Uk Freeview

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <VXxxm.226909$hv7.25143@newsfe10.ams2>,
Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Seems to me that the proper way to go, if you want a high bandwidth
service with the public broadcasters' offerings in HD for no cost, is
Freesat. At least TV sets with a Freesat receiver built in, will receive
and decode the HD channels.

You don't need a FreeSat receiver to get satellite HD. Mine isn't FreeSat
and does. You merely need to select the correct channel number, instead of
pressing the red button or whatever.

My main interest is drama - and to be perfectly honest it looks very
little different on HD - due to the use of fog filters in the cameras.
Basically the talent doesn't want to be seen warts and all. ;-)

Sports and some documentaries can look stunning though - it was worth the
cost for Wimbledon alone. About the only sport I watch. ;-)

Ms Streisand was interviewed on Jonathan Ross last night - talk about fog
filter on kill. My early VHS was capable of better resolution than those
cameras were giving...

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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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[Arfa Daily]

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:50a455d276dave@davenoise.co.uk...

In article <VXxxm.226909$hv7.25143@newsfe10.ams2>,
Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:
Seems to me that the proper way to go, if you want a high bandwidth
service with the public broadcasters' offerings in HD for no cost, is
Freesat. At least TV sets with a Freesat receiver built in, will receive
and decode the HD channels.

You don't need a FreeSat receiver to get satellite HD. Mine isn't FreeSat
and does. You merely need to select the correct channel number, instead of
pressing the red button or whatever.

Whose HD service are you actually using then, out of interest ?

Arfa

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <fJExm.22666$Ue6.6388@newsfe09.ams2>,
Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

You don't need a FreeSat receiver to get satellite HD. Mine isn't
FreeSat and does. You merely need to select the correct channel
number, instead of pressing the red button or whatever.



Whose HD service are you actually using then, out of interest ?

BBC and ITV. Plus the odd foreign one. I expect any of the other UK FTA
broadcasters to be on there if and when they start up HD too.

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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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[Arfa Daily]

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:50a47732fbdave@davenoise.co.uk...

In article <fJExm.22666$Ue6.6388@newsfe09.ams2>,
Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:
You don't need a FreeSat receiver to get satellite HD. Mine isn't
FreeSat and does. You merely need to select the correct channel
number, instead of pressing the red button or whatever.



Whose HD service are you actually using then, out of interest ?

BBC and ITV. Plus the odd foreign one. I expect any of the other UK FTA
broadcasters to be on there if and when they start up HD too.

--
*Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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So it *is* the FreeSat bird that you are using, but with a Sky HD box
appropriately tuned ?

Arfa

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <vlLxm.352423$_Q3.306871@newsfe20.ams2>,
Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

Whose HD service are you actually using then, out of interest ?

BBC and ITV. Plus the odd foreign one. I expect any of the other UK FTA
broadcasters to be on there if and when they start up HD too.

So it *is* the FreeSat bird that you are using, but with a Sky HD box
appropriately tuned ?

FreeSat isn't a bird - nor really even a group of channels on Astra. It's
more of a custom EPG which allows 'easy' access to those in it. But you
can get at least most of them by selecting them direct.

I've not got [shudder] Sky - I'd rather go without than pay that man a
penny. I've just got an ordinary HD satellite receiver bought from CPC.
With a rotator to pick up several satellites. Not that there's much worth
watching that you don't get on FreeView. But one or two gems.

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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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