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Originally Posted by akki007
So they should offer the choice. You pay one price and either get SD or HD. Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1 HD are the same. Same programmes, same ads, same everything. The consumer should get to choose SD or HD. One price.
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Why should you get one price? All of Sky's channels are bundled or packaged in one way or another. And no, SD and HD are not the same. The HD version of the channel requires more processing and more bandwidth from the satellite. The extra costs are real, not simply some imaginary figure pulled out of a hat to screw more money out of the subs. Granted they may use a single set of HD cameras at the venue and then downsample for the SD broadcast, but those cameras cost money - a lot of money - and Sky has opted to make those people who are able to benefit from the extra detail they capture, pay for it.
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What resolution is Bravo broadcast at? What resolution is ITV broadcast at? Is there a difference?
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What's the relevance of this?