Sky free HD Channels?

retiredin2011

Is that it?
4 HD channels.


Why is STV not in HD?

System

Because it's the channel owner's choice whether it is provided free, not Sky.

almillar

UTV (owned by STV owners) isn't in HD on satellite, but is on Freeview and Virgin. I thought STV was in HD - can't it be added manually?

Inner_Zone

[FONT=&quot]STV West is available in HD 10936 V 23000 2/3. Though not available though add channels as Sky cripple their boxes and SR 23000 in not manually available.[/FONT]

System

Is STV HD available on chan 178 (ITV HD) if you are in the STV area?

System

Inner_Zone wrote: »

[FONT=&quot]STV West is available in HD 10936 V 23000 2/3. Though not available though add channels as Sky cripple their boxes and SR 23000 in not manually available.[/FONT]

Sky boxes are designed for Sky and not general sat use and Sky only use 22 & 27.5.

retiredin2011

Is STV HD available on chan 178 (ITV HD) if you are in the STV area?


No, comes up channel unavailable.

Inner_Zone

!!!!!! wrote: »

Sky boxes are designed for Sky and not general sat use and Sky only use 22 & 27.5.

Yes I know that, I view STV HD on my SKYBOX M3! But Sky HD boxes use 23000 as well, but it is disabled in add channels. If they did not you would not receive BBC1 HD, BBC2 HD CH4 HD etc.

System

It looks like only the HD channels use 23000 and Sky have decided that the only HD channels you can have are the ones that they decide and you are not allowed to add extra ones. .

Thier satellites, thier call.

Heinz

!!!!!! wrote: »

Thier satellites, thier call.

Not really, they're SES's satellites on which Sky is the main UK platform.

OTOH, Sky give most of the receivers away free of charge.