Topic: BBC begins HD Freeview test

[Clive]

But bear in mind that the minimum Sky subscription charge is £22 a month. 

[Tony]

But bear in mind that the minimum Sky subscription charge is £22 a month. 

Clive

Does your carer know your on the PC 

Hence I'm going the Freesat route,

[Rik]

Actually, Clive, it's £18.50.

[Simon]

[Tony]

Actually, Clive, it's £18.50.

Does that include the subscription for HD content Rik ? I don't the visit the Sky website if I can help it.

[Clive]

Clive

Does your carer know your on the PC  

Hence I'm going the Freesat route,

I manage to slip away from her several times a day Tony.  

[Rik]

Does that include the subscription for HD content Rik ? I don't the visit the Sky website if I can help it.

No, HD is £10 extra, multi-room a further £10.

[Tony]

No, HD is £10 extra, multi-room a further £10.

Right at that its £28.50 a month for basic Sky + HD content plus £30 one off installation.

Set against what I have priced up. Rang an local installer, getting the dish and two cable install done for £85 + best price Humax Foxsat Freesat HD+ box 320GB is £243.95 at Comet or Dixons = £328.95 So stacked up against Sky cost, come month 10.5, its costing me ziltch there after. As against giving that anti democratic T@wt Murdoch £28.50 a month, after month,after month, after .....you get the drift.

Now I'll need a HDMI cable to connect between the Foxstat box and the TV, is that right ?

Jeez for a 1m Monster cable they want £49.99 in Comet and that's with £10 off. Surly I can get a decent HDMI cable for less than that ...any suggestions

[Clive]

Where can I find a list of channels for Freesat Tony?  Problem is that my wife likes watching the Hallmark channel which airs all those Law and Order and Criminal Intent programmes.  Not my cup of tea really.  

[Tony]

I've had a look here Clive http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=whatson.Main

I did not spot Hallmark, but there is a proper news channel  Aljazzera 

And getting back to HDMI cables this sums it up I think

[Rik]

As against giving that anti democratic T@wt Murdoch £28.50 a month, after month,after month, after .....you get the drift.

It depends how much HD access you want, Tony. Sky holds most of the cards there.

[Tony]

It depends how much HD access you want, Tony. Sky holds most of the cards there.

Yes I realise that Rik, but I find I don't have enough time to watch what I want to with my current four channels. So the extra offerings of Freesat will do me fine. I wont pay Murdoch to watch my national teams, he can stuff his fees where the sun don't shine.  The film channels, well I buy what I like, give em a few months ....

[Simon]

You don't need to spend a fortune on an HDMI cable, Tony.  The cheaper ones are just as good.  Assuming you don't need a long one, this should do the job.

[Clive]

I've had a look here Clive http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=whatson.Main

I did not spot Hallmark, but there is a proper news channel  Aljazzera  

Thanks for the info Tony.  There's not really much difference between BBC Freesat and Freeview apart from the HD channels.  I've seen a comparison of HD and standard TV in the shops and it does look better.  But I've also seen it on a top of the range 50" Pioneer plasma at my cousin's house and I am hard pressed to see a great deal of difference.  I don't think I would be prepared to fork out for it myself!  In a few years time, everything will be in HD and it will be free.    Imagine how much we would have to pay each month for a subscription to colour TV and a special decoder box if colour TV was just available for the first time!  

[Tony]

hear what your saying Clive and if you have already got a good digital signal via Freeview why bother.

But I'll add one caveat, when Freeview HD is available if you want to use it like you use say a SKY+ or FreesatHD + box. I reckon you will be paying out the same kind of money for a Freeview HD+ box. So really what we are talking about difference here is the cost of up grading to a good digital aerial for Freeview HD reception. As against the cost of a Freesat  dish install @ £85 and remember it is a line of sight signal with Freesat. Plus in my case I could not be @rsed waiting another two years to get Freeview

Simon, coz I got the dish install for decent money, I splashed out in the HDMI cable department http://www.amazon.co.uk/PLATINUM-STATION-BLU-RAY-Version-High-Speed/dp/B001QJXACO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258748542&sr=1-1

I initially put some in my basket @ £1.55 but then I thought what the hell it's only money.

So the set up will have cost £340 in total