SKY HD

benr22_uk said:
Installation booked for 22nd May

Couple of questions...

does anyone know if the SkyHD box uses HDMI or component?

also, do I actually own my current Sky+ box that the new HD box will be replacing? Obviouslly I've got ebay in mind, but when I used to have ntl 'all equipment remained property of NTL'

It can use component or HDMI.

If you have had the box for more than 12 months you own it.
 
cant justify forking out £299 for a HD box tbh, gonna wait till they drop down in price in 6 months or so first then re-consider. It just aint worth it considering there are hardly any channels at all that are going to be run in HD>
 
LMAO £300 for the HD box then another £10 on top???...:eek:...what a bloody rip off imho. I pay sky near enough £40 a month for all the channels and its a pure waste of time and money...nothing decent is ever on.

Oh well looks like im cancelling my sky subscription, they can take their £300 hd box and shove it where the sun dont shine :p:D...although now that im getting a new hd lcd tv...its kinda tempting but no i shall not spend or waste anymore money on sky.
 
Don't know if this has already been asked, but is there going to be a HD version of the freeview box?
 
Bubo said:
Don't know if this has already been asked, but is there going to be a HD version of the freeview box?

There will be a freeview trial in london, which will require a special freeview box i think. Wouldnt expect to see it mainstream for 2 yrs at least.
 
Bubo said:
Don't know if this has already been asked, but is there going to be a HD version of the freeview box?

There's going to be a (very) limited trial some time soon, and in theory digital terrestrial broadcasts could be made in HD. However, it would need a new box, and it would need the people in charge to decide to allocate lots of space for a few high quality HD channels rather than instead selling off frequencies for more channels like ITV Play. I would expect it to be much longer than 2 years before anything's possible, it's not feasible until after analogue switchoff, and even then it would need those frequencies to be made available for broadcasting rather than being sold off to the highest bidder for other purposes.

In other words, it will probably happen one day - if it doesn't, then there will probably at least be a Free Satellite service with BBC or other free HD channels (ie. an extension of the current FreeSat from Sky service or BBC's planned version), but if you want to watch in HD in the near future then a subscription is the only way to go. I expect the wait will be closer to 10 years than 2.
 
Ordered my SkyHD box a week after the pre-ordering fiasco happened, and was still given an installation date of 27th May. A Saturday too, so no need to take time off work!
 
well jyust got off the phone with sky regarding there HD service and its a farce, there quoting install dates of the 12th of june now and there not even installing untill about the 27th of may. BUT in todays SKY HD mag as they are calling it theres hd shows on all over.

i will order it eventualy but im not waiting nearly two months just because sky cant be botherd to start installs now.
 
But if you delay ordering, won't you just delay your install date even further? Shurely better to order now and wait two months for a June install than to order in June and wait one month for a July install?!

Agreed on the Sky mag, very frustrating to see all that content that we won't be able to see! I'm guessing the magazine was laid out before Sky had firm details of when they'd be able to start the installs. Plus I imagine there's a select bunch of people who've been testing SkyHD for a while and will be enjoying all that HD goodness.
 
maybe on the dates but id rather wait now as once i get back to work il be trying to pull some major ot so with no one at home to let the engineer in let alone have time to watch untill october theres not much point.

but il get it eventualy :p
 
Anyone else slightly gutted that we're missing both the Champions League final and the Premiership promotion matches by a few days? :(
 
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