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Had this installed today, one of the lucky few who didn't get a postponed install due to box shortages. The picture on the true HD channels is nothing short of magnificent. I have a 32" Sony Bravia which always made the best of an SD source but I never imagined what an improvement HD would make. It must be fabulous on a bigger set. 299 for the box and another 10/month on the subs. Recommended.
A friend bought an HD satellite reciever, as the HD content from the World Cup is being done by the BBC (and is therefore classed as free to air).
Sky however, are transporting the signal.
Ostensibly, the feed SHOULD be free, but sky have changed the frequency of the transmission - so if you want HD, you HAVE to get sky [i.e. the sky HD satellite recievers are capable of recieving a signal on a frequency other manufacturers' boxes can't]. Sky have acknowledged their 'mistake' - but you can guarantee they won't change it back until after the world cup. The satellite recievers' manufacturers that my friend has bought are supposed to be bringing out a firmware upgrade to get round this (and therefore make the box capable of recieving sky's altered feed), but have yet to do so.
The long and the short of it? Sky are being very unfair, and no-one should buy it. Saying that is like pissing in the wind though I guess.
>> Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 23 May 10:47
Sky however, are transporting the signal.
Ostensibly, the feed SHOULD be free, but sky have changed the frequency of the transmission - so if you want HD, you HAVE to get sky [i.e. the sky HD satellite recievers are capable of recieving a signal on a frequency other manufacturers' boxes can't]. Sky have acknowledged their 'mistake' - but you can guarantee they won't change it back until after the world cup. The satellite recievers' manufacturers that my friend has bought are supposed to be bringing out a firmware upgrade to get round this (and therefore make the box capable of recieving sky's altered feed), but have yet to do so.
The long and the short of it? Sky are being very unfair, and no-one should buy it. Saying that is like pissing in the wind though I guess.
>> Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 23 May 10:47
It's also a matter of what the host broadcaster is offering for the negogiated price. If UK broadcasters wanted WS, they'd have it, but 4:3 and heavy compression mean cheap as chips, hence the abysmal blocking and artefacts you see.
As with all things - lowest common denominator. If enough people complained, they'd set the compression ratio lower, but alas we mostly say nothing and accept what we're given.
As with all things - lowest common denominator. If enough people complained, they'd set the compression ratio lower, but alas we mostly say nothing and accept what we're given.
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