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Originally Posted by themelon
..........What added functionality do you get on a Sky Now and Nex Bar? Is there something amzing im missing?  |
The Sky NOW and NEXT bar gives you access to
* What's on NOW and NEXT for your 50 favourite channels
* The facility to switch on/off subtitles and audio description via the help button
* Synopsis for current programme
* The facility to scan up and down the NOW and NEXT info for channels and the respective start times for up to 6 hours (however the synopsis can only be read for the programme being watched - this is something that is being worked on for - a much anticipated/long running request)
* The messages button to quickly check for email/text messages via sky active
* It also displays if the channel being watched is in HD; if it carries Dolby Digital; if it's broadcast in Widescreen; if it has subtitles; if it's got narrative description and wheather you can record the programme without Macrovision scrambling the picture
From what people report here and on Digital Spy, cable boxes are notorious for taking a while to change channel/give synopsis info/acxtion any request from the remote. So there is a world of difference between Sky and Virgin Media's banner - thankfully Sky's version doesn't take for ever to scroll through what's on the channel your watching (limited to up to 6 hours) and every other channel on the satellite platform.