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#31
01.07.2008, 11:20
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Ed wrote:
> On Jun 30, 11:21 am, "John Russell" <john_e_russ> > wrote: > > I have Sky+ and am hoping that the second the Freesat PVRs go on sale > sky will drop the £10 a month charge to stop people leaving They've dropped that already, haven't they? I don't pay it. |
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#32
01.07.2008, 11:36
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On Jul 1, 11:20 am, JNugent <J> wrote:
> Ed wrote: >> > > They've dropped that already, haven't they? > > I don't pay it.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - If you dont have the minimum package you pay £10 a month to use the recorder |
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#33
01.07.2008, 11:44
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:35 +0100, JNugent <JN> wrote:
>Ed wrote: > >They've dropped that already, haven't they? > >I don't pay it. You pay a Sky subscription of at least 16 pounds per month though don't you? The Sky+ service is now 'free' but only to Sky subscribers. |
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#34
01.07.2008, 12:07
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On Jul 1, 11:44 am, Nigel Barker <ni> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:35 +0100, JNugent <J> wrote: >> >> > You pay a Sky subscription of at least 16 pounds per month though don't you? > The Sky+ service is now 'free' but only to Sky subscribers. > -- > > Cheers > > Nigel Barker > Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Yes, but it's a damned cheek to charge people to make the box work given that I supposedly own it |
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#35
01.07.2008, 12:30
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Ed wrote:
> On Jun 30, 8:31 pm, "News Reader" <n...@email.invalid> wrote: > > I'd like a PVR that I dont have to pay £10 a month to use, that picks > up the majority of watchable channels. I have no need for the 800 > shopping/god/foreign/E4 shit that infests Sky and supposedly is worth > paying for The current Humax has the non-freesat FTA channels in a separate "mode", I believe. Whether that will remain and the PVR have the same capability, remains to be seen. |
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#36
01.07.2008, 13:55
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"Nigel Barker" <nigel> wrote in message
news:cduf > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:31:39 +0100, "News Reader" <no> > wrote: >> You cannot however pop into John Lewis, Argos or wherever & buy a Sky > digibox. > You can buy a Freesat box off the shelf. > -- > > Cheers > > Nigel Barker > Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur Hi, Yes indeed... thank you for you and all others replies. The Sky £75 offer might be comparable value (particularly if you require install) (obviously and then cancel after the free four months). Otherwise, their is the "secondhand market" - but that is clearly anything but convenient or the same as a retail packaged unit available on demand from a high street retailer, etc. Main thing from my point, was to make sure you were not going (nor anyone else was going ) to go and by a FreeSat (SD) unit and expect something that in fact they would have got more of for less via sticking with their (cancelled subscription) Sky unit, etc., etc. Best wishes, News Reader |
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#37
01.07.2008, 14:35
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"Ed" <eabowden> wrote in message
news:ee20 On Jul 1, 11:44 am, Nigel Barker <ni> wrote: > On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:35 +0100, JNugent <J> wrote: >> >> > You pay a Sky subscription of at least 16 pounds per month though don't > you? > The Sky+ service is now 'free' but only to Sky subscribers. > -- > > Cheers > > Nigel Barker > Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - >Yes, but it's a damned cheek to charge people to make the box >work >given that I supposedly own it It's in the same league as finding your BBC Freesat box can't be upgraded to allow you to subscribe to Sky or Satanta once you you realise how crap most of the free channels are. |
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#38
01.07.2008, 16:01
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:09:10 +0100, Mike Plowman
<mike.plowman> wrote: >On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:56:06 -0700 (PDT), Ed <eabowden> >wrote: >>Why are there no Freesat PVRs for sale? > >I have no idea. Seems bloody stupid planning. Humax are supposed ot be >launching one but when is anybody's guess. I asked Freesat about this a couple of weeks ago, and was told "Humax will be releasing their freesat digital television recorder in the third quater of 2008. We recommend that you keep checking our website for any updates." Peter. |
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#39
01.07.2008, 21:30
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Erm - are we forgetting the far superior Tivo here? Tivo is still an option
in the UK. OK there is no new hardware but if you have a thomson PVR - then you are sorted - best interface by far! Ad "Nigel Barker" <nigel> wrote in message news:tg2o [..] |
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#40
02.07.2008, 01:19
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Nigel Barker wrote:
> Krustov wrote: >> John Russell> <Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:21:24 +0100> wrote: >>> How successful are Freeview PVR's? They're very good! >> The biggest gripe seems to be that most freeview pvrs dont have a series >> link - and the epg on freeview boxes is nowhere near as good as skys . > The Sky EPG is poor. It is 10 years old & has never been updated. Slow, > clunky & ugly. A decent computer based PVR has a far better EPG. I don't know how bad the Sky EPG is, but I now have a Sony PVR and the Freeview EPG is excellent; it most certainly does have series link. Fliss |
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#41
02.07.2008, 09:13
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"Felicity S." <Fliss@orpheusnet> wrote in message
news:news > Nigel Barker wrote: > >> Krustov wrote: > >>> John Russell> <Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:21:24 +0100> wrote: > >>>> How successful are Freeview PVR's? > > They're very good! That's not the point. It's to do with market share. Freeview is populer but most people don't use a Freesat PVR to access it. Freesat could become populer, but not necessarily using expensive PVR's. There seems to be a view that people want free "SAT". Most people don't care how their TV is delivered. The decision is based upon "access" to content. I can't "access" Sky Sports any other way than via Sky! |
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#42
02.07.2008, 09:18
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"ADAM FOULKES" <droitwichNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:nz2d > Erm - are we forgetting the far superior Tivo here? Tivo is still an > option in the UK. OK there is no new hardware but if you have a thomson > PVR - then you are sorted - best interface by far! We can't be driven by those who think anything that's old has to changed for it's own sake. Geeks want all kinds of things added or change which most people have no interest in. If they win you end up with a product too complex for it's own good. Compared to a VCR SKY+ is a doddle for anyone to use, be it a child or technophobe pensioner. |
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#43
02.07.2008, 17:23
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"ADAM FOULKES" <droitwichNOSPAM> wrote in message
news:nz2d > Erm - are we forgetting the far superior Tivo here? Tivo is still an > option in the UK. OK there is no new hardware but if you have a thomson > PVR - then you are sorted - best interface by far! > Ad the interface is fine but the hardware isnt anymore - it may do if you live alone but otherwise try telling the family they can't channel hop anymore because it may interfere with your recording. that's before you consider the low picture quality, missing listings for many channels etc. ( i say this as a former tivo owner that doesn't have rose tinted spectacles ). |
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#44
02.07.2008, 17:44
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Ed wrote:
> I'd like a PVR that I dont have to pay £10 a month to use, that picks > up the majority of watchable channels. I have no need for the 800 > shopping/god/foreign/E4 shit that infests Sky and supposedly is worth > paying for There was a thread about a new Freesat version of the Sky+ box that'll be the same only bigger and better, to be sold over Sky's dead body. Fliss |
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#45
03.07.2008, 00:36
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John Russell wrote:
> Felicity S. wrote: >> John Russell wrote: >>> How successful are Freeview PVR's? >> They're very good! > That's not the point. It's to do with market share. Freeview is populer > but most people don't use a Freesat PVR to access it. Did you mean to write "Freeview PVR" there? > Freesat could become populer, but not necessarily using expensive PVR's. PVRs are getting very affordable, and they're much better than Sky+. Fliss |
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