Dear Community, We have at last reached an agreement with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG: just in time for the Football World Cup, **starting in mid-November** you will be able to watch your programmes in **Full HD** with blue TV on all **SRG channels**. Activation will take place gradually from October. **Which channels are now available in Full HD?** * SRF 1, SRF 2, SRF info * RTS 1, RTS 2 * RSI LA 1, RSI LA 2 **What do you need in order to take advantage of this?** * UHD-compatible TV-Box (TV-Box (UHD), Swisscom Box, Swisscom Box 21, Apple TV 4K and Smart TVs) * UHD-compatible TV [\> How to do the UHD test](https://community.swisscom.ch/t5/TV-Knowledge-Base/UHD-amp-HDR-for-Swisscom-blue-TV-what-you-need-to-know/ta-p/533733) * Internet speed of at least 33 Mbit/s [\> What speed is available for me?](https://www.swisscom.ch/en/residential/internet/internet-subscription.html/) You don't have to activate anything. If you meet the requirements, the channels will automatically be displayed in Full HD. **What if Full HD doesn't work?** If you do not receive a Full HD signal despite having a UHD-compatible TV-Box, your TV-Box is probably connected to the WLAN and the WLAN speed is too slow. You have the following options: 1. Connect the TV-Box to the Internet-Box via a cable. 2. Set the TV-Box to 'High Quality' instead of 'Best Quality': Settings > Video & Audio > picture quality_._ 3. [Reposition](https://www.swisscom.ch/en/residential/help/internet/wlan-box-einrichten.html#WLAN-Box_platzieren) the Internet and/or WLAN-Box to improve the WLAN connection. Which Full HD show are you most looking forward to? We look forward to your comments and discussions! Best regards, CorinaS

SRF, RTS and RSI now in Full HD (1080p)

CorinaS

Dear Community,

We have at last reached an agreement with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG: just in time for the Football World Cup, starting in mid-November you will be able to watch your programmes in Full HD with blue TV on all SRG channels. Activation will take place gradually from October.

Which channels are now available in Full HD?

SRF 1, SRF 2, SRF info
RTS 1, RTS 2
RSI LA 1, RSI LA 2

What do you need in order to take advantage of this?

UHD-compatible TV-Box (TV-Box (UHD), Swisscom Box, Swisscom Box 21, Apple TV 4K and Smart TVs)
UHD-compatible TV > How to do the UHD test
Internet speed of at least 33 Mbit/s > What speed is available for me?

You don't have to activate anything. If you meet the requirements, the channels will automatically be displayed in Full HD.

What if Full HD doesn't work?

If you do not receive a Full HD signal despite having a UHD-compatible TV-Box, your TV-Box is probably connected to the WLAN and the WLAN speed is too slow. You have the following options:

Connect the TV-Box to the Internet-Box via a cable.
Set the TV-Box to 'High Quality' instead of 'Best Quality': Settings > Video & Audio > picture quality.
Reposition the Internet and/or WLAN-Box to improve the WLAN connection.

Which Full HD show are you most looking forward to? We look forward to your comments and discussions!

Best regards,
CorinaS

giosal

@CorinaS

that's great news!

however, I have to ask, why do we need UHD TV Box and UHD TV in order to watch FullHD channels? won't FullHD TV be enough? 🙂

Black Mamba

@giosal

>... why do we need UHD TV Box and UHD TV in order to watch Full HD channels?...

the clear and sufficient explanation was given by CorinaS 😁

>... won't Full HD TV be enough?...

NO❗

UHD (or ultra high definition): 3,840 × 2,160, or 4 times more pixels than Full HD

Full HD, known by the abbreviation FHD, offers a resolution whose images are 1920 pixels wide by 1080 pixels high. This corresponds to a total of 2.07 megapixels.

Ultra HD, known by the abbreviation UHD, offers a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. This corresponds to 8.3 megapixels.

Even though the exact term is "UHD", marketing has now mixed everything up and when we talk about televisions (LCD, LED or OLED) the words 4K, UHD or 4K UHD mean exactly the same thing: a definition of 3840 x 2160 pixels with a ratio of 16/9.

In summary:

What is the difference between HD, Full HD and UHD?
- HD (high definition or 720p): 1,280 pixels per line × 720 lines;

- Full HD (1080p or 1080i): 1,920 × 1,080, or about 2 million pixels per frame.

Two very high definition formats:

- UHD (or ultra high definition): 3,840 × 2,160, or 4 times more pixels than Full HD