Remember back in February when The Simpsons made the long awaited switch to High Definition? And changed their opening credits for the first time in 20 years? Well, that episode is going to be aired on Channel 10 next week in all its glorious widescreen, standard definition glory. Wait… what?Well, ever since Channel 10 decided to ditch Ten HD in favour of One HD – their 24 hour sports channel – they’ve got no way of broadcasting the HD episode (or any other HD entertainment that isn’t of the sporting variety). You will still get the benefit of watching the show in widescreen if you’re watching 10 through a digital tuner, but there won’t be any HD version any time soon.
As David Knox over at TV Tonight so aptly puts it: D’oh!
poo
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 3:35 PMIt’s still beyond me why the hell 10 made the decision to make their sports channel HD and NOT have a general broadcast HD channel. Morons.
simon
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 3:37 PMjust having one HD in regional australia would be enough – bugger the simpsons, its not even funny anymore. stopped being funny in 1999 after phil hartman died
Jon Darren
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 5:12 PMDoesn’t TenHD have two channels? Or is it just Channel 10 in SD and One in SD and HD? There’s two channels on my TV.
terry ofee
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 5:47 PMChannel 10 should have a general HD channel (and do still outside of the major cities, check southern cross 10) but really, simpsons in HD? do we need that much clarity in a cartoon? ;) the makers left it to the very last moment in the US, you can tell it was a little forced… ;)
Gibbo McCool
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 6:05 PMWhy do you need to see a cartoon in HD, surely there’s no great difference !?!
Hirsty
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 6:26 PMPhil Hartman is dead?! I knew I shouldn’t have stopped watching.
terry ofee
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM“poo” (lovely name! :P)
I think there’s more to it than that. Apart from the SBS, ABC etc, every commercial channel only has one extra channel. Once digital really gets going, they’ll all probably get one extra, and youll see a normal 10 HD channel. Don’t hold your breath, though..
hugh
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 7:43 PM@ simon i know how you feel. since 1 came in its been all hd demonstration 24/7 on channel 50
sushant verma
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 8:28 PMWhy doesnt Ten run 2 channels in HD?
Chaps
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 11:02 AMYet anouther way we’re getting f****d by the Media companies in Australia… No free EPG, freeview, delayed start times, mixing new and repeat episodes in single season, repeats of repeats of repeats… the list goes on and on…
Why am I even seeing sport on SD Channel 10?! Surely anti-siphoning can’t stop them from showing it on One SD and One HD only!!
poedgirl
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 11:28 AM@terry ofee, that’s not true. Take a look at 7, they have 3 extra channels not being used. The annoying thing is that Ten are using 1, 10, 11 and 12. 1 and 11 are both identical channels (One HD), surely they could change 11 to be Ten HD.