RBS Six Nations rugby to be broadcast in HD and 3D – starts this weekend
If you're a British rugby fan, don't forget that this year's RBS Six Nations home matches featuring England, Wales and Scotland will be broadcast on high-definition TV, and some games in 3D at the cinema, starting from this weekend.
O2 will celebrate 100 years of rugby at Twickenham Stadium with live 3D screenings of England's home games at 40 Odeon and Cineworld cinemas across England.
The matches are also being broadcast on the BBC HD channel, available on Sky+ HD, Virgin Media's V+ service and Freesat.
Sky and Virgin customers can receive the broadcasts through their HD set-top boxes, and anyone wanting to view the games on Freesat's free-to-air satellite HD TV service will need a satellite dish and Freesat-equipped TV or set-top box.
The RBS Six Nations tournament kicks off on Saturday, February 6th. Matches include:
February 6th: Ireland vs Italy (14.30), England vs Wales (17.00)
February 7th: Scotland vs France (15.00)
February 13th: Wales vs Scotland (14.00)
February 26th: Wales vs France (20.00)
February 27th: England vs Ireland (16.00)
March 13th: Scotland vs England (17.00)
March 20th: Wales vs Italy (14.30)
Follow whathifi.com on Twitter
Comments
I went to see the England match yesterday at the Odeon in Kingston, and personally I was underwhelmed by the whole experience, so much so that we watched the second half in the O2 bar. Close ups were quite impressive, but any medium to long distance shots lacked clarity and detail (oh and the sound was appalling !)....
Just to clarify, the Scotland/France game is of course on February 7 at 15.00.
no mention of ireland, grand slam champions, and Italy! shame on you.
abbey
Ya the first match in HD will feature the Grand Slam champions - 2.30pm kick off
According to Freesat (http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=whatson.HDschedule) Ireland v Italy is also set for the HD treatment.