RE: I have seen the light.

["Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:Mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 December 2002 09:27
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] I have seen the light.
> 
> > Now I'm not quite as anti-Tivo as John, but I do take his
point
about
> > quality. I recorded Shrek (from Premier Widescreen) on Sky+
some
weeks
> > ago, and the quality compares favourably with DVD.
> 
> Hmmmm...John is in a huge minority!  I couldn't let that post
go
without
> replying!
> 
> If your Sky picture is comparable to a DVD then I must be getting
a
> different version of Sky to you.  It's great that Sky+ records
the
mpeg
> stream - well, it would be if the mpeg stream was actually any
good!
We
> grab some TiVo stuff in "Basic" quality  - a few soaps
and kids shows.
> And
> it does get blocky - and start to look like SKY! :P  But in the
2
highest
> quality settings, from it's own analogue tuners - the quality is
superb.
>


Actually Mark, I did notice a significant improvement in picture
quality
quality between the 1st generation Pace box I did have and the Sky+
box.
No it isn't quite up to DVD standard, but it is the closest broadcast
picture I have seen to  but it is anamorphic on one of the high
bandwidth channels with DD 5.1. You can't get that on any of the
terrestrial channels. I had a very good high gain terrestrial antenna
at
my last place, and I'd argue with you that you'd be able to choose
between that and a picture coming in from the BBC or Premier Widescreen
on Sky.

Yes it does cost more, but it does have a unique feature, and while I'm
sure that you "never watch live TV anymore" even Tivo would be
hard
pressed to record something airing on both BBC1 and BBC2 at the same
time.

However as you are raging anti-Sky then I wouldn't expect you to agree.
I was only trying to even up the balance with all the posts coming
through from the "evangelists".

And I do have a second subscription at the ridiculous price of a fiver
a
month. Yes Sky does cost a bit more, and it does piss me off that I'm
now paying double what I was when I first subscribed, but you do get
what you pay for...

Tim.

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