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 :)