Sell Freeview/Topup TV to me

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:29

Last year I finally agreed with my parents that TV in general was rubbish. SO one cold afternoon we ripped the aerial out of the loft and removed all the cabling and cancelled the TV License.

However with the motorsport season starting again I don't want to miss out on some of the racing action. However I doubt I would use it for much more than that

Can some of you convinve me that it will be worth it (beyond the BBC services I already use etc...)

Pho · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:30

Better picture quality. And channels such as E4 are nice.

Big Spender · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:37

sell it to you ay?.... hmm.... *think of best sales tactic* erm....

BUY IT OR I'LL KNIFE YA!!!

did it work?

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:40

Not yet but it did make me snigger

Tom0 · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:42

I'd sell it to you if i believed it was good, but tv is off now, and has been for the last 4 hrs.. what can i say

djbenjo · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:42

Your mum will buy you loads of random stuff from QVC :cool:

triggerthat · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:52

I never used to watch tv considering there was nothing good on. I went out and got a freeview box for £35 and I love it. E4 is great. ITV2 is sweet.

Phil99 · 27 Feb 2006 at 22:55

Convince you to buy TopUpTV? No. It's crap.

Freeview however is great if you get a decent box.

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:32

I would want some form of Eurosport though to get as much motorsport as possible....

Six6siX · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:35

The best reason to get freeview is E4 tbh. Yeah the other channels are ok, but a lot of the time its the same old, same old.

I don't have topup tv - dont think it is worth it for the little you get. Oh and for some reason, using my pc dvb card on PC, I get the audio from Television X but not the video (dammit..)

Tom0 · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:37

Psymonkee said:
I would want some form of Eurosport though to get as much motorsport as possible....

avoiding a competitor

look for a dvb-t tv usb stick

el_dazza · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:39

The F1 season is starting! That's all the convincing you need.. if you're a true fan that is..

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:40

F1 has bored me to not watching anymore

Besides it's also on ITV and I don't want there stupid adverts :|

Alex_L · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:46

freeview is alright imo, better selection of channels than just the standard 5, but for me sport is about the only thing i watch on tv so sky is the only way to go.

Ex-RoNiN · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:48

Sell Freeview/Topup TV to me

I got a spare Freeview box.

20 quid plus postage?

Blackstar · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:50

I'm watching a very interesting program about dangerous animals on Sky Travel at the moment

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:53

Ex-RoNiN said:
I got a spare Freeview box.

20 quid plus postage?

No selling outside the MM

Also Sky is not an option - too pricey tbh :|

Blackstar · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:57

Psymonkee said:
No selling outside the MM

Also Sky is not an option - too pricey tbh :|

You get sky travel free on digital off the freeview box

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2006 at 23:58

Dangerous Animals although interesting != cars going very fast in a straight line (and occasionally sideways

)

Berserker · 28 Feb 2006 at 00:57

Picture quality is good if you live in a reception area. Choice is OK. Programme selection on Top Up TV sucks, but if you must, then you must. If you want it, get it. If you don't, don't. Anything else is just marketing hyperbole and to be ignored - just like adverts really.

Frankly, British Eurosport annoys the hell out of me, so I only watch when I have no choice. This is the 21st century and we have digital audio for heaven's sake, so why do the commentators sound like they've not advanced beyond the AM radio? :mad: