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OLDGOLD 26-02-2011 19:16

Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Apologies if this has been done before, but just thought it would be interesting to get a view of which is the most wanted HD channel. The list is a selection of what I imagine would be the most popular of the HD channels rumoured to be coming soon in Media Boy's 'Coming Soon...' thread.

You can choose more than one, but try to avoid selecting all of them just because you want as many HD channels as possible, so please select only the ones you REALLY REALLY want.

jb66 26-02-2011 19:19

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Sky Atlantic HD :D

SnoopZ 26-02-2011 19:20

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35182729)
Sky Atlantic HD :D

Same here.

OLDGOLD 26-02-2011 19:21

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
I've deliberately left off Sky Atlantic, because I think we all know that we aren't going to be getting that, no matter how much we want it (as least not for a long time).

Taf 26-02-2011 19:21

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
None at all.

scgf 26-02-2011 19:28

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Err BBCHD?!

deathtrap3000 26-02-2011 20:39

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by scgf (Post 35182735)
Err BBCHD?!

Dont waste your time wanting a channel we already have...

pearl 26-02-2011 20:40

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
skysports HD 3 and skysports HD 4

brooza 26-02-2011 20:41

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by scgf (Post 35182735)
Err BBCHD?!

I got confused by that too, but it's "Which HD channel do you want most?", not "Which HD channel do you watch most?"


Not fussed by any of those options, but picked Universal HD

muppetman11 26-02-2011 20:42

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
ESPNA HD simply because its almost all actually in HD.

denphone 26-02-2011 20:43

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
As many as possible.

pesty 26-02-2011 20:44

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
I'd like to see gold go HD as the picture quality is sometimes awful.

scgf 26-02-2011 20:46

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by deathtrap3000 (Post 35182769)
Dont waste your time wanting a channel we already have...

Ahhhh! Totally mis-read your poll! Thought it said 'which HD channel do you WATCH most' LOL! Sorry! I blame the Stella!

Zing 26-02-2011 20:47

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
some nice free to air hard core porn channel in HD ;)

SnoopZ 26-02-2011 21:04

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ooogemaflop (Post 35182780)
some nice free to air hard core porn channel in HD ;)

:D in 3D too?

alwaysabear 26-02-2011 21:06

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35182773)
espna hd simply because its almost all actually in hd.

+ 1 :d

Zing 26-02-2011 22:52

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35182789)
:D in 3D too?

thats a given lol

TonyHoyle 26-02-2011 22:55

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Disney XD HD

Disney keep telling us this is already available.. every damned advertising break.. about time they actually did it.

Dave42 26-02-2011 23:17

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
sky sports 3+4 HD ones i want the most

TMLeafs 26-02-2011 23:23

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35182845)
sky sports 3+4 HD ones i want the most

We will only get them if ESPN win big at the next premier league TV rights. Sky would be trying to get as much money as they could as no one would want them.

Jameseh 26-02-2011 23:43

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Sky Sports 3, ESPN America and Universal.

brooza 26-02-2011 23:46

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SnoopZ (Post 35182789)
:D in 3D too?

Smellovision? :erm:


Maybe not...

muppetman11 26-02-2011 23:51

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35182859)
Sky Sports 3, ESPN America and Universal.

Would go along with them you missed SS4 HD off though LOL :D

Jameseh 26-02-2011 23:53

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Not really interested in SPL or fishing, although I guess the Scottish Cup and Rangers/Celtic would make the channel worthwhile.

telegramsam 27-02-2011 13:09

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ooogemaflop (Post 35182780)
some nice free to air hard core porn channel in HD ;)

There`s a fair bit on the internet if you look for it!

Big-Ted 27-02-2011 13:24

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ooogemaflop (Post 35182780)
some nice free to air hard core porn channel in HD ;)


But theres so much free streaming stuff if you know where to get it, and I don't mean sites with poor quality uploads but full DVD's to watch for free.

Won't post link here but if you want it I will PM back requests.

Much more use would be Nature channels in HD, they would look great, in that vein Eden HD was missed off the list

Marcus125 27-02-2011 15:15

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyHoyle (Post 35182831)
Disney XD HD

Disney keep telling us this is already available.. every damned advertising break.. about time they actually did it.


Disney XD HD Is available.

muppetman11 27-02-2011 15:28

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus125 (Post 35183118)
Disney XD HD Is available.

Only on Sky at the moment.

jcm193 27-02-2011 20:57

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
It has to be History Hd for me

jamiefrost 27-02-2011 21:08

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
ESPNA loads of content broadcast in HD

Arthurgray50@blu 27-02-2011 22:46

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
I would prefer ANY HD channel, to prove it is better than SD, as on VM l cannot see the difference.

Marcus125 27-02-2011 22:50

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
As a sky subcriber with all the skysports and ESPN including ESPN-A in HD I can't think of anything.

but my youngest daughter would like Disney channel HD.

I know there is a disney channel HD in America so most of the shows are filmed in HD.

muppetman11 27-02-2011 22:54

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus125 (Post 35183390)
As a sky subcriber with all the skysports and ESPN including ESPN-A in HD I can't think of anything.

but my youngest daughter would like Disney channel HD.

I know there is a disney channel HD in America so most of the shows are filmed in HD.

What about On Demand , 100mb broadband , free ESPN on XL , free box repairs and freephone support do they have all that.

Marcus125 27-02-2011 22:59

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35183394)
What about On Demand , 100mb broadband , free ESPN on XL , free box repairs and freephone support do they have all that.

No. But lucky for me I'm in a VM area so I will be getting 100mb BB in March(currently rolling with the 50mb)Sky are a TV company.

Maybe I should add.....You can run Sky down all you want I couldnt careless. They provide my tv and if they went bankcrupt tomorrow I would go freesat or wait for youview or get VMtv.

I buy my TV from sky as I believe they're the best..I buy my BB From VM as I believe they're the best.(altthough it turns out with latency and jitter VM are not the best for gaming lol.

muppetman11 27-02-2011 23:41

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Sky linear channel range is the best but OD is better with VM as is ESPN free for XL customers.

jtaylor06 27-02-2011 23:53

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus125 (Post 35183390)
As a sky subcriber with all the skysports and ESPN including ESPN-A in HD I can't think of anything.

but my youngest daughter would like Disney channel HD.

I know there is a disney channel HD in America so most of the shows are filmed in HD.

Most Disney Channel films that are HD are available to view on Virgin Media's On-Demand service.

muppetman11 28-02-2011 00:18

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jtaylor06 (Post 35183467)
Most Disney Channel films that are HD are available to view on Virgin Media's On-Demand service.

But he can't get that on Sky :D

borrissey 28-02-2011 13:24

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Would be sweet if we had a few new HD channels for the main launch of the TIVO box.

muppetman11 28-02-2011 14:34

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35183650)
Would be sweet if we had a few new HD channels for the main launch of the TIVO box.

That is a must , I can see Sky knocking on the door of 70 by the year end.

borrissey 28-02-2011 17:20

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35183687)
That is a must , I can see Sky knocking on the door of 70 by the year end.

True they will keep adding more, VM can't be left behind say 4,5,6 new HD channels launch with TIVO and the Sky sports red button would be great business.

Digital Fanatic 28-02-2011 17:24

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Interesting results regarding ITV2 HD and Universal HD.

ITV2 HD was struggling with ratings on Sky HD a few weeks ago, I've not seen the latest figures. Universal (formally Hallmark) is a popular channel though.

borrissey 28-02-2011 17:28

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
I'd take Universal HD over ITV2 HD.

Big-Ted 28-02-2011 17:50

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcus125 (Post 35183401)
No. But lucky for me I'm in a VM area so I will be getting 100mb BB in March(currently rolling with the 50mb)Sky are a TV company.

Maybe I should add.....You can run Sky down all you want I couldnt careless. They provide my tv and if they went bankcrupt tomorrow I would go freesat or wait for youview or get VMtv.

I buy my TV from sky as I believe they're the best..I buy my BB From VM as I believe they're the best.(altthough it turns out with latency and jitter VM are not the best for gaming lol.



Better be VM or your family will lynch you


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pabscars 28-02-2011 18:00

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Voted ITV2 HD, as the standard definition quality is quite poor on a big TV compared to others channels.

muppetman11 28-02-2011 18:03

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35183388)
I would prefer ANY HD channel, to prove it is better than SD, as on VM l cannot see the difference.

Have u seen the advert Should have gone to specsavers LOL :D

DaMacFunkin 28-02-2011 18:04

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Has everyone forgot Sky Movies Classics HD which we dont seem to get...

neilo 28-02-2011 18:06

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Crime and Investigation HD

borrissey 28-02-2011 18:07

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
VM have come a long way in the last 12 months in regards to HD channels, most things I watch are in HD now.

Movies on Film 4 HD and Sky Movies HD, Champions League, FA Cup, Premier League football on ITV 1 HD, Sky Sport HD 1&2, ESPN HD. Also Premier League Darts and Six Nations rugby on Sky Sport HD and BBC 1 HD.

Then there's programmes like Walking Dead on FX HD, Simpsons, Mad Dogs on Sky 1 HD. Marchlands on ITV 1 HD etc etc etc...

devilincarnate 28-02-2011 18:15

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35183877)
VM have come a long way in the last 12 months in regards to HD channels, most things I watch are in HD now.

Movies on Film 4 HD and Sky Movies HD, Champions League, FA Cup, Premier League football on ITV 1 HD, Sky Sport HD 1&2, ESPN HD. Also Premier League Darts and Six Nations rugby on Sky Sport HD and BBC 1 HD.

Then there's programmes like Walking Dead on FX HD, Simpsons, Mad Dogs on Sky 1 HD. Marchlands on ITV 1 HD etc etc etc...

Well said, But who knows what channels they have got in the pipeline for this year? It could be all of the above or none of the above. All we know is that there should be more on the way.

my guess ishttps://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/06/4.gif

muppetman11 28-02-2011 18:17

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
They have to if they hope to tempt customers over from Sky , TIVO alone won't do it.

mhatter67 28-02-2011 19:05

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Looking into the old crystal ball, i wonder how many years it will be before VM regard SD variant channels as redundant like Analogue cable is? I will go for 7 years

Peter_ 28-02-2011 19:09

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35183946)
Looking into the old crystal ball, i wonder how many years it will be before VM regard SD variant channels as redundant like Analogue cable is? I will go for 7 years

We will have SD channels for quite a while yet due to the amount of standard Vboxes in circulation.

Andrewcrawford23 28-02-2011 19:15

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35183946)
Looking into the old crystal ball, i wonder how many years it will be before VM regard SD variant channels as redundant like Analogue cable is? I will go for 7 years

20-30 myears that includes sky because until all channells are hd the chasnnels themself wont clsoe sd channels and someone people wont have hd tv for about that time sio virign and sky wont do it until thenish

JMcB 28-02-2011 19:41

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Disney XD HD

muppetman11 28-02-2011 20:43

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Luxe HD I may not be disappointed then ha ha.

borrissey 28-02-2011 22:45

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Wonder how long it will be before we have full hd 1080p that would be cool.

OLDGOLD 01-03-2011 17:50

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by borrissey (Post 35184215)
Wonder how long it will be before we have full hd 1080p that would be cool.

Quite a long time I reckon. But I agree, it would be nice. I would rather have 1080p than 3D.

borrissey 01-03-2011 18:29

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OLDGOLD (Post 35184733)
Quite a long time I reckon. But I agree, it would be nice. I would rather have 1080p than 3D.

Yep throw in True HD and DTS HD as well.

muppetman11 05-03-2011 19:17

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Just looked on my Sky+HD epg (I now use it for the FTA channels) and there is quite a bit of HD content on the other ITV HD channels however a lot of it is films .

kgollop 05-03-2011 21:35

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
I'd have Sky Sports 3 + 4 HD and Sky Altantic HD over everything on that list. Sky Movies Classics HD and Sky News HD would be nice too. Surprised Eden HD and Good Food HD aren't on the list...

mersey70 05-03-2011 21:53

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35187635)
Just looked on my Sky+HD epg (I now use it for the FTA channels) and there is quite a bit of HD content on the other ITV HD channels however a lot of it is films .

Quite a few shows that you might not expect to be in HD actually are as they were made on film and have been remastered (a bit like Thunderbirds is in HD on SyFy HD) and it looks amazing.

Jeeves and Wooster, The Prisoner and Darling Buds of May have all been remastered from film supposedly and ITV4 HD of course sometimes shows Europa League football in HD.

For me personally though they don't really seem to be that compelling considering the SD channels are free to air (they are bonus channels though) but no doubt they will get better as HD channels tend do. Remember ITV1 HD hardly had any native shows when it first launched but it's quite good now.

I would personally guess these channels could be likely suspects to arrive on VM in future.

muppetman11 05-03-2011 23:26

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
ITV got a lot of stick about there poor SD picture on ITV1 but you have to credit them with the amount of ITV1 content now in HD.

the-cable-guy 06-03-2011 04:49

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
as iv got Sky+ HD iv already got all of em, however id like to see Fox News Channel HD, CNN HD, CCTV-22/CCTV-HD & PBS HD Channel on any platform in the UK but i cant see that happening anytime soon if at all :(

DaMacFunkin 06-03-2011 13:05

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35187793)
ITV got a lot of stick about there poor SD picture on ITV1 but you have to credit them with the amount of ITV1 content now in HD.

Mmm, they still had the nerve to show star wars in stereo :mad:

---------- Post added at 12:05 ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 ----------

Personally i would love Disney Cinemagic in HD, when youve seen them on blu-ray, watching them in sd just doeant cut it. come on virgin.

mersey70 06-03-2011 13:53

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by the-cable-guy (Post 35187853)
as iv got Sky+ HD iv already got all of em, however id like to see Fox News Channel HD, CNN HD, CCTV-22/CCTV-HD & PBS HD Channel on any platform in the UK but i cant see that happening anytime soon if at all :(

Fox News is funny, I am not sure it's intended to be but the commentary shows make me laugh. Then again so do similar shows on RT.

Both channels are fair and balanced ;)

muppetman11 06-03-2011 17:33

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMacFunkin (Post 35187949)
Mmm, they still had the nerve to show star wars in stereo :mad:

---------- Post added at 12:05 ---------- Previous post was at 12:04 ----------

Personally i would love Disney Cinemagic in HD, when youve seen them on blu-ray, watching them in sd just doeant cut it. come on virgin.

They have more shows in HD than channel 4+5 and possibly BBC One HD.

the-cable-guy 06-03-2011 18:18

Re: Which HD channel do you want most?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35188001)
Fox News is funny, I am not sure it's intended to be but the commentary shows make me laugh. Then again so do similar shows on RT.

Both channels are fair and balanced ;)

yeah well Fox News Channel isint balanced as many people have gathered lol


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