digital v analogue
 

Hi,

I currently have base analogue TV from NTL and am thinking about the base Digital package.

Can someone confirm :confused: -

1. Digital service is in widescreen (where sent by the broadcaster)

2. Does Digital also support Dolby Digital 5.1?

3. Can you record from Digital NTL on to VCR?

Cheers,

Steve.:)

Re: digital v analogue
 

OK, quick fire answers:

1. Yes
2. No, Pro Logic is the best you'll get
3. Yes

Re: digital v analogue
 

Yes.
No.
Yes.

EDIT : Beaten to it!

Re: digital v analogue
 

For 3, I beleive that (some? all?) Front Row PPV movies have Macrovision added.

Re: digital v analogue
 

Hi Aragorn, I'll start by saying :welcome:

In answer to your questions:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes, but you have to watch the channel you are recording, unless you can recieve a terrestrial signal, and so can just watch this instead.

Hope this helps,
Browneggsandham :)

EDIT: where did you guys all come from suddenly?? :pp

Re: digital v analogue
 

Some. As required by the movie company supplying.

Re: digital v analogue
 

*Smiles and holds up standards converter that has the convenient side effect of disabling Macrovision* :D

Mind you, I don't bother with PPV events anyway ;)

Re: digital v analogue
 

Sure thery have Macrovision?
I can record all PPV stuff, probably due to my ancient but reliable Sony VCR.

Re: digital v analogue
 

Should note that the base pack on NTL anal is much better then the digital one

Re: digital v analogue
 

Unless you like shopping channels, of course

It's £6 cheaper as well :shocked:. If I had a 16:9 TV I'd stick with analogue and get a Freeview box (most of the non-FTA channels are not in 16:9 anyway)

Re: digital v analogue
 

Thanks for all the quick replies.

Thought about it, but NTL dig is the easy solution - don't have to get aerial upgraded, aerial point is on wrong side of room from the TV, STB is supported (even if it's NTL support :shocked: ) , etc.

BTW, can you request a specific STB model or is it whatever NTL are handing out at the time? If you can, what's the best for quality/reliability?

Cheers,

Steve.

Re: digital v analogue
 

Why would you need an aerial upgrade for Cable analogue TV :erm:

Re: digital v analogue
 

I've got a PACE1000 - apparently it's quite an old one, but very reliable, I've heard the 4000 is quite tempermental and freezes.

Re: digital v analogue
 

I think he meant he would need an aerial upgrade to get the freeview/topuptv services.

Re: digital v analogue
 

to get freeview & 5 - I can record bbc1 etc off my aerial & watch Angel, on cable, at the same time, but the aerial isn't good enough for 5 & freeview :)

Re: digital v analogue
 

Mine wasn't able to pick up five and a few others either till I got a signel booster

Re: digital v analogue
 

I was a bit miffed when I found out there was no teletext when I switched to digital...

Re: digital v analogue
 

Dont be such a lazy bugger :D

An extension to the aerial lead is much cheaper than paying the extra to NTL, get one & route it under the carpet or something.

I regretted going to Digital, I found the analogue box much easier to use, never locked up where the STB does all the time and it costs a heck of a lot more.

Dont be taken in by the "games" & "interactivity" bullpoop, you soon get bored of the games, some of them are chargeable & you cannot stop them being used (if you have kids) without stopping them all, the interactivity bits take ages & you might as well run down to the local paper shop & buy a tv guide for 40p while waiting for them to load.
The "Red button" does not work & seemingly never will.

On the other hand, Sky has 330 channels & the Red button does work. :D

Re: digital v analogue
 

Is that serious? No access to the interactive services / digital text? Having used the Sky digi boxes at work I assumed I would be able to get these via NTL digital.

If there's no standard teletext and no digitext that would definitely put me off switching. (Only way to get cricket scores without SkySports!!)

Do these services work with a decent Freeview stb?

Steve.

Re: digital v analogue
 

The 'Red Button' works on half the network and once the CR3 upgrade is completed will be available to almost all digital subscribers. The red button content is dependant on the channel provider.

Most BBC enhanced services should be available like the Euro 2004, wimbledon etc.

Re: digital v analogue
 

Yes, the interactive content and performance on Freeview is far better than on NTL digital and that is without it having any return path!

Re: digital v analogue
 

Assuming you're talking about BBCi content, then you're quite wrong. There is *far* more content on cable than on Freeview, or even satellite. There is also better e-TV content on Bromley -- up to 5 extra video streams (the same as Sky), as opposed to the 2 you can get on Freeview. This will soon be available on Langley too.

Re: digital v analogue
 

The Red button might but the sodding TV picture doesnt!! :D