The bigger the TV, the better Sky HD looks
Finally after months of waiting they updated my HD to the new system today. Woohoo!
Is HD worth it Liam? I have Freesat HD in bedroom and it's ok - noticeable but not great. I've Sky + downstairs and I'm very tempted to HD it...but is it worth it?
50/50 really to be honest, though we very seldom watch it actually, it is VERY good on wildlife progs and sports
I much prefer the different software though, that makes it worth it imho. you can preview channels in the guide without going into them. continue
watching your channel whilst searching the guide and get information on channels without going into the guide
I have had the upgrade and new card for a while now and it keeps crashing, freezing on channels, telling me theres no signal etc.
Have to keep unplugging and rebooting it 2~3 times a week!
I'm thinking of canceling my HD subscription as apart from the cricket theres nothing much to watch and its not much better than the normal
channels. Biggest improvement for me was Monster scart cables that improved the picture quality no end, although I mainly use the HDMI connection
these days.
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Originally posted by coozer
I have had the upgrade and new card for a while now and it keeps crashing, freezing on channels, telling me theres no signal etc.
Have to keep unplugging and rebooting it 2~3 times a week!
me to coozer. same issues amd ive had mine updated for months now. im already on my 2nd hd box. i just keep complaining and they keep giving me stuff!
i was looking into having sky hd but i just think its a little expensive for only about 30 channels most of which i would never watch
Size matters
The bigger the TV, the better Sky HD looks
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Originally posted by philw
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Originally posted by coozer
I have had the upgrade and new card for a while now and it keeps crashing, freezing on channels, telling me theres no signal etc.
Have to keep unplugging and rebooting it 2~3 times a week!
I've heard a few people saying this.
I have had HD for about 6 months now and although my eyesight isn't all it should be I definitely notice the difference in both sound and vision.
I use the optical output into my AV amp to get the full benefit of the surround sound (when broadcast) Mind you .... 52" of plasma screen at
1080i does help a bit too 
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Originally posted by mads
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Originally posted by philw
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Originally posted by coozer
I have had the upgrade and new card for a while now and it keeps crashing, freezing on channels, telling me theres no signal etc.
Have to keep unplugging and rebooting it 2~3 times a week!
I've heard a few people saying this.
I get this with my Sky+ box, particularly over the last 2-3 months. Had a new viewing card but still get error messages saying "No Viewing Card". As soon as i take it out and put it back in, it works.
I ordered Sky hd and they told me up to 7 weeks - my pal ordered his as a new customer and it came in 4 days ! .. Sky really dislike there existing customers !
Tell them that you want to end your contract - that usually gets them motivated!
If I could just upgrade and get an HD box to install myself, I would be seriously tempted, but they want me to pay for an engineer to come and
"install" it, i.e. connect a few wires. No way am I paying for something that would take me ten minutes to do.
I did my own Sky+ install using a new dish/LNB and a s/h box I bought from ebay (and stuck a 250GB drive in), and Sky had no problem with that, but
for the cost of the HD box I'd want a new one with some warranty.
Engineer, lol. Not by a long stretch. Makes me laugh and I wonder what the like of Sky and BG actually call their 'proper' engineers??
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
but they want me to pay for an engineer to come and "install" it,
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Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
Engineer, lol. Not by a long stretch.
Join the club - I'm an armchair engineer!
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Originally posted by mads
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Originally posted by philw
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Originally posted by coozer
I have had the upgrade and new card for a while now and it keeps crashing, freezing on channels, telling me theres no signal etc.
Have to keep unplugging and rebooting it 2~3 times a week!
I've heard a few people saying this.
I get this with my Sky+ box, particularly over the last 2-3 months. Had a new viewing card but still get error messages saying "No Viewing Card". As soon as i take it out and put it back in, it works.