Sky HD box now allowing add channels for HD channels

[DishDick]

Not sure if I am well behind the time, or if this is very new, but I went into add channels today on a DRX595 and it gives the parameters for tuning in HD channels!

 

[PaulR]

Well I don't have a Sky HD box but I'd not heard of it. Well done for winkling that out.

 

[Lampard25]

Yes you now can a great little feature & hdmi control.

 

[Analoguesat]

HD parameters are indeed on the latest firmware revision, which is slowly being rolled out

 

[denis1501]

Is it possible to manually tune in a HD channel with symbol rate of 29500 or does this update just allow the tuning in of ITV HD channels with 23000 symbol rate?

 

[Analoguesat]

29500 & dvb-s2 is added, plus a selection of new fec's

http://www.skyepginfo.co.uk/skyhd/skyplushd.html

(click on the R010.xxxx link - currently top right)

 

[davemurgtroyd]

Is it possible to manually tune in a HD channel with symbol rate of 29500 or does this update just allow the tuning in of ITV HD channels with 23000 symbol rate?

It allows 4 Symbol rates (22.0, 23.0, 27.5 and 29.5), 9 different FECs, choice of standard DVB-S or DVB-S2 and choice of modulation 8PSK or QPSK

 

[denis1501]

Great news indeed for users of Irish cards now that the Irish HD versions of Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports News HQ are on the UK beam. Happy days!