Comments on: F1 will get HD coverage this year http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/13/f1-will-get-hd-coverage-this-year/ F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:27:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: a_marshal http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/13/f1-will-get-hd-coverage-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-58839 a_marshal Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:46:35 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/13/f1-will-get-hd-coverage-this-year/#comment-58839 Bernie did provide w/s over 5 years ago through his F1TV company but very few broadcasters took it. German Premiere and Scandinavian channels used it. It had a multi-screen capability with a live timing channel too. Bernies company used w/s digital cameras when most national broadcasters were still using 4x3 PAL. UK Sky went with it for a year and then it folded as it was available FTA in 4x3 so it seems not enough viewers were prepared to pay for a bit of periferal vision. If you are at the British GP have a look at the labels on the camera boxes and I don't think you'll see ITV or F1TV :-) Bernie did provide w/s over 5 years ago through his F1TV company but very few broadcasters took it. German Premiere and Scandinavian channels used it. It had a multi-screen capability with a live timing channel too. Bernies company used w/s digital cameras when most national broadcasters were still using 4×3 PAL.

UK Sky went with it for a year and then it folded as it was available FTA in 4×3 so it seems not enough viewers were prepared to pay for a bit of periferal vision.

If you are at the British GP have a look at the labels on the camera boxes and I don’t think you’ll see ITV or F1TV :-)

]]> By: craigblog.co.uk http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/13/f1-will-get-hd-coverage-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-45883 craigblog.co.uk Mon, 14 May 2007 22:05:21 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/13/f1-will-get-hd-coverage-this-year/#comment-45883 This was a really interesting read - as Bernie has only just conceded to allowing us the luxury of viewing in widescreen then I wasn't expecting HD intil 2010 at least! Bernie's initial attempt at a dedicated F1 interactive channel was a little too far ahead of it's time as you say - people expect F1 to be at the forefront of technology, but he was a little too far ahead this time. Now that people are more used to interactive services and choosing camera angles etc from things like Sky's coverage of the football etc, and also rather peeved at ITV's advert breaks interrupting the action, then I think a subscription channel would be very well received - depending on price obviously! I for one would sign up, just to get away from James Allen! This was a really interesting read – as Bernie has only just conceded to allowing us the luxury of viewing in widescreen then I wasn’t expecting HD intil 2010 at least!

Bernie’s initial attempt at a dedicated F1 interactive channel was a little too far ahead of it’s time as you say – people expect F1 to be at the forefront of technology, but he was a little too far ahead this time.

Now that people are more used to interactive services and choosing camera angles etc from things like Sky’s coverage of the football etc, and also rather peeved at ITV’s advert breaks interrupting the action, then I think a subscription channel would be very well received – depending on price obviously!

I for one would sign up, just to get away from James Allen!

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