All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Peter: Perhaps if the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 got together in a room and came to an agreement, the threat to Sky that three-quarters of their EPG usage would not work might get them interested.
Just a thought.
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trevorjharris: "Actually Freesat is dependent on Sky for their EPG infrastructure so do have to pay Sky for those services. "
I'm sorry, but that is 100% inaccurate. The Freesat EPG broadcasts are independent from the Sky EPG, it is a totally different service.
For one thing, the Freesat EPG has full radio channel listing!
The delays to Freesat are caused by Sky using "technical difficulties" excuses (as they always do) because they have to "approve" the Freesat EPG datastream when it appears on one of the transponders they manage.
You should not too that the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 all have to carry the full-Sky now-and-next-and-a-bit EPG on their own transponders at their cost, even though they are handing over millions of quid to Sky.
(The full Sky EPG is on the "default transponder", which is why you can't view TV and see the full EPG on "classic" Sky boxes).
I don't know about Virgin, I don't have any evidence of the situation either way.
"The only reason for any free to air channel being on the Sky EPG is that there is a profit in doing so."
Agreed, and it's for Sky.
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Jason: In the situation you are in, you should probably go straight for Freesat HD, as you are never predicted to have "excellent" Freeview reception, just "variable" on everything on the commercial multiplexes.
Before Crystal Palace switches over, Sandy will provide the three PSB multiplexes, but at the point of the London switchover, Sandy will no longer provide you the PSB multiplexes and you will have to switch to Crystal Palace.
So I would save your money and get Freesat HD - see Compare Freeview Light and Freesat TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Emma: You are getting exactly what you would expect with a loft aerial. Move the aerial to the roof if you want reliable Freeview reception.
You didn't provide a postcode, so I can't be any more specific.
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Thomas: I'm not sure what you mean. BBC One analogue broadcasts in 14:9, not 16:9. On analogue there is part of the broadcast (half of line 12) that is used to indicate the aspect ratio of the rest of the picture, if you have some forms of interference the set can miss the information and get the aspect ratio wrong.
I would expect this is more likely than your proposal.
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Alan Kiddell: There has been no work since then, I would have a look at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Willie Allan: In Elgin you are just on the edge of the "can easily be received indoors" for the Inverness DAB multiplex.
You may find that you need to use an external aerial mounted on the roof - something like this -
DAB Log Periodic 6 Element Aerial : Radio Aerials : Maplin
to get a signal.
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Michael: When you pay the extra £10 it only makes channels that you have in the subscription HD, so you might have to pay another £5 a year to get all the non-premium HD channels you want.
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Tuesday 30 August 2011 11:46AM
David: I don't recall saying I "didn't like Sky", I said I was objecting to this particular business practice, which is that of a monopolising company, and which under normal "market rules" would be deemed illegal.
Liking or not has nothing to do with it whatsoever.