All posts by ron crisp
Below are all of ron crisp's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Thanks, JB. Yes, I tend to agree, but wonder whether the current crop of PVRs are likely to be 'replaced' by something more effective within the two years that Sky's £120 per year would take to buy a suitable PVR with HDD at about £240 now, perhaps?
Following the 'gales' here in BB4, I had all new aerials, so have now DAB and FM radio aerials/feeds, and a 'Digital HiGain Class Three' to judge from your on-site illustrations: the installers' bill wasn't itemised.
So, I COULD choose to stick with the aerialfor Freeview and/or use the Sky+ box to 'bring in' Freesat, too - so I am confusing myself with the choices now.
Your advice would be appreciated, folks. Thanks!
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Ron Crisp: Many thanks, JB.
"I'm still ignorant, but at a much higher level", thank you.
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For Les Nicholl - post on "What Satellite" September 2011 issue and the Humax box. I have just switched from Sky+ to Humax and am interested in the magazine article mentioned, but can't 'spot' a downloadable copy of the article on-line. (The 'sonic' link on World Magazines doesn't connect at all.)
Do you have a link which works, please? Many thanks!
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What HAVE I done? In a search (directed by the lady wife) for this 'Drama' channel which seemed absent from my 'set', I have just retuned my Sharp Aquos TV (with Freevew) here in Rossendale (BB4 (UF), and the results seem bizarre. Gone is the orderly BBC One = Channel 1 sequence of old, beloved by me and the TV papers.
What I have now are channels all starting somewhere in the '800s', with BBC 1 = 817, BBC 2 = 818, but then ITV = 870, Channel 4 is 876, with BBC News Channel at 823 - there seems NO sequence to it at all.
Undaunted, I retuned yet again - and they all moved, but not back to the BBC1 = 1, but just a few numbers away from the 'new' sequence, still in the '800s'.
Oh, what have I done, and how do I return to 'the simple life' where the Channels link to those in the TV 'papers', please?
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Hello JB38, Many thanks for this response. Yes, we have ITV3 (Lewis, Frost, etc.), so I guess it must be Winter Hill, as you say - in spite of the fact that I can see the Newchucrh hill-top from my window - clear 'line of sight'.
However, I have now managed (by using some kind of 'channel edit' on the TV's menu, to restore the old 'BBC1 = 1, BBC2 = 2, ITV = 3, etc - and I have now located 'Drama', so all is well there, too.
Thanks again: I think we are now sorted, but does the Winter Hill 'offering' have any special significance for us, do you think?
RonC
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Many thanks indeed, JB38 - I shall do that, and 'nail it' for good, I trust.
Again, many thanks for your assistance.
RonC
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Very best wishes, Brian from one who has been operated on even WITHOUT the 'benefit' of line drawings - get well soon, and be able to keep up the good work.
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Thursday 17 May 2012 1:08PM
Hello Brian, As I understand it, following the cancellation of my Sky+ contract, I can ASK TO RETAIN THE PVR SERVICE ON THE SKY+ BOX, but must pay Sky £10 per month for that 'service' - is that correct, please?
If so, is that likely to be 'better deal' than buying a replacement PVR (at about £200, it seems), and losing all the materials stored on the Sky+ box, please?