10 HD how good is it!

[RARASV8]

how good is watching live the grand prix of melbourne qualifying for V8's and PRACTICE FOR THE FORMULA 1

I'M LOVIN IT:smilesandbanana:

Garry

[6_litre_man]

yeah i agree, its fantastic, about time we got a free to air sports channel that will cover live all the big motorsport events. HOORAY for channel 10 for bringing us ONE:goodjob:

[saaz]

Depends where you live. We get squat of nothing in Canberra.

[cashie]

For once we are getting something in Perth...!

[RARASV8]

feel for you saaz,

what no HD or SD TV?
try 1 for HD or 12 for SD
the formula 1 just finished prac, and webber is in 4th:smilesandbanana:
now we have a V8 Supercar race yehaar
and i only have a shitty 50 inch sonic in the bedroom, and they just said that it's in 5.1 surround:bow: where's those other speakers, i better go looking

Garry

[macca33]

I've been watching it on and off for the past few weeks - looks great.

cheers

[CSP]

Canberra, the CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA is stuck with REGIONAL BULLSHIT TV!!! Why? Who the **** knows?

Rumour is that when the new Foxtel Satellite goes live it will carry all free to air channels, including One but for an entire city of people to have to PAY for TV services to get a free to air channel is rediculous....

Anyway, I recently wrote some emails so thought I'd share. I will order them from the first sent, to the most recent reply I FINALLY received.



From: XXXXXXXXXXXX [mailto:XXXXXXXXXX@XXXX.XXX.XX]
Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2009 10:35
To: senator.conroy@aph.gov.au
Cc: senator.minchin@aph.gov.au; gallagher@act.gov.au; vicki.dunne@parliament.act.gov.au
Subject: Freeview: Concerns from the ACT

Good Morning Senator,

I am writing to you because I am quite confused. With the 2009 release of Freeview across Australia ( www.freeview.com.au ) being promoted to provide Australians with 15 digital television stations and significant new content, I had been quite excited. I have been thinking to myself “finally, Australia is starting to move to adopting technology of the 21st century”. Imagine my disappointment when one of the newest, and widely thought to be one of the most popular, digital channels will NOT be broadcast in Canberra. ONE, which is the dedicated sports channel, will not be broadcast in Canberra but will be broadcast in EVERY other state or territory capital and even including remote regional areas such as Mildura! Should it not be possible with such new technology that all Australians can be offered the same options? The digital broadcasting technology used in all areas is the same – I know it is technically possible. However it seems someone has neglected to inform whoever is responsible for the Freeview rollout that Canberra is NOT a regional centre. It is a metropolitan city and the Capital City of Australia.

It puzzles me that the Government can allow the Nation’s Capital to be stunted regarding new technology. Canberra, while not on Australia’s coastline, is in fact a thriving metropolis and not a “regional centre”. It is the Capital City of Australia. Yet much like the lack broadband internet options available to other Capital Cities, Digital Television will not be available to Canberra at the levels of the rest of the country.

I implore you to investigate why Canberra is continually perceived to be an insignificant regional centre not worthy of services received by the likes of Melbourne or Sydney or Adelaide etc. Can the Federal Government please take immediate action regarding Canberra’s apparently stunted technological advancement? Canberra is the seat of Federal Parliament and the Capital City of Australia. Surely it is worthy or more.

I have copied the Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, as well as appropriate Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly and I look forward to your reply.



Sincerely,

XXXXXXXXXX
Canberra Resident










From: XXXXXXXXXXXX [mailto:XXXXXXXXXX@XXXX.XXX.XX]
Sent: Friday, 27 February 2009 14:01
To: senator.conroy@aph.gov.au
Cc: senator.minchin@aph.gov.au; gallagher@act.gov.au; vicki.dunne@parliament.act.gov.au
Subject: RE: Freeview: Concerns from the ACT

Good Afternoon Senator,

I am writing a very brief follow up email to ask you if you have had time to review my concerns, as I have not had any form of reply from you or your office.

I understand you are busy however the concerns I have raised affect hundred of thousands of people in Australia.

Further to my initial email, I thought it would be prudent to advise you of a recent example of the frustration that I and many others have experienced. I recently had to withdraw an offer on a property in the new Canberra suburb of Harrison when I was informed that there was no guarantee that I could connect to any broadband internet service in that area. Furthermore, I was also informed that should a broadband internet service be available in Harrison, it would only be at a speed of 1.5Mbps. I find that astounding – especially when speeds of up to 24Mbps are readily available to suburbs that are 30 years old! Like most people, I require a broadband internet service at home hence I had to withdraw the offer on the property in Harrison. Others I know of have been less fortunate and not found out until after moving into their new homes that no decent broadband services are available.

As I stated on the 15th January 2009, I look forward to your reply.



Sincerely,

XXXXXXXXXX
Canberra Resident










Received a DELETED WITHOUT BEING READ notification at this point...










From: XXXXXXXXXXXX [mailto:XXXXXXXXXX@XXXX.XXX.XX]
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:35
To: senator.conroy@aph.gov.au
Cc: senator.minchin@aph.gov.au; gallagher@act.gov.au; vicki.dunne@parliament.act.gov.au
Subject: Email Not Read

Hi again,

I note that at 4:30pm today (11th March 2009) my email (below) was deleted without being read. May I enquire as to why it wasn’t read?

My understanding is that politicians are elected by the people to represent the people. How can the people be represented when they are ignored?

Sincerely,

XXXXXXXXXX
Canberra Resident










No response via email from then on, but received a letter dated the next day: 12th March. Too bad it’s just a wank wank response. I’ll follow it up in another month.












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[vz6.0]

21hrs of motorsport this weekend, my wife says:flipoff:, i say :goodjob:

I dont know wether anyone cares, but im certainly tempted to email ten and ask for some nhra coverage as well.

[1000kw]

Hows the drift coverage from the US! Nice to see a GTO in the mix.

[SS Enforcer]

Watching the GP on it now coverage looks good but I won't be chucking my Foxtel IQ away. :)

cheers

[OPTIMUS]

what i dont understand is theres now no Ten HD only ONE HD?

[RARASV8]

what i dont understand is theres now no Ten HD only ONE HD?

the same,
i think the same

Garry

[VX2VESS]

moto gp today 10 laps to go add break, come back at 8 laps almost 7.

bugger add breaks in the last 10 laps

[MrBerlina]

moto gp today 10 laps to go add break, come back at 8 laps almost 7.

bugger add breaks in the last 10 laps

Ditto during the live F1 broadcast from Bahrain. It's great to be able to watch the race live, but cutting to an ad break at a crucial time - with the ad break including a "One HD Sports Update" was a bit frustrating. Such self promotion / sports headlines ads are crazy during a live race broadcast.

Enjoyed the ANDRA drag show a little more on ONE than previously - just feels a little more polished.

[Tyre biter]

CSP,

1. Good on you for having a punt and

2. The good news is that during last night's F1 broadcast on SC10 they put a banner across the bottom of the screen stating they were proud to announce that OneHD was "coming soon" to SC10! No specific detail but I haven't bothered to check the SC10 web-site nor give them a bell.

Cheers, TB

[VX2VESS]

caught some of some paint ball game, looked ok something different to the usual sport shown

[WH Captain]

IPL is the shit.. cant get enough 20/20.. Awseome to see warne throw a few again!

[OPTIMUS]

IPL is the shit.. cant get enough 20/20.. Awseome to see warne throw a few again!

And Gilly and Haydos still smackin them around both top of run scoring so far

[WH Captain]

Yeah mate its awesome.. royals are getting whooped at the moment!! Gillys still got it

[saaz]

By only having the SD feed on SC10 in Canberra we missed out on the post race interviws of the MotoGP. It used to be included as part of the normal coverage. Seems like one10 is being pushed as the sport channel, at least if you can get it. I have a HD tuner plasma and twin HD hard disk recorder sitting here waitng for some decent HD feeds.

[Bogan]

one hd is not that great if they keep delaying ipl games and hoping we will watch them till 4am. :vpo: not to mention their countless ads that starts even before the over is bowled.

[Mungrel]

I recckon One HD is awesome! :D
I'm so glad i got finally got it working! (Duct tape fixes all!)

NBA Playoffs, tonight 10:30 :yahoo:

[HazzaHSV]

Your wish has finally come true. OneHD in Canberra in T-Minus 20 minutes and counting.


By only having the SD feed on SC10 in Canberra we missed out on the post race interviws of the MotoGP. It used to be included as part of the normal coverage. Seems like one10 is being pushed as the sport channel, at least if you can get it. I have a HD tuner plasma and twin HD hard disk recorder sitting here waitng for some decent HD feeds.

[Goggles]

Your wish has finally come true. OneHD in Canberra in T-Minus 20 minutes and counting.

now here!!

how cool...not often u get to see a new tv station launched.

[HazzaHSV]

Not often, but this one I have been waiting for and excited about for 3+ months!!! :bow:

No more staying up till all hours watching F1, or dredging through streaming sites to watch it live at 320x240 res :bawl:

Not to mention MotoGP, Nascar, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Cricket and all the other sports. Woohoo..


now here!!

how cool...not often u get to see a new tv station launched.

[Goggles]

No more staying up till all hours watching F1, or dredging through streaming sites to watch it live at 320x240 res

yeah, just a shame there is no F1 race this weekend.

as for the other motorsport, foxtel has been a joy.

[HazzaHSV]

Yeah Fox is good but can look a bit crap on the 50" HD, and paying for all the other channels I would never watch I decided against it. Having said that, next year if the Soccer World Cup and Winter Olympics arent broadcast on FTA I will be signing up.

Only 7 days till German F1.

[SLE355]

Only 3 days till Daytona 400 though :)

[Lorne Mauer]

Woo hoo, did a search on my SD PVR box this morning and found ONE HD in the list of channels found!!!! only bugger is Now i need to go get a HD PVR now. gonna need 500GB to store all the mosport now. The missus is not amused.