digital v analogue

[Aragorn]

Hi,

I currently have base analogue TV from NTL and am thinking about the base Digital package.

Can someone confirm -

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.

[Pritch]

OK, quick fire answers:

1. Yes
2. No, Pro Logic is the best you'll get
3. Yes

Yes.
No.
Yes.

EDIT : Beaten to it!

[Tristan]

For 3, I beleive that (some? all?) Front Row PPV movies have Macrovision added.

[browneggsandham]

Hi Aragorn, I'll start by saying

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

Originally Posted by Tristan

For 3, I beleive that (some? all?) Front Row PPV movies have Macrovision added.

Some. As required by the movie company supplying.

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Tristan

For 3, I beleive that (some? all?) Front Row PPV movies have Macrovision added.

*Smiles and holds up standards converter that has the convenient side effect of disabling Macrovision*

Mind you, I don't bother with PPV events anyway

[chrissyb]

Sure thery have Macrovision?
I can record all PPV stuff, probably due to my ancient but reliable Sony VCR.

[Defiant]

Should note that the base pack on NTL anal is much better then the digital one

[russellelly]

Originally Posted by Defiant

Should note that the base pack on NTL anal is much better then the digital one

Unless you like shopping channels, of course

It's £6 cheaper as well . 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)

[Aragorn]

Thanks for all the quick replies.

Originally Posted by russellelly

...

It's £6 cheaper as well . 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)

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 ) , 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.

[Defiant]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

Thanks for all the quick replies.


Thought about it, but NTL dig is the easy solution - don't have to get aerial upgraded,

Why would you need an aerial upgrade for Cable analogue TV

[Pea-Pod]

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.

Originally Posted by Defiant

Why would you need an aerial upgrade for Cable analogue TV

I think he meant he would need an aerial upgrade to get the freeview/topuptv services.

Originally Posted by Defiant

Why would you need an aerial upgrade for Cable analogue TV

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