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Digital tv's...
Digital TV's... Direct view tube: Also known as direct view, a tube television is the closest thing to the one baby boomers watched when they were kids. The picture device is a CRT, which is a specialized vacuum tube. All science aside, CRTs come in all shapes and sizes up to about 40-inches. They feature a good picture…
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Freeview? - Think twice before you buy a new tv/set top box
Hi All, As of the end of this year ofcom are planning to start sending HD tv through freeview. Unfortunately however because there isn't enough bandwidth they are having to compress the data and are currently defining the specification. The main thing to be aware of is that you will need to buy a new set top box to watch…
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Why Sky Or Freesat when you can have 23 satellites for £180 one off
Many postings on this board give the impression that the choice is between Sky or Freesat broadcasting from the Astra satellite. I started off with a motorised dish and a receiver which cost me £180. I can receive 23 satellites from Spain to Turkey and have 7,500 channels. (I have just upgraded to a receiver which gives me…
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digital tv help for people on certain benefits
i found this link which may help people on certain benefits or over 75 with the digital switch http://www.helpscheme.co.uk/en/home
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Satelite TV no direct debit
I don't wanna pay by direct debit only wanna pay when i get the invoice which providers can accomodate me?
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Sky Multi-Room?
I have SKY HD in the livingroom with all the mixes , does anyone no how much it would cost for another box, i know its £10 a month added on for subscription just wanna no how much installation etc is
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Advert timings on freeview.
Anyone else noticed that most of the channels all have advert breaks at the same time? Coincidence? Or evidence of a higher galactic power controlling out frteeview boxes? :confused: :D
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Sky - worst move ever!
Hi there, this is my second thread, its an issue which I could do with a little advice. basically to cut a long story short, decided to take out sky plus. Bought the box and installation for the price they were offering and signed papers for a years contract. There was a complete muckup from the start with Sky taking money…
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Sky Freesat - can I hide missing channels?
I recently got my old sky box plumbed in as a 'freesat from sky' box. The only thing is the menu still shows all the channels, even the ones I don't get (eg sky 1) which is really annoying and makes surfing and finding channels I do have tedious. Anyone know of a way to hide unwanted channels in the menu?
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Sky+ box and its high-pitched noise.
Hi We recently upgraded from a sky box to a sky+ box and its great, however... its so bl**dy noisey! As long as its switched on, even on standby, it makes constant high-pitched noise. The noise only stops when its switched off at the plug. Its annoying and distracting - its loud enough to hear over the tv. Call me paranoid…
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Lost all the BBC channels after switchover
Hi there I am in Devon so we have had our digital swapover and all my freeview boxes have lost every single BBC channel except BBC1! Is anyone else having this problem? It seems outrageous that I cannot get even BBC2 and the kids can now no longer get CBB's. Any idea who I would contact about this? Sorry if I sound a bit…
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PVR and Sky
Hi We have a PVR which is gathering dust, as we have Sky+. The reception around here is very poor, so I was wondering whether we could get the PVR conected to sky somehow? It seems a bit extreme to fork out for an expensive extended aerial for the spare room. Any thoughts?
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Thompson DTI 6300
I bought a Thompson yesterday at a boot sale it all works but it would seem you cant use it as a PVR unless you subscribe to TUTV is this the case? is there a way around the "locked box" stitch up!
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Any way to make my Sky+HD box record with no subscription?
I have Sky+HD and I simply do not use the HD, so have cancelled the £10 extra subs, I have also worked out that 90% of my viewing is on the "freeview" channels, so my question is, if I was to cancel sky and go with what will effectively be freesat, is there a way that I can still use the pvr function of my box without…
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Sky hd box £29 - confused
Hello I have a SKY + BOX, in lviing room and a basic package of about £18 or £19 a monht I think, and a sky box upstairs broadcasting a few channels (freee sat or something I think) I also had multi room until a month back which wasa about a tenner - I got rid of this as we found it a bit extravegenbt and often same…
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can anyone recommend ? ....
can anyone recommend a DVD recorder with hard drive as i need to replace my old VCR/DVD player ? i would like one fairly easy to set up and use so not necessarily top of the range , have looked in usual comet, currys etc but have'nt found exactly what i need yet thank you
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Rubbish programmes on many channels: why?
It is a long time since I watched TV, but I have good memories of "Play for Today" and the Dennis Potter dramas, and some great documentaries that really made you think... Now with this new digital TV, all I can get is the most brain-numbing 'entertainment'. Designed to snuff out any thought processes in the viewer, and…
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Tesco 37" full HD LCDTV for £299.99
Tesco have a 37" technica LCD Freeview HD Ready 1080p Priced instore at £329.99, this is incorrect, the proper price is only £299.99 when you get to the till, also a voucher for a free sky hd plus box is included(subscription required)
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Samsung Plasma TV won't default to HD connection
Any ideas how I can change the settings to default to the HDMI slot when I turn on sky HD? This was never a problem when I had sky plus connected through scart, every time the box was turned on the tv jumped to the signal being output by the skybox. However the new sky box is now connected via hdmi cable but each time the…
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watch freeview channels on pc
http://www.tvcatchup.com/ this is a cool site which lets you watch most freeview channels on your pc - i find it really good - doesn't have the shopping channels though lol :j:easter::easter_ba:kisses::smileyhea
