saxondale. Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Just pre-ordered our Sky HD box :D Anyone else gone through with it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samg Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 well want to. Gives me an excuse to buy a HD tv too :p ?300 is a bit steap though, as well as ?10 extra a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerm Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 That does it, i'm coming round to yours Sax. Sam you can bring the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hajj_3 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 should be ?10 monthly more OR ?300, wayyy too expensive with both of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 That does it, i'm coming round to yours Sax. Sam you can bring the food. haha, do it do it! I was like to my dad, thats pretty expensive, he was like, i didnt buy this hd tv for nothing, order it now! ha :D Its going to be awesome for the World Cup 2006 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Way to expensive. I'll wait till 2007 - 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 So you have to pay for the box and a monthly fee??... thats rough... here in the US you basically "rent" your HD box from your cable company but I don't pay extra for an HD box.. I have to rent a cable box no matter what... its a shame you have to pay both fees.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted March 24, 2006 Veteran Share Posted March 24, 2006 Pretty disgusting really, I'm not gonna sign up initially, but as the world cup nears I'll probably break. Seeing as the BBC said they're broadcasting the entire world cup in HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted March 24, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted March 24, 2006 So you have to pay for the box and a monthly fee??... thats rough... here in the US you basically "rent" your HD box from your cable company but I don't pay extra for an HD box.. I have to rent a cable box no matter what... its a shame you have to pay both fees.. Thats $ky for you though, charge you an arm and a leg for everything, they even have a premium rate number which takes on average 40mins to get through to (costing a fortune), and they won't give out geographical numbers even though most people in the UK now have free national calls :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Pretty disgusting really, I'm not gonna sign up initially, but as the world cup nears I'll probably break. Seeing as the BBC said they're broadcasting the entire world cup in HD. Pretty much why we want it now, the world cup, but im not that bothered about it, its my dad who wants the see it in HD, but i have to admit, it will look pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamNeeds Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 You've just sold your soul to the devil! lol We've just moved to Telewest TVDrive. Over the last year we've had 14 Sky+ boxes and its just not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenris Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I just brought my DELL 37" HD TV, but there is no way I'm gonna fork out ?300 for a HD Box this year, wait for 12 months and they'll be down to ?150. The extra ?10 a month subscription ain't that bad considering the way Sky shaft you for everything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Pretty much why we want it now, the world cup, but im not that bothered about it, its my dad who wants the see it in HD, but i have to admit, it will look pretty awesome. It's football. Why would it be better in HD. So you can see more detail, big deal. You can see all you need in normal TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1406 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Maaaaaaaaaan.............we still have cable, and a standard TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetechroom Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 The BBC are going to broadcast the world cup in HD, interesting, do I need anything special to recieve these signals, i suspect so, anyone know any details of this.... EDIT - I just guess i will need a Sky HD box, right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 It's football. Why would it be better in HD. So you can see more detail, big deal. You can see all you need in normal TV. You can say the same argument about any type of TV broadcast, you can physically see all you need to. But the difference is like Black and White and Colour. You don't know what your missing until you witness High Definition yourself. Only thing is, if I want HD from Sky, I will be paying allot. 2xHDTV's at about ?1,100 each 2xSky HD at ?300 each, works out ?2,800 and then probably ?20 a month on top of my Sky Digital package (which is already at like ?43 a month now [Minus ?10 for Sky+]) So for US readers that's about $4,880USD + $109 a month. Or if you you went Single on HDTV purchase and the Sky it works out $2,440 and then $92 a month. Pretty damn steep for a simple switch to HD for me. I suppose if you already had a HDTV you can wave quite a sum from that, but since Sky HD is the first HDTV provider* then a majority would not already have HDTVs. *When I say first, they aren't the "first" but the other company that does it costs THOUSANDS of pounds a year and only has a very very limited amount of channels and is out of reach of practically everyone who isn't a millionaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longwilli Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Yeah all you need is the ?300 sky box not the ?10 as the bbc coverage will be free. IMO it is a rip off you pay ?42 odd a month for the sky as it is the sum of the parts cant be more then ?100 hopefully someone will offer the boxes elsewhere cheaper or maybe even a HD freeview for the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnesia Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I really wanted HD Sky and thats why I bought the HD LCD tv. But it looks like I'll be out of luck. I mean, 300 for the box sky membership hd membership and the ability to record is additional as well. Wtf is this? Just to have a clearer picture on 4 channels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 It's football. Why would it be better in HD. So you can see more detail, big deal. You can see all you need in normal TV. dont hate because you dont have a hdtv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amnesia Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I've got an HDTV and I agree with metall :p I don't know what added detail I'll need to enjoy the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulibecker Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Im still undecided. I mean yeah I wanna jump on board n be amongst the first, but then all this extra cost for only a few channels of actual HD. Think I might wait til more of the channels are HD But I Dunno I want it like now! If it wasnt for the ?300 box, I'd b right in there. What to do.....Someone decide for me!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsim7 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hahaha, this sounds to me like another Sky+ crisis :laugh: I remember when that first came out, and people were complaining of an expensive box AND an extra ?10 a month charge:)) We'll be getting our HDTV box when we upgrade our living room Gonna get a Pioneer 50" HDTV (can't remember the model number) and some new speakers (Quad?) I forget:ss -Rich- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 dont hate because you dont have a hdtv. I ain't hating anything. I just don't see the point in watching footy in HD. A lot of things look better in HD, but footy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 I ain't hating anything. I just don't see the point in watching footy in HD. A lot of things look better in HD, but footy? I do agree with you on that, since movies will be better :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 They are coming to install it on the 30th May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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