After going back and forth over what type of 1080 rip to release for last Sunday’s Top Gear, we finally decided to just release the 1080i transport stream we had rather than re-encoding it or deinterlacing it. This is a raw rip of the broadcast by the BBC, as if you were watching it live.

Note that unless you have a very large HDTV or are an advanced user who specifically wants this rip, I would suggest sticking to the 720p rip. On a computer or small HDTV, it will look better than the 1080i rip and it’s only a 1/3 of the filesize.

If you need help on how to play back this file (or the 720p rip), check out this thread on our forums. Enjoy!