10-03-2009, 23:04
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Yeah my friend has a 4E3007 too and hasn't got it.
Ho ho ho about ITV HD stream if true, pmsl.
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10-03-2009, 23:42
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
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Originally Posted by Matt D
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It was a fair bet they would try to open up that possibility if they could. ITV HD has been deliberately encapsulated in a data stream rather than a channel stream to make it harder for Sky, but the broadcast is there and was available to anyone with a sufficiently flexible receiver and a little tuning know-how from day one.
I wonder how many Sky+HD users will become aware they can do this, and give it a try?
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10-03-2009, 23:50
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Sky have undermined ITV before. I wonder whether they would for example run adverts about it or publish articles in it in the sky magazine. Without openly drawing people's attention to it I can only see thousands tapping into this, although it is hard to say because the service shows so little (I still think it's great). If you don't watch footy or movies it has little of interest at the moment. It's a really big unknown.
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11-03-2009, 00:56
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
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Originally Posted by demented
Yeah my friend has a 4E3007 too and hasn't got it.
Ho ho ho about ITV HD stream if true, pmsl.
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I'm hoping it won't be too long - if they're working from old > new - as mine is nearly two years old now. Could still take weeks/months going by the post from "Sky HD Team" though, depending on how they do the roll out.
Yup, amusing about ITV HD. I wonder when they'll finally do a deal though & add it properly.
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Originally Posted by Chris
I wonder how many Sky+HD users will become aware they can do this, and give it a try?
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Not many, I would guess.
Probably not something the average customer would know about or know how to do, and I can't see Sky putting instructions for it in the little leaflet thing they're sending out about the EPG.
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Originally Posted by demented
Sky have undermined ITV before. I wonder whether they would for example run adverts about it or publish articles in it in the sky magazine. Without openly drawing people's attention to it I can only see thousands tapping into this, although it is hard to say because the service shows so little (I still think it's great). If you don't watch footy or movies it has little of interest at the moment. It's a really big unknown.
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Yeah, I doubt many will actually know about it & tune into it.
Doesn't interest me personally at the moment anyway, as I don't watch football (except the odd England game), & I consider most ITV programmes to be crap lol.
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11-03-2009, 17:54
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Hmmm I see what you mean Matt D. The (if we take it as) official post on DS from Sky Forum Team doesn't sound so good although it is an "old" box. Strikes me as a lack of confidence about testing.
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11-03-2009, 22:28
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
It is an official post - Sky have a few different genuine accounts at DS & Sky User (& maybe other forums), such as the Sky HD Team account.
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22-04-2009, 15:32
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Hmmm mine hasn't been updated yet but I need to check the model number of mine.
I still prefer the Sky HD box to the V+, trying to watch tv over my mates is a nightmare, the channels take ages to change, EPG is very dodgy on V+ boxes, and I find the "press ok to view this channel" irritating when I press ok on my Sky box to get rid of the EPG! (I keep making that mistake, then the horrid slow channel changes occur again to get back to what we wanted to watch!)
It will be nice to have the screen included like Freeview and the V boxes, but it was never completely necessary anyway - I never watch the mini screen in the EPG when going through channels on my Freeview box.
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22-04-2009, 15:34
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Virgin Media Staff
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Anyone know when the new Samsung Sky+HD boxes are getting the update.
My flatmate got all the notification - but for his old Thompson box. Has had it swapped today after a fault
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22-04-2009, 19:32
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Anyone know when the new Samsung Sky+HD boxes are getting the update.
My flatmate got all the notification - but for his old Thompson box. Has had it swapped today after a fault
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Sometime next month but don't quote me on that as they won't be updated til the Thompson boxes are done and there are still loads of those to go
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22-04-2009, 19:34
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
Anyone know when the new Samsung Sky+HD boxes are getting the update.
My flatmate got all the notification - but for his old Thompson box. Has had it swapped today after a fault
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As far as I know Sky don't have a official timetable, although there are posts full of rumours http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=997287
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30-04-2009, 13:11
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Our HD Box has been updated with the new EPG. Looks pretty good actually.
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30-04-2009, 20:24
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Yep, our 4E3007 was updated today
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30-04-2009, 20:25
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Still waiting for mine. I have a new samsung one so probably last to be done
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30-04-2009, 20:29
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Re: New sky+ hd epg
Yeah probably. They still have a lot of Thomson boxes to do before they move on to the Samsung & Pace boxes.
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