digital v analogue

[Defiant]

Originally Posted by homealone

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

Mine wasn't able to pick up five and a few others either till I got a signel booster

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Defiant

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

I was a bit miffed when I found out there was no teletext when I switched to digital...

[zoombini]

aerial point is on wrong side of room from the TV,

Dont be such a lazy bugger

An extension to the aerial lead is much cheaper than paying the extra to NTL, get one & route it under the carpet or something.

I regretted going to Digital, I found the analogue box much easier to use, never locked up where the STB does all the time and it costs a heck of a lot more.

Dont be taken in by the "games" & "interactivity" bullpoop, you soon get bored of the games, some of them are chargeable & you cannot stop them being used (if you have kids) without stopping them all, the interactivity bits take ages & you might as well run down to the local paper shop & buy a tv guide for 40p while waiting for them to load.
The "Red button" does not work & seemingly never will.

On the other hand, Sky has 330 channels & the Red button does work.

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by zoombini

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The "Red button" does not work & seemingly never will.

Is that serious? No access to the interactive services / digital text? Having used the Sky digi boxes at work I assumed I would be able to get these via NTL digital.

If there's no standard teletext and no digitext that would definitely put me off switching. (Only way to get cricket scores without SkySports!!)

Do these services work with a decent Freeview stb?

Steve.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by zoombini

The "Red button" does not work & seemingly never will.

The 'Red Button' works on half the network and once the CR3 upgrade is completed will be available to almost all digital subscribers. The red button content is dependant on the channel provider.

Most BBC enhanced services should be available like the Euro 2004, wimbledon etc.

[bob_builder]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

Is that serious? No access to the interactive services / digital text? Having used the Sky digi boxes at work I assumed I would be able to get these via NTL digital.

If there's no standard teletext and no digitext that would definitely put me off switching. (Only way to get cricket scores without SkySports!!)

Do these services work with a decent Freeview stb?

Yes, the interactive content and performance on Freeview is far better than on NTL digital and that is without it having any return path!

[Tristan]

Assuming you're talking about BBCi content, then you're quite wrong. There is *far* more content on cable than on Freeview, or even satellite. There is also better e-TV content on Bromley -- up to 5 extra video streams (the same as Sky), as opposed to the 2 you can get on Freeview. This will soon be available on Langley too.

[themelon]

Originally Posted by zoombini

On the other hand, Sky has 330 channels & the Red button does work.

The Red button might but the sodding TV picture doesnt!!