Comments on: F1 may get first HD show at Abu Dhabi

By: stren

stren — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:26:00 +0000

I’ve seen F1 in 720p ( the Fuji Television coverage of the Japanese grand prix ) and I can’t wait.

By: Melladon

Melladon — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:28:48 +0000

Oh how times have changed.

By: benno

benno — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:54:27 +0000

In Sydney we get the BBC feed + commentary, it’s shown on free-to-air digital terrestrial TV. Ironically the callsign is ‘oneHD’, which is a relatively new dedicated HD sports channel. The intro, studio and even some interviews are in HD. Obviously the race itself is upscaled.

Last year since Turkey we get the race live, from the Parade lap. This year subject to IPL cricket, we get qualie from green light. Albeit both action is interrupted by ads.

Things are alot better than the dark years – where you only get the race delayed. However, the problem is that not all areas in Australia get digital TV, there are ads, practice isn’t shown and there is none of the pre-race.

So +1 on stream it to F1 backward countries. No more crappy pirate feeds.

By: maiesky

maiesky — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:41:19 +0000

Yes, yes, yes! I’ve already bought HD set-top-box in order to watch F1 in HD, but since there’s no feed for true HD I postponed my HD tv

By: Siwongo

Siwongo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:14:36 +0000

Never seen the fuss about HD really…

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:28:46 +0000

Great news. After enjoying Indy & WTCC in HD it’s just well overdue for F1. F1 one should be leading broadcast standards not following!

The Indy races looked great also running at 60fps. Let’s have some of that please!

By: MrRossBrawn

MrRossBrawn — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:56:30 +0000

I’ve been resisting buying Flatscreen as technology is moving so fast as soon as you buy one it’s out of date – but this may sway me.

Forget plasma this is the future Laser TV If Mitsubishi rolled this out in Europe I’d but one tomorrow

http://www.laservuetv.com/home.php

By: stren

stren — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:50:26 +0000

Wan’t Fuji shot in HD ? i’ve watched a 720p version of the fuji race

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:33:31 +0000

Do you REALLY think that’s going to happen? Max’s ultimatum of get on-board or get out may have been stupid, but Force India have crossed the floor and filed an unconditional entry. For all their tough talk, neither Mosley nor FOTA want to see Formula One come crashing down around their ears; sooner or later, a truce will be worked out. It’s just a question of who will blink first. And my money is on FOTA.

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:31:26 +0000

I’m just waiting for someone to complain that it’s Abu Dhabi that may get the HD broadcast.

By: kem

kem — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:07:41 +0000

@F1Fan engine details can be found here http://www.f1wolf.com/2009-season

By: Kovy

Kovy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:15:28 +0000

I’d rather they stream it over the internet, so then people in Australia and other F1-backward countries can actually watch it without 30 minutes of ads and without having to resort to unreliable pirate streams.

By: Maciek

Maciek — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:51:32 +0000

I watch my F1 on my little baby MacBook, so it’s not much of a concern for now, but for one of the races last year I got a (very) HiFi-equipped friend to watch with me at his place. I was filled with anticipation to see F1 in all the glory of hi-def and…. it was such a dud! All fuzzy pixellation. I’ve seen other sports in true HD and it’s almost creepy how real they look on screen. This is a much needed, much delayed improvement to the experience for those who have the equipment and I’m certain that when it comes to pass it will have some potential to increase viewership, especially in the US.

By: Richard Merk

Richard Merk — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:12:32 +0000

I’m happy that they are at least broadcasting in widescreen right now. I have a feed from a canadian broadcaster TSN, and an American broadcaster Speed with an HD feed. Most of the cameras look like they are HD, it is obvious that the on board cameras are not, but generally the trackside camera look to be as clear as any 720i feed i’ve seen.

By: wasiF1

wasiF1 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:06:28 +0000

What will we do with HD if there is no F1 next year

By: F1Fan

F1Fan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:19:17 +0000

Keith,

if you are keeping track on how many engines each of the top teams has used, please post this information.

Teams get 8 engines for the whole year, so it would be interesting to know who has how many engines left.

Thank you in any case.

By: nicho

nicho — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:52:52 +0000

I LOVE High Definition

By: Cameron

Cameron — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:11:41 +0000

A nice idea. I hope it happens… will make the race worth watching, seeing as both championships will be decided long before we reach Abu Dhabi.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:12:10 +0000

This isn’t news unless a deal is reached with FOM to also *distribute* that HD broadcast internationally.
Fuji TV has produced the last 3 Japanese GPs in HD, but they were broadcast only in Japan. If LIVE (who I’ve never heard of) produces the Abu Dhabi GP in HD but only broadcasts it in the Middle East, I really wouldn’t call that progress.

I also don’t put much faith in this story because of this line:

Each Grand Prix is produced by German broadcaster RTL in conjunction with the local host broadcaster.

Huh? I could be wrong, but it’s my understanding that with the exception of Monaco, FOM will produce the world feed for every grand prix this year. Most host broadcasters haven’t been involved since 2006, and RTL has never produced any GPs outside of Germany.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:34:38 +0000

That’s great news, I watched A1 GP in HD and it looked amazing.