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Bladeando 13-11-2010 18:27

NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
just out of curiosity, has anybody else been told by VM on the phone that they are only transmitting the normal picture?

i've got the V+ HD box & i've got a 3D TV. to my total surprise they told me i have to pay the same fee Sky are charging but i don't get a choice of a viewing format of 3D or HD :confused:

if this is true then why on earth are they bothering with us having an HD box if they don't transmit it? & why are we paying the same amount as Sky customers that get the choice :mad:

looks like i'll be paying Sky for it at my friends house instead then.

Lew 13-11-2010 18:28

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bladeando (Post 35121900)
i've got the V+ HD box & i've got a 3D TV. to my total surprise they told me i have to pay the same fee Sky are charging but i don't get a choice of a viewing format of 3D or HD :confused:

if this is true then why on earth are they bothering with us having an HD box if they don't transmit it? & why are we paying the same amount as Sky customers that get the choice :mad:

They don't show the HD version because Sky don't let them.

Bladeando 13-11-2010 18:32

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
that's a bad con then. (of sky's)

rather than me being annoyed by this why on earth couldn't the woman on the end of the phone say that? instead she just kept repeating "there isn't a choice, it's just normal picture"

still, in principle i am still right, we shouldn't be paying the same cost for a lower standard.

zantarous 13-11-2010 18:51

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Because saying sky won't let them is not the professional thing to say. The CS rep was correct that there is not a choice.

frogstamper 14-11-2010 01:24

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Maybe VM should negotiate a cheaper price with Sky then, its hardly fair we pay the same and get an SD picture whilst Sky customers can have the event in HD and 3D.
Seems to me this is one that Ofcom should be looking at.

oblong 14-11-2010 09:27

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
The main problem wasn't the lack of HD, it was the lack of punches from Audley Harrison.

jb66 14-11-2010 10:44

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 35122026)
Maybe VM should negotiate a cheaper price with Sky then, its hardly fair we pay the same and get an SD picture whilst Sky customers can have the event in HD and 3D.
Seems to me this is one that Ofcom should be looking at.

There is nothing to negotiate:

virgin say "I want it cheaper"
sky say "no"

then what...

mhatter67 14-11-2010 10:53

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by oblong (Post 35122080)
The main problem wasn't the lack of HD, it was the lack of punches from Audley Harrison.

True, 1 punch landed £14.95

The fight from America was a million times better (not David Hayes fault). The problem I have was the picture quality on this PPV in SD was not that brilliant it seemed in patches highly compressed:(

I know the fight from America I watched on SS1 HD but it was not in HD and the upscaled picture quality was brilliant!

mersey70 14-11-2010 15:41

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Did everyone manage to watch the fight that ordered it? I only ask as there have been a lot of problems with events in the past which have put me off ordering.

richard1960 14-11-2010 15:51

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35122094)
There is nothing to negotiate:

virgin say "I want it cheaper"
sky say "no"

then what...

Er thats why we have a regulator is it not to make sure the consumer is not getting ripped off.By being charged the same price for an inferior product.;)

wwe 14-11-2010 16:07

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
no ppv are in HD i would love to see wwe in HD on there but sky won't let us

bthodgson 16-11-2010 21:45

Re: NO HD on Pay per view fight Haye v harrison?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35122244)
Did everyone manage to watch the fight that ordered it? I only ask as there have been a lot of problems with events in the past which have put me off ordering.

Well, I had a picture on the screen.... If I said that I watched a 'fight' I think I would have Trading Standards jumping on me. I saw a punch bag in the third round though.......


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