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Wed, Dec 31 2008, 1:39PM
tvmog
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Don't know if anyone else has spotted this, but I just saw an audio test card on the BBC HD preview channel. It lasted about 90 seconds and consisted of a single "Beat" tone and moving images to check how accurately your sound and picture are synched. Don't know if this is a regular thing, but it appeared about midday just before the first program of the day was about to start.

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Wed, Dec 31 2008, 1:45PM
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Re: BBC HD audio test

Intriguing! Haven't seen this myself, so will keep an eye open for it.

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Wed, Dec 31 2008, 3:41PM
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Re: BBC HD audio test

there's more info on the bbc blogs for those interested

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Thu, Jan 1 2009, 11:44AM
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Re: BBC HD audio test
tvmog:
Don't know if anyone else has spotted this, but I just saw an audio test card on the BBC HD preview channel. It lasted about 90 seconds and consisted of a single "Beat" tone and moving images to check how accurately your sound and picture are synched. Don't know if this is a regular thing, but it appeared about midday just before the first program of the day was about to start.

I've seen it myself. I reckon this is part of their BBC HD Preview only.  You wont see it on regular programming I suppose.
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