Sky HD Price Drop
 

Just a heads up that the cost of Sky HD will probably be coming down
soon. The following evidence is presented:

1. Existing Sky subscribers can now purchase a Sky HD box for £200 and
get it fitted by an independent retailler at the price determined by
the retailer (around £60).
2. At The Ideal Home Exhibition is London recently you could sign up
for Sky HD for £200 (plus new subscription).
3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG) got a Sky HD offer in
their pay slips recently (£100 + 12 month subscription).
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

So if you are thinking of getting Sky HD for Christmas I'd advise
shopping around and not paying the full £300.

For more details simply read the discussions in the Sky HD forums at
the following web sites:
www.avforums.com
www.digitalspy.co.uk

I hope this info is useful.

David

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wrote in message
ups.com...
Just a heads up that the cost of Sky HD will probably be coming down
soon. The following evidence is presented:

1. Existing Sky subscribers can now purchase a Sky HD box for £200 and
get it fitted by an independent retailler at the price determined by
the retailer (around £60).
2. At The Ideal Home Exhibition is London recently you could sign up
for Sky HD for £200 (plus new subscription).
3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG) got a Sky HD offer in
their pay slips recently (£100 + 12 month subscription).
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

So if you are thinking of getting Sky HD for Christmas I'd advise
shopping around and not paying the full £300.



If one buys one of these is there any HD that can be viewed without a
subscription?
--
Regards,
David

Please reply to News Group

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If one buys one of these is there any HD that can be viewed without a
subscription?
--
Regards,
David

Please reply to News Group


Exactly. I'd rather pay a couple of hundred more for the equipment if it
meant lower subscription..

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"David" wrote in message
...


If one buys one of these is there any HD that can be viewed without a
subscription?



the BBC HD test channel.


--
Gareth.
A french man who wanted a castle threw his cat into a pond.
http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/dsbmusic/

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"the dog from that film you saw" wrote
in message ...

"David" wrote in message
...


If one buys one of these is there any HD that can be viewed without a
subscription?



the BBC HD test channel.




Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard F.

;-)

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Heracles Pollux wrote:

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard F.

Whenever I'm in a store looking at the BBC HD channel, Robbie Williams
is always cropping.
On the screen, that is.........

fr.

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wrote in message
ups.com...
Just a heads up that the cost of Sky HD will probably be coming down
soon. The following evidence is presented:

1. Existing Sky subscribers can now purchase a Sky HD box for £200 and
get it fitted by an independent retailler at the price determined by
the retailer (around £60).

Can you provide a link for a HD box @ £200?

Also you need not pay any install if you are upgrading from Sky+ (straight
swap) or can climb a ladder and run a new cable from the dish.

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"Fr J. Hackett" wrote in message
ups.com...

Heracles Pollux wrote:

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard
F.

Whenever I'm in a store looking at the BBC HD channel, Robbie Williams
is always cropping.
On the screen, that is.........

The only thing on in HD apart from yank rubbish no doubt knowing Sky.

Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour but we
still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make the music
any better quality!!

The powers that be are only scamming the young pups because the older and
wiser will have none of it...they've seen it all before.

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steeler wrote:

Also you need not pay any install if you are upgrading from Sky+ (straight
swap) or can climb a ladder and run a new cable from the dish.

Or if you don't want to pay for the recording function.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8vef5
UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
BBC/ITV reception trouble? ; http://www.astra2d.com/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)

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"The Wizard" wrote in message
...




Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour but
we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make the
music any better quality!!

The powers that be are only scamming the young pups because the older and
wiser will have none of it...they've seen it all before.





so you still use a monochrome, non stereo 20" tv ?



--
Gareth.
A french man who wanted a castle threw his cat into a pond.
http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/dsbmusic/

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Heracles Pollux wrote:
If one buys one of these is there any HD that can be viewed without a
subscription?


the BBC HD test channel.


Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard F.

That's on the ITV DTT HD test channel, not the Beeb one ?

(Anyway glad to see you're not nicking BBC HD images)



--
Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

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On 19 Oct 2006 14:29:31 -0700, wrote:

3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG) got a Sky HD offer in
their pay slips recently (£100 + 12 month subscription).

When was Dixons Stores Group nationalised?

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

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Heracles Pollux wrote:
?

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard F.

;-)
There's actually some good stuff on the BBC HD channel. Nature series
like Planet Earth, Deep Blue and Galapagos are shown. Many new BBC
series are in HD and a smattering of sport (e.g. home England Euro 2004
qualifiers, tennis etc).

For someone without satellite, £260 for a freeview HD box (Sky, or
non-Sky such as Humax or Pace) is worth getting for all the Freesat
channels and BBC HD IMHO.

David

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In message . com,
writes
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

It's the same at all ASA's, £100 off Sky HD if you buy a TV (doesn't
even have to be an HD TV).
--
Nigel Goodwin
C.Farmer Ltd.
Matlock

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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:00:57 +0100, "Anthony R. Gold"
wrote:

However I really do wish there was occasionally a static test card so that
I would be better able to judge whether and how much of a real difference
in "realism" or whatever the change in resolution brings

A A/B comparison when the BBC are showing the same on SD & HD is interesting.

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

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"The Wizard" wrote in message
...

"Fr J. Hackett" wrote in message
ups.com...

Heracles Pollux wrote:

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of
testcard F.

Whenever I'm in a store looking at the BBC HD channel, Robbie Williams
is always cropping.
On the screen, that is.........

The only thing on in HD apart from yank rubbish no doubt knowing Sky.

Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour but
we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make the
music any better quality!!


I bet you remember that you old ****.

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"steeler" wrote in message
m...

"The Wizard" wrote in message
...

"Fr J. Hackett" wrote in message
ups.com...

Heracles Pollux wrote:

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of
testcard F.

Whenever I'm in a store looking at the BBC HD channel, Robbie Williams
is always cropping.
On the screen, that is.........

The only thing on in HD apart from yank rubbish no doubt knowing Sky.

Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour but
we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make the
music any better quality!!


I bet you remember that you old ****.



In the late 70s, I can remember watch Star Trek TOS and season 1 of Blakes 7
on a Black and White VHF TV set. I also remember the 1981 Royal Wedding in
black and white.

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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
...
Heracles Pollux wrote:
If one buys one of these is there any HD that can be viewed without a
subscription?


the BBC HD test channel.


Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard
F.

That's on the ITV DTT HD test channel, not the Beeb one ?

(Anyway glad to see you're not nicking BBC HD images)




How does someone "nick" a BBC HD image?

You forget, the BBC is "free". The Licence Fee is a fee to use equipment
according to your side's fud, and it does not entitle one to any quality of
service or reception. ROFL.

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In article , Anthony R.
Gold wrote:

On 20 Oct 2006 01:55:57 -0700, "Dave" wrote:


Heracles Pollux wrote:
?

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of testcard F.

;-)
There's actually some good stuff on the BBC HD channel. Nature series
like Planet Earth, Deep Blue and Galapagos are shown. Many new BBC
series are in HD and a smattering of sport (e.g. home England Euro 2004
qualifiers, tennis etc).

However I really do wish there was occasionally a static test card so that
I would be better able to judge whether and how much of a real difference
in "realism" or whatever the change in resolution brings

Static graphics are pin-sharp on my SD plasma so unlikely to be sharper
in HD. The difference, I assume, is best observed in moving images,
camera pans, etc.

Stan

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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:59:27 +0100, Nigel Goodwin
wrote:

In message . com,
writes
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

It's the same at all ASA's, £100 off Sky HD if you buy a TV (doesn't
even have to be an HD TV).

Where does one cash this in? With Sky themselves? Cant see any mention
of it anywhere. I thought it was (originally) limited to Sony Bravia
TVs?

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In message , Derek R
writes
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:59:27 +0100, Nigel Goodwin
wrote:

In message . com,
writes
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

It's the same at all ASA's, £100 off Sky HD if you buy a TV (doesn't
even have to be an HD TV).

Where does one cash this in? With Sky themselves? Cant see any mention
of it anywhere. I thought it was (originally) limited to Sony Bravia
TVs?


Not being in sales I don't know, but presumably you send it off to Sky?,
or perhaps the dealer does?. The £100 off Bravia's if you bought Sky HD
ended a good while back, with that the customer definitely had to send a
form off to claim it.
--
Nigel Goodwin
C.Farmer Ltd.
Matlock

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"the dog from that film you saw" wrote
in message ...

"The Wizard" wrote in message
...




Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour but
we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make the
music any better quality!!

The powers that be are only scamming the young pups because the older and
wiser will have none of it...they've seen it all before.





so you still use a monochrome, non stereo 20" tv ?

Why has anything changed since I did?

Have programmes improved, Has music improved??

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"Heracles Pollux" wrote in message
...

"steeler" wrote in message
m...

"The Wizard" wrote in message
...

"Fr J. Hackett" wrote in message
ups.com...

Heracles Pollux wrote:

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of
testcard F.

Whenever I'm in a store looking at the BBC HD channel, Robbie Williams
is always cropping.
On the screen, that is.........

The only thing on in HD apart from yank rubbish no doubt knowing Sky.

Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour
but we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make
the music any better quality!!


I bet you remember that you old ****.



In the late 70s, I can remember watch Star Trek TOS and season 1 of Blakes
7 on a Black and White VHF TV set. I also remember the 1981 Royal Wedding
in black and white.

Oh young yet then ;-)

(Seen how UK people are getting fat since all this crap came out?)

Just like americans, Square eyed cabbages!

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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:22:14 GMT, "The Wizard"
wrote:

Why has anything changed since I did?

Have programmes improved, Has music improved??

yes.
--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

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On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:25:14 GMT, "The Wizard"
wrote:

In the late 70s, I can remember watch Star Trek TOS and season 1 of Blakes
7 on a Black and White VHF TV set. I also remember the 1981 Royal Wedding
in black and white.

Oh young yet then ;-)

ah but I remember the coronation ... and you tell
young people that and they don't believe you.
--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

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"Jim Watt" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:22:14 GMT, "The Wizard"
wrote:

Why has anything changed since I did?

Have programmes improved, Has music improved??

yes.

That is debatable....

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In article , Jim Watt
writes
ah but I remember the coronation ... and you tell young people that and
they don't believe you.

LOL, we watched it at my rich uncle's, he was a coal miner, tiny little
screen not helped by the fact I had poor eyesight which hadn't been
discovered. To be honest I don't remember much about it even though I
was 6.

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange

Sky HD Price Drop
 

wrote in message
ups.com...
Just a heads up that the cost of Sky HD will probably be coming down
soon. The following evidence is presented:

1. Existing Sky subscribers can now purchase a Sky HD box for £200 and
get it fitted by an independent retailler at the price determined by
the retailer (around £60).
2. At The Ideal Home Exhibition is London recently you could sign up
for Sky HD for £200 (plus new subscription).
3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG) got a Sky HD offer in
their pay slips recently (£100 + 12 month subscription).
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

So if you are thinking of getting Sky HD for Christmas I'd advise
shopping around and not paying the full £300.

For more details simply read the discussions in the Sky HD forums at
the following web sites:
www.avforums.com
www.digitalspy.co.uk

I hope this info is useful.

David

An act of desparation when sales are not going too well then!
HD isn't very good unless you have a decent TV. Most of the "old stock"
being sold off in shops now do not show it correctly.

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"The Wizard" wrote in message
...

"Fr J. Hackett" wrote in message
ups.com...

Heracles Pollux wrote:

Yes, a picture of a HD fountain, sort of like a 2000s version of
testcard F.

Whenever I'm in a store looking at the BBC HD channel, Robbie Williams
is always cropping.
On the screen, that is.........

The only thing on in HD apart from yank rubbish no doubt knowing Sky.

From that I take it you don't have HD TV but you thought you would post
anyway, like so many others that never have much to say.

Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour but
we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make the
music any better quality!!


I take it you have a hearing difficulty or try to listen to a stereo
broadcast through ONE speaker as most DABradio owners do then! Stereo audio
is far better quality than mono.
Colour pictures has nothing to do with actual programme content.

The powers that be are only scamming the young pups because the older and
wiser will have none of it...they've seen it all before.

No one is being scammed, people have a choice to buy whatever they want. If
they see TV as such a major part of their life or treat it as a substitute
for no friends/family then it's up to them. I hardly watch TV as I am too
busy working to pay for other things I enjoy.

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"The Wizard" wrote in message
...

"the dog from that film you saw"
wrote in message ...

"The Wizard" wrote in message
...




Everyone thought things were fantastic when Monochrome went to colour
but we still got the same old stuff, Same as mono to Stereo did'nt make
the music any better quality!!

The powers that be are only scamming the young pups because the older
and wiser will have none of it...they've seen it all before.





so you still use a monochrome, non stereo 20" tv ?

Why has anything changed since I did?

Have programmes improved, Has music improved??


If you watched your TV you might find out for yourself. Who did you argue
with before the Internet?
Why are you using the Internet anyway if you are so against any technical
advances.

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"Nigel Barker" wrote in message
...
On 19 Oct 2006 14:29:31 -0700, wrote:

3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG) got a Sky HD offer in
their pay slips recently (£100 + 12 month subscription).

When was Dixons Stores Group nationalised?

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

Try the Internet.

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"Stan The Man" wrote in message
...

Static graphics are pin-sharp on my SD plasma so unlikely to be sharper
in HD. The difference, I assume, is best observed in moving images,
camera pans, etc.

But on an HD plasma will of course be even more pin-shar

loz

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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:49:57 +0100, Mike Swift
wrote:

In article , Jim Watt
writes
ah but I remember the coronation ... and you tell young people that and
they don't believe you.

LOL, we watched it at my rich uncle's, he was a coal miner, tiny little
screen not helped by the fact I had poor eyesight which hadn't been
discovered. To be honest I don't remember much about it even though I
was 6.

Have you still got the free mug ... I bet they
change hands for a bit of money these days as
collectables.

--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

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In article , Jim Watt
writes
LOL, we watched it at my rich uncle's, he was a coal miner, tiny little
screen not helped by the fact I had poor eyesight which hadn't been
discovered. To be honest I don't remember much about it even though I
was 6.

Have you still got the free mug ... I bet they change hands for a bit of
money these days as collectables.

I'm sure it's knocking about somewhere and the 5 bob piece.

Mike

--
Michael Swift We do not regard Englishmen as foreigners.
Kirkheaton We look on them only as rather mad Norwegians.
Yorkshire Halvard Lange

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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:38:33 +0100, Mike Swift
wrote:

In article , Jim Watt
writes
LOL, we watched it at my rich uncle's, he was a coal miner, tiny little
screen not helped by the fact I had poor eyesight which hadn't been
discovered. To be honest I don't remember much about it even though I
was 6.

Have you still got the free mug ... I bet they change hands for a bit of
money these days as collectables.

I'm sure it's knocking about somewhere and the 5 bob piece.

don't remember that ... must have spent it.

Would have bought a lot then!

--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

Sky HD Price Drop - currys now have for £149
 

Nigel Goodwin wrote:

In message . com,
writes
4. In Currys/Dixons you can get Sky HD for £200 when you buy a TV

It's the same at all ASA's, £100 off Sky HD if you buy a TV (doesn't
even have to be an HD TV).
--
Nigel Goodwin
C.Farmer Ltd.
Matlock

It is now £149

Since Wednesday October 18th Currys have had an offer where if you buy
a TV (for at least £160) you can get Sky HD for £149 (£150 off). My
mate signed up for this today in the Huntingdon Currys.

Cheers,

David

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Dave schrieb:
There's actually some good stuff on the BBC HD channel. Nature series
like Planet Earth, Deep Blue and Galapagos are shown. Many new BBC
series are in HD and a smattering of sport (e.g. home England Euro 2004
qualifiers, tennis etc).


In fact the BBC HD signal is used as an admired model of HD quality
by many german HD enthusiasts...

Klaus

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3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG)

What is the "DSG"?


--
MESSAGE ENDS.
John Porcella

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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:22:28 +0200, klaus wrote:

In fact the BBC HD signal is used as an admired model of HD quality
by many german HD enthusiasts...

That would be because the FTA German channels ProSeiben HD & Sat 1 HD have such
poor quality pictures. They are mot even in widescreen so black bars down either
side of the picture!

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

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"John Porcella" wrote in message
...
3. Those who work in the public sector (e.g. DSG)

What is the "DSG"?


A UK shop keeper, me'lud.

Roger R