http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/ Engadget HD Comments for There is no HD via BitTorrent http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 11:37AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 11:47AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 12:01PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
Most users go for the smallest files they can find and proceed to download those, regardless of quality. They have no idea how big a good (orginal) quality video feed is. These are the same people that download a movie that's in the theaters and 'can't see the difference'. GIMME A BREAK!!!! They also only watch these downloads on their 15" LCD and not a 106" front projector.

I've shown a few people how to backup a DVD, and they declined to do it, not because it was difficult, but because 'someone' they knew could get 3-4 movies on one DVD. I gracefully bowed out, and told them to continue to enjoy their anolog sets.]]>Mar 8th 2006 12:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 12:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 1:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/ 720 lines of resolution, in the interest of (a) being able to burn to a 700mb CD-R, and (b) download size, there are a couple of release groups that have been downconverting true HD to quarter-resolution (just like Blu-ray or HD-DVD over component, yay!) at 960x544 resolution. This means you can get a ~45 minute show onto a disk with AC3 (Dolby Digital) sound and about as good a resolution as you can get over broadband today. As you say, it's not truly HD content, but it does look really good maximized on my HTPC at 1920x1080, and it's probably good enough until we get ultra-broadband FIOS-like speeds into everyone's homes. All it takes is some selective searching on your favorite Bittorrent aggregator for the term "HR HDTV" and you can find Lost, 24, Alias, Prison Break, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, and many other very popular shows ripped into the HR (higher res) resolution. Just look for a single episode at around 700 megs. Also, as a couple of other posters mention, there are some actual 1080 HDTV samples floating around, but they are mostly demo loops and commercials, and the filesizes are prohibitively large.]]>Mar 8th 2006 1:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
Some HD movies can also be found on torrent sites.]]>Mar 8th 2006 1:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://bt.hd-tv.cn/]]>Mar 8th 2006 2:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://www.mininova.org/search/hr%20hdtv/added but you didn't hear it from me! *looks around* *disappears down shadowy alley* (Actually, on a totally unrelated note, IMO and IANAL, tv torrents are pretty much legal, as it's really no different than using your TiVo or MythTV to capture a show that was originally broadcast free over the air, you're just using your computer)

But as I think Ben's original point was, the files you download that are 350 mb (or 180mb for half-hour shows) are only HDTV in name because their _SOURCE_ material was HDTV, not because they are still in HD after encoding to AVI, so be aware when downloading. Torrents for life!]]>Mar 8th 2006 2:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 2:55PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
Thanks for all the links.]]>Mar 8th 2006 3:42PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 8th 2006 5:31PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
Take a look on Usenet, groups like alt.binaries.hdtv and alt.binaries.hdtv.repost

Name a recent movie and I am willing to bet you cash it's been posted. Many popular TV shows are there, I am talking terabytes of data in eitehr 1080i or 720p straight from the broadcaster is there.
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http://www.mariposahd.tv/episodes

http://www.macbreak.com/ (with Leo Laporte) not yet hd content but only for ipod.]]>Mar 9th 2006 4:56AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 9th 2006 6:52AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
Any chance I can find out which site that is?]]>Mar 9th 2006 1:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
That being said, there is some *real* HD content out there. If you're looking for specialized HD content on the web, we're basically talking about bloggers. Our site, http://www.TechnologyEvangelist.com posts everything in 1080p and below, for example (8Mbps 1080p, 6Mbps 720p, etc). There also have MacBreak shooting everything in 1080p (although not distributing in that format yet) via Sony CineAlta's. VERY cool. If you look at Democracy Player (http://www.getdemocracy.com) you'll find a bunch more actual HDTV bittorrent files available. I know that RocketBoom just moved to an HDV comcorder, so we may start to see actual HDTV content from them soon (alas, it may be interlaced, but I'll live).

While I agree with you in concept, and understand where you're coming from, the content is out there in true HDTV via torrents... Just have to know where to look.]]>Mar 9th 2006 3:13PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/Mar 13th 2006 11:04PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/1G each. Does a one-hour long episode recorded at 1280x720 fit onto a single DVD? I think the main problem is that without specialized hardware you cant actually play this back. There is no defined HDTV playback standard for set top dvd players.

I've built my own video playback machine by connecting the DVI output of my computer to my HDTV television, and I store the videos themselves on a 700GB SATA Raid array. My problem now is actually finding real HDTV content.

I suspect DVI frame grabbers are the way to go to actually rip hdtv content right from your cabletv tuner. HBOHD and other digital highdef channels seem like ideal sources for this video.

If there isnt already a REAL_HDTV release group, it sure sounds like a good opportinity to fill a niche. ]]>Mar 23rd 2006 6:05PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/03/08/there-is-no-hd-via-bittorrent/
I live in the UK and foolishly bought and HD ready TV to discover my sky+ looks pants (cant afford Sky HD yet) so I download my favourite shows in HR.HDTV format. which while not being "true" HD certainly make an improvement to my standard TV reception.

pease]]>May 7th 2006 6:41AM