Sky F1 - worth it?
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Dont normally watch FP but that bit on the brake assembly was very cool little interlude and is why I like the sky coverage; its very geeky but thats what a large % of F1 fans want, we love the technical aspect and the sky programmers seem to grasp that. They started out unsure what to do - remember georgie? - but seemingly werent afraid to admit they were wrong, listen and move on.
//j17 said:
Yea but is that worth £29.95/month, which is what it would cost me to get Sky F1 on Virgin Media?
Like hairyben above I'm a bit geeky and really like the Sky coverage of FP when time permits. However as I don't watch any other sport I would not be prepared to cough up an extra thirty quid just for F1. I'd settle for the FTA coverage. colonel c said:
//j17 said:
Yea but is that worth £29.95/month, which is what it would cost me to get Sky F1 on Virgin Media?
Like hairyben above I'm a bit geeky and really like the Sky coverage of FP when time permits. However as I don't watch any other sport I would not be prepared to cough up an extra thirty quid just for F1. I'd settle for the FTA coverage. I have it on Legacy but absolutely hate the coverage.
Apart from Martin Brundle and Anthony Davidson, both of whom are excellent, Kravitz, Croft and Herbert are complete wallies and almost unwatchable. The tabloid agenda they constantly push is horrible and their presenters really are inept. I will often watch it with Radio 5 commentary for non-CH4 live races.
I certainly wouldn't pay for it.
Apart from Martin Brundle and Anthony Davidson, both of whom are excellent, Kravitz, Croft and Herbert are complete wallies and almost unwatchable. The tabloid agenda they constantly push is horrible and their presenters really are inept. I will often watch it with Radio 5 commentary for non-CH4 live races.
I certainly wouldn't pay for it.
I have sky F1 via the legacy HD pack. However I moved in with the Mrs just before the start of the 2015 season, and she doesn't get it.
I have been able to use Sky Go to watch it on my tablet, but Sky won't let me cast it to the TV, so I am stuck with my phone for live timing, which is too small for the proper timing page.If I can't watch it live I am stuck waiting for the C4 highlights, or Sky to post it to catch up. All in all it has been a real ball ache. Just before the Austrian Grand Prix we moved my sky box out of my flat, so I have easy access to Sky F1 again and can time shift. I am so glad to have it back again.
Having said that, when C4 cover the race live I generally choose their coverage as I prefer it. I never watch the Sky pre/post show as it just grates too much.
I have been able to use Sky Go to watch it on my tablet, but Sky won't let me cast it to the TV, so I am stuck with my phone for live timing, which is too small for the proper timing page.If I can't watch it live I am stuck waiting for the C4 highlights, or Sky to post it to catch up. All in all it has been a real ball ache. Just before the Austrian Grand Prix we moved my sky box out of my flat, so I have easy access to Sky F1 again and can time shift. I am so glad to have it back again.
Having said that, when C4 cover the race live I generally choose their coverage as I prefer it. I never watch the Sky pre/post show as it just grates too much.
It's the sneaky way they up the payment all the time. I got them down to 30 quid last year and I'm now paying 44 quid for the same old s
t. I declined to pay for their st footballers at 111k a week and still it creeps up. The Mrs likes the Tour Cycling, BSB and WSB so will just have to cough up.
t. I declined to pay for their st footballers at 111k a week and still it creeps up. The Mrs likes the Tour Cycling, BSB and WSB so will just have to cough up.elwe said:
I have been able to use Sky Go to watch it on my tablet, but Sky won't let me cast it to the TV, so I am stuck with my phone for live timing, which is too small for the proper timing page.If I can't watch it live I am stuck waiting for the C4 highlights, or Sky to post it to catch up.
I stream it on my mac via a VPN and safari (the only thing I use safari for!) and airplay (or chromecast) to the TV from there.... how awkward that sky block you from sending it from a tablet to a TV!Sky was a real mixture today. Pre-race the Herbert piece with Force India was not funny or entertaining, it was just embarrassing. If I want to see clowns I go to a circus. And Herbert is annoying as f*** with every other word being ''sortof''. Truly lowest common denominator TV for the brainless masses. Croft and Kravitz very much cut from the same cloth.
Damon Hill was really good, he seems a bit more lively now and his knowledge and judgment is great as expected.
Anthony Davidson, excellent, Brundle excellent.
CH4 from what I have seen so far, consistently better coverage. Webber is brilliant, probably the best of all the crew as he has recent race experience and a great manner of conveying information.
As long as Sky persists with all this tabloid Essex cheeky chappy bull***t I would never pay for it.
Damon Hill was really good, he seems a bit more lively now and his knowledge and judgment is great as expected.
Anthony Davidson, excellent, Brundle excellent.
CH4 from what I have seen so far, consistently better coverage. Webber is brilliant, probably the best of all the crew as he has recent race experience and a great manner of conveying information.
As long as Sky persists with all this tabloid Essex cheeky chappy bull***t I would never pay for it.
cgt2 said:
As long as Sky persists with all this tabloid Essex cheeky chappy bull***t I would never pay for it.
So you watched it but didn't pay for it ?Sky can improve, but I have no reason to watch CH4. Brundle is stronger than DC, EJ talks more crap than everyone put together and they have a welsh Lazenby who isn't quite as good.
I'd like to see Sky use Damon more as you say. I'd also like to see them chatting more informally with drivers/engineers, they do get to do it sometimes - mostly when Brundle sits down with them.
If Button does hang up his helmet he'd be a good addition to either team, purely from a "put the viewer in the cockpit" angle.
He said he has it on Legacy, so he does pay for it, in a roundabout sort of way :-)
The guy on C4 (Steve Jones?) seems to be learning fast; he's become a lot more natural recently with some decent banter with DC last week and this. Chandhook is way better than Kravitz in the pits, driver interviews by Lee McKenzie are much better too. Probably a toss up for me between DC and Brundle. Even Wolff seems to be better (although her solo piece to camera yesterday was a bit cringeworthy in my opinion).
In my ideal world we would have DC and Brundle doing commentary, Davidson doing technical analysis, Chandhook in the pits and Lee Mckenzie anchoring/interviewing. With Hill & Webber providing a "drivers panel" for insights.
The guy on C4 (Steve Jones?) seems to be learning fast; he's become a lot more natural recently with some decent banter with DC last week and this. Chandhook is way better than Kravitz in the pits, driver interviews by Lee McKenzie are much better too. Probably a toss up for me between DC and Brundle. Even Wolff seems to be better (although her solo piece to camera yesterday was a bit cringeworthy in my opinion).
In my ideal world we would have DC and Brundle doing commentary, Davidson doing technical analysis, Chandhook in the pits and Lee Mckenzie anchoring/interviewing. With Hill & Webber providing a "drivers panel" for insights.
Crafty_ said:
So you watched it but didn't pay for it ?
Sky can improve, but I have no reason to watch CH4. Brundle is stronger than DC, EJ talks more crap than everyone put together and they have a welsh Lazenby who isn't quite as good.
I'd like to see Sky use Damon more as you say. I'd also like to see them chatting more informally with drivers/engineers, they do get to do it sometimes - mostly when Brundle sits down with them.
If Button does hang up his helmet he'd be a good addition to either team, purely from a "put the viewer in the cockpit" angle.
I doSky can improve, but I have no reason to watch CH4. Brundle is stronger than DC, EJ talks more crap than everyone put together and they have a welsh Lazenby who isn't quite as good.
I'd like to see Sky use Damon more as you say. I'd also like to see them chatting more informally with drivers/engineers, they do get to do it sometimes - mostly when Brundle sits down with them.
If Button does hang up his helmet he'd be a good addition to either team, purely from a "put the viewer in the cockpit" angle.
Usually via a friends sky go login
Prefer channel 4
Crafty_ said:
So you watched it but didn't pay for it ?
Sky can improve, but I have no reason to watch CH4. Brundle is stronger than DC, EJ talks more crap than everyone put together and they have a welsh Lazenby who isn't quite as good.
I'd like to see Sky use Damon more as you say. I'd also like to see them chatting more informally with drivers/engineers, they do get to do it sometimes - mostly when Brundle sits down with them.
If Button does hang up his helmet he'd be a good addition to either team, purely from a "put the viewer in the cockpit" angle.
I have it on the Legacy pack so I don't pay for it specifically.Sky can improve, but I have no reason to watch CH4. Brundle is stronger than DC, EJ talks more crap than everyone put together and they have a welsh Lazenby who isn't quite as good.
I'd like to see Sky use Damon more as you say. I'd also like to see them chatting more informally with drivers/engineers, they do get to do it sometimes - mostly when Brundle sits down with them.
If Button does hang up his helmet he'd be a good addition to either team, purely from a "put the viewer in the cockpit" angle.
I only watch it on Channel 4, used to watch qualifying live when it was all on the BBC.
I was happy with the BBC part live part recorded option and am equally happy with the Channel 4 option. Find the highlights perfectly adequate and tend to record them and watch them later. Does mean I need to be careful not to find the result before I watch it, but its not too difficult. Havent had one race this year where I have known the result before watching the highlights.
Quite happy to save the best part of £500pa that Sky would cost be as a new customer!
I was happy with the BBC part live part recorded option and am equally happy with the Channel 4 option. Find the highlights perfectly adequate and tend to record them and watch them later. Does mean I need to be careful not to find the result before I watch it, but its not too difficult. Havent had one race this year where I have known the result before watching the highlights.
Quite happy to save the best part of £500pa that Sky would cost be as a new customer!
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