Newbie Question, how long do films stay in sheduals ?

Hi all,
as a new user of Sky+ I am recording (or trying to) as many of my type of
films as possible, then transferring them to VHS to view later.
I am wondering if I am recording needlessly if they stay in the schedules
for some time.
I can understand there will be a continual need for "classic films"
regardless of age, but of course new titles are coming out all the time.

Are the Sky Cinema list the older "classic" films and Sky Movie channels the
newer ones?
How long do they remain available please,
Thanks Mick.

"Nigel Barker" wrote in message
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No offence but this gets my vote as the most bonkers use of a Sky+ box.
Don't
you care about the picture quality on the films that you want to watch?
Why not
just watch the films from the Sky+?

One of the reasons that I insisted on getting a DVD recorder with my Sky+
box.

Simon

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:59:25 -0000, "Mick." wrote:

as a new user of Sky+ I am recording (or trying to) as many of my type of
films as possible, then transferring them to VHS to view later.

No offence but this gets my vote as the most bonkers use of a Sky+ box. Don't
you care about the picture quality on the films that you want to watch? Why not
just watch the films from the Sky+?

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

Thus spaketh Nigel Barker:
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:59:25 -0000, "Mick."
wrote:

as a new user of Sky+ I am recording (or trying to) as many of my
type of films as possible, then transferring them to VHS to view
later.

No offence but this gets my vote as the most bonkers use of a Sky+
box. Don't you care about the picture quality on the films that you
want to watch? Why not just watch the films from the Sky+?

Some people have low standards. ;-)

"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in message
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Thus spaketh Nigel Barker:
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:59:25 -0000, "Mick."
wrote:

as a new user of Sky+ I am recording (or trying to) as many of my
type of films as possible, then transferring them to VHS to view
later.

No offence but this gets my vote as the most bonkers use of a Sky+
box. Don't you care about the picture quality on the films that you
want to watch? Why not just watch the films from the Sky+?

Some people have low standards. ;-)


Simpler solution would be to tape direct to VHS

Why you should want to do this is an entirely different question

Mind you the OP has asked an interesting question - has anyone seen any
reliable information about scheduling policy?

The point is I recorded them and transferd to tape because I did not know
how long they stayed in the play list, and myself wondered if I was doing it
unnecessarily that's why I asked the original Question how long are films in
the play list.
I realise the quality is best watching live or disc recorded, please re
read my first post.

Mick.
"John Kelly" wrote in message
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"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in message
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Thus spaketh Nigel Barker:
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:59:25 -0000, "Mick."
wrote:

as a new user of Sky+ I am recording (or trying to) as many of my
type of films as possible, then transferring them to VHS to view
later.

No offence but this gets my vote as the most bonkers use of a Sky+
box. Don't you care about the picture quality on the films that you
want to watch? Why not just watch the films from the Sky+?

Some people have low standards. ;-)


Simpler solution would be to tape direct to VHS

Why you should want to do this is an entirely different question

Mind you the OP has asked an interesting question - has anyone seen any
reliable information about scheduling policy?

"Mick." wrote in message
...
Hi all,
as a new user of Sky+ I am recording (or trying to) as many of my type of
films as possible, then transferring them to VHS to view later.
I am wondering if I am recording needlessly if they stay in the schedules
for some time.
I can understand there will be a continual need for "classic films"
regardless of age, but of course new titles are coming out all the time.

Are the Sky Cinema list the older "classic" films and Sky Movie channels
the newer ones?
How long do they remain available please,

It probably isn't, but it seems like years :-)

It is some months though. I don't think there is any one rule, but typically
it seems are on for about 3 months. For example, I note that some films with
the last showing in Feb had their premiere in Nov

Moreover, you will often notice that it gets repeated even more frequently
the longer it has been in the schedule (probably something to do with
pricing - they don't show it often when new as that costs more)

To be honest, its hard to miss a movie on Sky making Sky+ a bit redundant.
They have multistarts on the blockbusters so you can watch at any time, and
every film is repeated many, many times over the months.

Loz

"loz" wrote in message
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It probably isn't, but it seems like years :-)

It is some months though. I don't think there is any one rule, but
typically it seems are on for about 3 months. For example, I note that
some films with the last showing in Feb had their premiere in Nov

Moreover, you will often notice that it gets repeated even more frequently
the longer it has been in the schedule (probably something to do with
pricing - they don't show it often when new as that costs more)

To be honest, its hard to miss a movie on Sky making Sky+ a bit redundant.
They have multistarts on the blockbusters so you can watch at any time,
and every film is repeated many, many times over the months.

Loz
Thank you very much Loz, I now know I do not need to record them all at
once.

Mick.