 

[Kimlo]

Because not everyone has that technology I guess.

I think most people have HD tv's nowadays though.

Virtually every big screen tv is HD. Full HD is a few years away but just HD at home is pretty much standard these days.

I don't understand it though how expensive can this stuff possibly be? A 300-400 video camera can give you full HD without a worry is it really THAT expensive? Pretty much any shit camera can do HD and sure they have full on cameras but how much would it cost, 5k a camera times say, 10 cameras? Not that much in the big scheme of things. I might be missing something cause I don't really know how the TV business works behind the scenes.

 

[Nashy]

Those cheap cams dont do 1080i though.

And think about just how many cameras they use each weekend.

 

[dukey]

Because not everyone has that technology I guess.

I think most people have HD tv's nowadays though.

Virtually every big screen tv is HD. Full HD is a few years away but just HD at home is pretty much standard these days.

I don't understand it though how expensive can this stuff possibly be? A 300-400 video camera can give you full HD without a worry is it really THAT expensive? Pretty much any shit camera can do HD and sure they have full on cameras but how much would it cost, 5k a camera times say, 10 cameras? Not that much in the big scheme of things. I might be missing something cause I don't really know how the TV business works behind the scenes.

I know there are a lot of people using old CRT TVs with digital set top boxes to get TV, and they can't watch any HD channels. 9 would be excluding them from their highest rating programs.

 

[Coxy]

There are HD set top boxes that work on old CRT TVs. You don't get the high def goodness, but you can watch the content.

My parents have an old 68cm CRT and HD STB and they can watch Gem etc.