Television is evolving. 4K Ultra High Definition delivers 4 times the picture resolution of 1080p Full HD (8 Million Pixels as opposed to 2 Million Pixels for 1080p) Although it is often referred to as 4K, the standard should actually…
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Freeview and 4G at 800 MHz (Official Trade & Industry Information)
Below is the official information from at800 that was received this morning giving the current ‘state of play’ regarding the 800mhz 4G rollout. Freeview and 4G at 800 MHz Mobile phone operators are now preparing to start rolling out…
4G is Coming!….. Be Pro-Active.
Have your 4G filters fitted NOW! With the pending launch of transmissions in the 800mhz (4G) frequency spectrum, now may be the time to be pro-active take action to mitigate the potential impact of interference on TV signals. The majority…
Free-to-air satellite growing fast in UK
Freesat added 150,000 homes in the last 12 months, taking its total to 1.7 million homes. This accounts for 6% of UK households but does make the free-to-air satellite service the fastest growing established TV platform in the country. Freesat…
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Curved TV Screens? Why not!
LG to start selling curved OLED TVs in South Korea LG Electronics says it will begin deliveries of curved OLED television sets next month, making it the first to offer such a product to the public. The use of organic…
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Communal aerial systems still affected by the BBC ‘retune’?
Following the re-allocation of 2 multiplexes on the Winter Hill and Keighley Transmitters (And their subsequent relay transmitters), a number of properties are still not able to receive the BBC channels on their new frequencies; Why is this? The huge majority of people…
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10th April 2013 retune for Winter Hill, Keighley TV transmitters and relays
To allow for the launch later this year of 4G mobile broadband, changes are being made to some digital TV transmitters. Many viewers in the North West of England (as well as parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands) will have…
New Charter – Droylsden IRS+ Upgrade Progress.
The engineering team are progressing well with the upgrades of the old TV distribution systems for New Charter Homes. This upgrade will give each resident in the affected blocks a single socket with Dual Satellite feeds, Analogue and Digital Radio,…
Have 3D films had their day?
With 3D film revenues falling, critics have been quick to point to 3D funerals of the past, but new technology and new investment could see another revival. With Avatar’s cinema release in 2009 came the promise of 3D technology that…
