What will the next gen sky have?

inferno · 19 Nov 2007 at 21:46

Aside from HD are there any new features that sky is going to introduce if there is indeed an update in the near future?

I read something about the boxes being wireless?

Apologies if this has been discussed before!

233 · 19 Nov 2007 at 21:48

teasmaid

Shimmyhill · 19 Nov 2007 at 22:22

Server based sharing etc.

Pace have a box already that many think will be the next sky box.

ssmacc · 20 Nov 2007 at 15:50

it'll still be 720p and not full 1080p

Shimmyhill · 20 Nov 2007 at 16:41

ssmacc said:
it'll still be 720p and not full 1080p

Its actually 1080i

daz · 20 Nov 2007 at 18:24

Shimmyhill said:
Its actually 1080i

Upscaled from 720p

Shimmyhill · 20 Nov 2007 at 18:57

No its broadcast in 1080i, shot on 1080i cameras if its native sky stuff and all imported stuff is 1080i as a rule.

Bigpops · 20 Nov 2007 at 19:45

I'd like to see Sky start broadcasting 720p at 50 frames a second on some broadcasts. 1080i is ok for stuff shot at 24fps, but sports would look far better at a silky smooth 50 full frames a second.

Mr Latte · 20 Nov 2007 at 20:05

Shimmyhill said:
No its broadcast in 1080i, shot on 1080i cameras if its native sky stuff and all imported stuff is 1080i as a rule.

Actually most HDTV content is in1080i format. Fox and a few other USA networks run with 720p. TBH i think with compression over satellite it makes little difference either way what the source orginally was.

Nymins · 20 Nov 2007 at 21:12

I would like to see better selection in the "Anytime TV" section. Kinda sucks for us who don't have the movies package cause more than half the stuff on Anytime is movies.