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HD Channels

medino — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:43:34 GMT

I am disappointed with the range of HD channels via BT/EE. Why is there no ITV4 HD for example? Or the other channel 4 channels.

Can anyone advise? Is there any plan for BT/EE to add more HD channels?

Re: HD Channels

Weerab1983 — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:43:47 GMT

Freeview is limited to the amount of HD channels it can offer due to the way it is set up.

If you have a Pro box and take out the areial you can reset it in Internet mode and you will get more in HD but less choice of channels, but hopefully BT/EE will add more in future.

Current list of channels in BT/EE mode are below:

https://www.bt.com/help/tv/guide/ip-freeview-guide

Re: HD Channels

NigelB72 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:50:31 GMT

@medino they're all available in IP mode

Re: HD Channels

Weerab1983 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:13:15 GMT

All the ITV and channel four channels are in HD.

But they aren't all there. Some channels are missing altogether, but could be available if BT/EE could ever reach agreement with their suppliers.

Re: HD Channels

medino — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 08:21:34 GMT

Wow, ok.. that wasn’t in the setup guide. I will do that.

Presumable those channels are recordable as well? E.g. Tour de France highlights on itv 4 in HD?

Re: HD Channels

Weerab1983 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:23:49 GMT

They are recordable on the Pro box but you can't skip the adverts

Re: HD Channels

zulu17 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:46:04 GMT

I suspect @Weerab1983 may have confused channel 4 family of channels with channel 5 in the earlier reply on available HD channels on the Box Pro in IP mode.

Several of the channel 4 family of channels are not in HD eg E4, Film 4 , More 4 , 4 Extra are not in HD on the linear channels on the Box Pro.

Re: HD Channels

medino — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:28:12 GMT

Do I have to do a factory reset to switch to IP mode to get the extra channels in HD?

Re: HD Channels

Weerab1983 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:15:57 GMT

I think I was. I wasn't at home at the time so couldn't check

Re: HD Channels

Weerab1983 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:17:02 GMT

@medino yes you have to do a factory reset with the arieal unplugged