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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: feeutfo on 08 March 2012, 22:05:11
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If the adverts for skys F1 coverage are anything to go by, I'm really looking forward to see how they present F1 this season. Let's hope it gets the passion and gusto it deserves.
The ads stir the blood, let's hope the coverage does too. :)
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yeh, had a look at it today, the caterham build was fantasic. looking good to me. :y
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Yeah alhough I thought the Williams build was some sort of wind up. Loads of work, but it just didn't progress.
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Defo looks interesting - looking forward to it as well - including no ads during races
Had a result today. Not got HD but used FIL account to access on laptop and GayBox through SkyGo :y 8)
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Yeah alhough I thought the Williams build was some sort of wind up. Loads of work, but it just didn't progress.
didnt see that one, had to change some wishbones.
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They also bolted some sort of rig to the side of the cock pit. No idea what that's all about....? :-\
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Just hope they don't go for the hysterical ranting that they cover football with :-\
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They have Martin Brundle, so I'd be suprised tbh. :y
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They have Martin Brundle, so I'd be suprised tbh. :y
Give them time to grind him down :(
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They have Martin Brundle, so I'd be suprised tbh. :y
With Damon Hill & David Croft & Ted Cravits and at least two bits of totty lovely ladies to do paddock interviews (ah remember Suzy Perry now on GadgShow)
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
I was going to ask if this was still going to be on proper TV...... :-\ :-\
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
I was going to ask if this was still going to be on proper TV...... :-\ :-\
Live every week on Sky - every other week on the beeb
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
I was going to ask if this was still going to be on proper TV...... :-\ :-\
Live every week on Sky - every other week on the beeb
I refuse to pay for Sky, happy with freesat..... :y
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
I was going to ask if this was still going to be on proper TV...... :-\ :-\
Depends what you call proper tv. As opposed to the half arsed effort the beeb offer on F1.
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GRRR
Only a handful of days to go and I still haven't figured out how I will get to see the races not shown by BBC. This will be the first year ever since I started watching F1 that i will miss races. Best bet is to get Spanish digital TV working and listen to Radio5 commentary. Like that is going to happen.
Are the Sky only covered races going to be repeated later for free anywhere?
Anyone(not me) fancy Raikkonens chances?
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
I was going to ask if this was still going to be on proper TV...... :-\ :-\
Depends what you call proper tv. As opposed to the half arsed effort the beeb offer on F1.
Got to disagree with you there Chris, I think the BBC's coverage has always been superb and found it to be informative and entertaining. Like many others and being a Virginmedia subscriber, I refuse to fork out extra hard earned for Sky Sports and F1. Although I'm a big F1 fan, I'm quite happy to watch the re-runs on the Beeb which also means I won't have to get up in the middle of the night to watch the first few non-European races. ::) BBC have a good team together with Jake Humphrey, Ben Edwards (ex Eurosports and BTCC commentator) DC, Eddie Jordan, F1 designer Gary Anderson and Lee McKenzie in the pitlane and will have many of the European races live anyway. Looking forward to it. :y
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I'm not sure what Virgin's rules are, I know we are giving them a F1 SD channel, I believe we also offered them HD but they did not have the bandwidth for it.
BBC could not afford to broadcast it, simples. It was costing them £1 million per race to broadcast, Sky is give BBC two fingers at this one by giving F1 its own dedicated channel, but also streaming it via all the Media platforms (Xbox, PC, iPhone, iPad & Android)
They are also going to do loads more on the build up, I'm looking forward to the iPad app getting the proper cockpit cams for the race, having that at my side while the race is live should be excellent :)
Depending how ratings go, there is talk of BBC dropping F1 in 2013....
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BBC could very easily afford it if they wanted too.They would rather spend their budget on huge coverage of a load of drug addicts running around a track in Stratford. ;)
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BBC could very easily afford it if they wanted too.They would rather spend their budget on huge coverage of a load of drug addicts running around a track in Stratford. ;)
Which will, no doubt be "sold on" to other broadcasters around the world.
F1 "coverage" is not Sky, Virgin, or BBC .. the vast majority of the race comes from the TV company of the country in which the race is held, it is only the "side issues" that are from each company.
The "race coverage" has to be bought and paid for seperately AFAIK.
So from a business point of view .... buy something at an exorbitant amount for little return (BBC/F1) or produce something with a high resale value (BBC/Olympics) ???
Real world out there .. not a fictitous one .... :)
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
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the beebs coverage will be just as good [i hope]
I was going to ask if this was still going to be on proper TV...... :-\ :-\
Depends what you call proper tv. As opposed to the half arsed effort the beeb offer on F1.
Got to disagree with you there Chris, I think the BBC's coverage has always been superb and found it to be informative and entertaining. Like many others and being a Virginmedia subscriber, I refuse to fork out extra hard earned for Sky Sports and F1. Although I'm a big F1 fan, I'm quite happy to watch the re-runs on the Beeb which also means I won't have to get up in the middle of the night to watch the first few non-European races. ::) BBC have a good team together with Jake Humphrey, Ben Edwards (ex Eurosports and BTCC commentator) DC, Eddie Jordan, F1 designer Gary Anderson and Lee McKenzie in the pitlane and will have many of the European races live anyway. Looking forward to it. :y
I am in the same position and totally agree with what you say although I wish they had lost EJ, he likes the sound of his own voice too much IMHO.
I am going to see how this year pans out and will have to go to SKY next season if the BBC don't deliver, and I can avoid all news reports until the highlights are shown. :)
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Avoiding the news is hard IME... I've needed to do it for a few years because of other commitments at race time and it's not easy ::)
Have Sky launched the Apps yet? Can't seem to find them if they have :-\
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
No 3D in the near future, what people have to remember is its not the BBC/Sky or ITV which actually film the race, thats done by a separate company. You then have to pay for the rights to show this footage :)
While Sky may want to show it in 3D, its the company doing the filming which decided whats what.
Avoiding the news is hard IME... I've needed to do it for a few years because of other commitments at race time and it's not easy ::)
Have Sky launched the Apps yet? Can't seem to find them if they have :-\
The F1 for iPad will be an "extension" of the Sky Sports iPad application, there will be a much improved F1 section than currently. It will be updated but, its not been released yet....
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Who wants 3D ? total waste of time IMO ???
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BBC could very easily afford it if they wanted too.They would rather spend their budget on huge coverage of a load of drug addicts running around a track in Stratford. ;)
Which will, no doubt be "sold on" to other broadcasters around the world.
F1 "coverage" is not Sky, Virgin, or BBC .. the vast majority of the race comes from the TV company of the country in which the race is held, it is only the "side issues" that are from each company.
The "race coverage" has to be bought and paid for seperately AFAIK.
So from a business point of view .... buy something at an exorbitant amount for little return (BBC/F1) or produce something with a high resale value (BBC/Olympics) ???
Real world out there .. not a fictitous one .... :)
F1 - Bernie Ecclestones company owns the broadcasting and syndicate rights,no matter where its being broadcast from.
Olympics broadcasting - I dont know if the Beeb will be able to sell on their broacasts tbh.The rights may well be owned by the IOC. :-\
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Beeb sell their "broadcasting" rights, Pah!
Sky are actually broadcasting 24 Olympic channels, not that the public get them ;)
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Beeb sell their "broadcasting" rights, Pah!
Sky are actually broadcasting 24 Olympic channels, not that the public get them ;)
Thank goodness I'll be in France with my caravan :y
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I dislike caravans and anything French in equal measures,but I would rather be where you will be than suffer the wall to wall tedium which is the Olympics. ::)
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Beeb sell their "broadcasting" rights, Pah!
Sky are actually broadcasting 24 Olympic channels, not that the public get them ;)
Thank goodness I'll be in France with my caravan :y
Whats the date of the olympics ?? We're in France 26 July to 9 August ... will we miss them ?? :)
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That reminds me. Must make sure I'm out of the country too.
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According to interweb thingie ... they are 27 Jul to 12 Aug ... so we'll be back for the last 3 days .. I'm sure I'll be able to ignore them .. :)
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
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Yep, your right as you say. Sky won't be covering the race themselves. But I will be fully expecting more of BBC's on board cameras via the red button etc etc, that they finally put in place at the end of last season. More. More of THAT please. :)
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I'm a bit of an F1 fan but I definitively won't be paying an extra £27 per month to Virgin Media to watch it in HD, i'll wait till its shown on BBC1
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'Fraid I'm going to have to agree with Jaime here. It aint racing any more. Vettel takes the lead in the first few laps and that's it. There are skirmishes for the minor placings, I suppose.
Oh yes, and I'm not just saying that cause I can't watch it. I can, if I choose to.
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Olympics, I have to be around :(
F1 - I'm sure I've got some Dulux to watch dry.
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
Touchy aren't we son? You've actually been doing a bit of work this week, haven't you? Not nice, is it? ;D
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
I wonder if that domain is available ::)
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
I wonder if that domain is available ::)
It is.. :-X
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
They are a very cleaver bunch aren't they Tunnie. Not only do they not even have sky, not only do they consequently not have access to the sky f1 channel, but the rather programmes and f1 season haven't even started yet, and they all know everything there is to now about sumat they don't have, cant see, and have a crystal ball to somehow predict the future event. Wow.
So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
They are a very cleaver bunch aren't they Tunnie. Not only do they not even have sky, not only do they consequently not have access to the sky f1 channel, but the rather programmes and f1 season haven't even started yet, and they all know everything there is to now about sumat they don't have, cant see, and have a crystal ball to somehow predict the future event. Wow.
So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
Chris & Tunnie 4ever xxxxxxxxxx
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So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
Such a question surely implies there will be a race, and we all know that the FIA, in association with the Primadona poofters who drive, banned racing years ago.
I agree that watching the capabilities of what man and machine can achieve is impressive. But we need to decide if its a time trial or a race.
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
They are a very cleaver bunch aren't they Tunnie. Not only do they not even have sky, not only do they consequently not have access to the sky f1 channel, but the rather programmes and f1 season haven't even started yet, and they all know everything there is to now about sumat they don't have, cant see, and have a crystal ball to somehow predict the future event. Wow.
So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
Chris & Tunnie 4ever xxxxxxxxxx
That'll teach TB for running off with that Lazytinker. Pair of cripples together they are. ;)
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So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
Such a question surely implies there will be a race, and we all know that the FIA, in association with the Primadona poofters who drive, banned racing years ago.
I agree that watching the capabilities of what man and machine can achieve is impressive. But we need to decide if its a time trial or a race.
Utter nonsense. ;D
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So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
Such a question surely implies there will be a race, and we all know that the FIA, in association with the Primadona poofters who drive, banned racing years ago.
I agree that watching the capabilities of what man and machine can achieve is impressive. But we need to decide if its a time trial or a race.
Utter nonsense. ;D
Indeed, how could I possibly think of such a ridiculous idea as racing. Sorry.
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So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
Such a question surely implies there will be a race, and we all know that the FIA, in association with the Primadona poofters who drive, banned racing years ago.
I agree that watching the capabilities of what man and machine can achieve is impressive. But we need to decide if its a time trial or a race.
Utter nonsense. ;D
Indeed, how could I possibly think of such a ridiculous idea as racing. Sorry.
I do think the races are too long, being honest. But that's the only concession you'll get out of me.
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Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
Maybe people are pissed off because they hate repeating themselves when on the phone to the NO helpline tech support in Mumbai, or maybe they are tired of taking it up the arse financially while the same tired old crap is rerun approximately every 3 months.
Virgin are no different of course, but at least you don't get charged as much for putting up with it.
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Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
Maybe people are pissed off because they hate repeating themselves when on the phone to the NO helpline tech support in Mumbai, or maybe they are tired of taking it up the arse financially while the same tired old crap is rerun approximately every 3 months.
Virgin are no different of course, but at least you don't get charged as much for putting up with it.
But unlike the BBC tax, sorry "TV License" - You get a choice, don't want it? Don't pay it.
I doubt I would actually pay for Sky now, if I did not get it all for free. :)
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But unlike the BBC tax, sorry "TV License" - You get a choice, don't want it? Don't pay it.
I doubt I would actually pay for Sky now, if I did not get it all for free. :)
Absolutely correct (except you can avoid paying TV Licence - just throw away the telly ;D), people have a choice.
Even with some of the outstanding offers you've offered, its still overpriced for me. I'm sure those who pay it can justify the price to themselves, but I couldn't TBH. Each to their own.
Pay TV has ruined TV sport, IHMO, by firstly making it a premium service, thus taking it away from many young lads/lasses who may take it up after seeing it. Secondly, by putting too much money into the sport, and all the problems that presents - this is why, I suspect, the professional football leagues will be much smaller in 10yrs time.
When I used to fix phones, the 'well to do' estates didn't have a dish on every house. But the run-down community housing estates, where everyone was on benefits, all had Sky (Analogue back then) and big (CRT or rear projection) tellys.
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But unlike the BBC tax, sorry "TV License" - You get a choice, don't want it? Don't pay it.
I doubt I would actually pay for Sky now, if I did not get it all for free. :)
Absolutely correct (except you can avoid paying TV Licence - just throw away the telly ;D), people have a choice.
Even with some of the outstanding offers you've offered, its still overpriced for me. I'm sure those who pay it can justify the price to themselves, but I couldn't TBH. Each to their own.
Pay TV has ruined TV sport, IHMO, by firstly making it a premium service, thus taking it away from many young lads/lasses who may take it up after seeing it. Secondly, by putting too much money into the sport, and all the problems that presents - this is why, I suspect, the professional football leagues will be much smaller in 10yrs time.
When I used to fix phones, the 'well to do' estates didn't have a dish on every house. But the run-down community housing estates, where everyone was on benefits, all had Sky (Analogue back then) and big (CRT or rear projection) tellys.
You might want to re-think whether you can justify the money for Sky with you new-found crippledom though :-X ::)
I must admit, I really should cut ours back to the minimum but every time I think about it some good films come on ::)
We can only justify it (to an extent) because we don't go out to the Cinema or hire/buy films very often, if at all. We don't actually go out that much (sounds sad :-[) because we prefer to have people over/visit people rather than spending a fortune at a pub ;)
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If anyone is thinking of upgrading to HD to get F1 or Multiroom, drop me a PM. I can get some good deals at the moment ;)
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
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Who wants 3D ? total waste of time IMO ???
hear hear i agree with that :y :y :y
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
They are a very cleaver bunch aren't they Tunnie. Not only do they not even have sky, not only do they consequently not have access to the sky f1 channel, but the rather programmes and f1 season haven't even started yet, and they all know everything there is to now about sumat they don't have, cant see, and have a crystal ball to somehow predict the future event. Wow.
So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
if you want to know we been with sky for years and paying for it got all the programs just sky are allways wanting more money wont have hd again stopped the crap :y :y :y :y
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sky is just a rip off in my opinion if i could get something else i would >:( >:( >:( >:(
Sky is a business out to make money, its not public funded. You want it, pay for it!
Why didn't you tell us about sky go for android? Smacky botty from uncle Rupe. ;D
Because any time I try and mention helpful things, it just turns into a slag fest of ihatesky.com
They are a very cleaver bunch aren't they Tunnie. Not only do they not even have sky, not only do they consequently not have access to the sky f1 channel, but the rather programmes and f1 season haven't even started yet, and they all know everything there is to now about sumat they don't have, cant see, and have a crystal ball to somehow predict the future event. Wow.
So who's going to win in Aus then? As we all know so much! ;D
if you want to know we been with sky for years and paying for it got all the programs just sky are allways wanting more money wont have hd again stopped the crap :y :y :y :y
Why is it crap Ralf, its clearly better (excuse the pun) going back to SD after HD, the picture looks blurry!
Also Sky has frozen current Sky subscriptions in early 2011, until 31st August 2012.
I think, Ralf, if petrol prices were frozen for 12 months you would not be complaining ;) ::)
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
it is freedom off speech you know i got my opinion about sky and you got yours :y :y :y and its got nothing to do with age my eyes are good :y :y :y
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Then maybe you didn't have a HD enabled TV?
Whilst Sky's HD is not true 1080p - Its still 1080i it is better than SD
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yes we have go a hd tv had it as soon as it came out we change our tv every 3 years :y :y :y :y :y
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You must have had it setup wrong :-\
Good little review here:
http://www.hdtvlounge.net/sky-hd-review/ (http://www.hdtvlounge.net/sky-hd-review/)
Key image comparison:
HD: http://www.hdtvlounge.net/wp-content/uploads/Lost_HD_Desmond_Small.jpg (http://www.hdtvlounge.net/wp-content/uploads/Lost_HD_Desmond_Small.jpg)
SD: http://www.hdtvlounge.net/wp-content/uploads/Lost_SD_Desmond_Small.jpg (http://www.hdtvlounge.net/wp-content/uploads/Lost_SD_Desmond_Small.jpg)
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no set up was ok just didnt find a lot in it for £10 a month extra i got a jvc 42 inch hdmi tv a lot of people i know tryed it and stopped it after the 12 month were up
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When I used to fix phones, the 'well to do' estates didn't have a dish on every house. But the run-down community housing estates, where everyone was on benefits, all had Sky (Analogue back then) and big (CRT or rear projection) tellys.
That's because the residents of the run down estates had people like me charging them a mere £30 to have a "chat" with the card to enable a years worth of viewing on all channels ;D
PS
Do you remember Paul Maxwell King?
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
I'm watching Arsenal v Newcastle in HD now, the picture is fantastic. My only gripe would be that, unless you sit directly in front of the tv, it's not that different to SD. I realise that this is TV design, not sky.
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
I'm watching Arsenal v Newcastle in HD now, the picture is fantastic. My only gripe would be that, unless you sit directly in front of the tv, it's not that different to SD. I realise that this is TV design, not sky.
I found football in hd gave the least improvement over sd. Although still miles better. I mostly don't watch anything other than HD now tbh. The SD picture annoys me.
Having said that, my Dad doesn't see the point in HD as his eyes are poor. No point.
While the Mrs quite happily watches the analogue sky Chanel on our tv, thinking it's on the HDMI input. When clearly, to me, it's not an HD picture at all. ::)
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
I'm watching Arsenal v Newcastle in HD now, the picture is fantastic. My only gripe would be that, unless you sit directly in front of the tv, it's not that different to SD. I realise that this is TV design, not sky.
I found football in hd gave the least improvement over sd. Although still miles better. I mostly don't watch anything other than HD now tbh. The SD picture annoys me.
Having said that, my Dad doesn't see the point in HD as his eyes are poor. No point.
While the Mrs quite happily watches the analogue sky Chanel on our tv, thinking it's on the HDMI input. When clearly, to me, it's not an HD picture at all. ::)
The tv we have (Samsung smart thingy) has got too many variables. There are so many adjustments for picture, sound, backlight etc., that you're always fiddling with it (whilst trying to get a good picture on the telly ;D ).
And once you've got it just right, you find that that's only for the hdmi...free-to-air is a different menu.... :o
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
I'm watching Arsenal v Newcastle in HD now, the picture is fantastic. My only gripe would be that, unless you sit directly in front of the tv, it's not that different to SD. I realise that this is TV design, not sky.
I found football in hd gave the least improvement over sd. Although still miles better. I mostly don't watch anything other than HD now tbh. The SD picture annoys me.
Having said that, my Dad doesn't see the point in HD as his eyes are poor. No point.
While the Mrs quite happily watches the analogue sky Chanel on our tv, thinking it's on the HDMI input. When clearly, to me, it's not an HD picture at all. ::)
The tv we have (Samsung smart thingy) has got too many variables. There are so many adjustments for picture, sound, backlight etc., that you're always fiddling with it (whilst trying to get a good picture on the telly ;D ).
And once you've got it just right, you find that that's only for the hdmi...free-to-air is a different menu.... :o
You might find there are settings listed on the web. Although i also found that Samsung where just being lazy and leaving development to thier customers. But if you will buy cheap tv's what do you expect ? Where did you get it? In the Riots? ;D
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BBC showing highlights of all races later that day, I've got virgin, we have to have sky sports 1 to 4 to get the F1 channel. Looks good from the ads they keep giving us, hopefully the channel will go 3D too. :y
you will have to pay extra for that as norm with sky :y :y :y
3D channel is free to all HD customers....
but you still have to pay for crap hd which i found no different than normal tv another sky rip off well thats my opinion :y :y :y :y :y
It is, its far superior resolution. News HD you can easily see from all extra graphics you get. Richard Attenborough stuff is stunning in HD. Skin/Face textures are much more defined, its not my fault most of you here are old farts and practically blind anyway ;D
Yet again your saying its a rip off, we know! You've said it on every Sky related thread, change the record ::)
I'm watching Arsenal v Newcastle in HD now, the picture is fantastic. My only gripe would be that, unless you sit directly in front of the tv, it's not that different to SD. I realise that this is TV design, not sky.
I found football in hd gave the least improvement over sd. Although still miles better. I mostly don't watch anything other than HD now tbh. The SD picture annoys me.
Having said that, my Dad doesn't see the point in HD as his eyes are poor. No point.
While the Mrs quite happily watches the analogue sky Chanel on our tv, thinking it's on the HDMI input. When clearly, to me, it's not an HD picture at all. ::)
The tv we have (Samsung smart thingy) has got too many variables. There are so many adjustments for picture, sound, backlight etc., that you're always fiddling with it (whilst trying to get a good picture on the telly ;D ).
And once you've got it just right, you find that that's only for the hdmi...free-to-air is a different menu.... :o
You might find there are settings listed on the web. Although i also found that Samsung where just being lazy and leaving development to thier customers. But if you will buy cheap tv's what do you expect ? Where did you get it? In the Riots? ;D
There were no riots in Wakefield!!!!
I had to go to Manchester for it. ;D
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on the SD one ::)
HD broadcasts are clearly better, although like DVD upscalers, some TVs do a reasonable job of upscaling SD. My MCE does an A1 job upscaling (likes face it, it certainly has the processing power), and does make it difficult to tell SD and HD apart, but clearly there is more detail in the HD broadcast. 1080p films are better again.
But the only things, beyond action films, I want to see in HD are the Natural History programmes, and the BBC make the best. And the 2 BBC HD channels are free to air anyway.
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When I used to fix phones, the 'well to do' estates didn't have a dish on every house. But the run-down community housing estates, where everyone was on benefits, all had Sky (Analogue back then) and big (CRT or rear projection) tellys.
That's because the residents of the run down estates had people like me charging them a mere £30 to have a "chat" with the card to enable a years worth of viewing on all channels ;D
PS
Do you remember Paul Maxwell King?
I know what you mean, but these people wouldn't have had the brains to go to The Dark Lantern in town, to chat to the dodgy geezer at the bar called Big Winston (genuinely ;D), before he got banged up for years for dealing in something he really shouldn't have been...
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on the SD one ::)
HD broadcasts are clearly better, although like DVD upscalers, some TVs do a reasonable job of upscaling SD. My MCE does an A1 job upscaling (likes face it, it certainly has the processing power), and does make it difficult to tell SD and HD apart, but clearly there is more detail in the HD broadcast. 1080p films are better again.
But the only things, beyond action films, I want to see in HD are the Natural
History programmes, and the BBC make the best. And the 2 BBC HD channels are free to air anyway.
Personal choice, that's what it's all about. :y
When are the adult channels gonna be in HD? Would I be able to see each individual pube?
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on the SD one ::)
HD broadcasts are clearly better, although like DVD upscalers, some TVs do a reasonable job of upscaling SD. My MCE does an A1 job upscaling (likes face it, it certainly has the processing power), and does make it difficult to tell SD and HD apart, but clearly there is more detail in the HD broadcast. 1080p films are better again.
But the only things, beyond action films, I want to see in HD are the Natural
History programmes, and the BBC make the best. And the 2 BBC HD channels are free to air anyway.
Personal choice, that's what it's all about. :y
When are the adult channels gonna be in HD? Would I be able to see each individual pube?
You need those channels fuzzy, for the full authenticity of those cheesy 1970s 'educational films' that the man in the pub used to hire out... ...apparently
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on the SD one ::)
HD broadcasts are clearly better, although like DVD upscalers, some TVs do a reasonable job of upscaling SD. My MCE does an A1 job upscaling (likes face it, it certainly has the processing power), and does make it difficult to tell SD and HD apart, but clearly there is more detail in the HD broadcast. 1080p films are better again.
But the only things, beyond action films, I want to see in HD are the Natural
History programmes, and the BBC make the best. And the 2 BBC HD channels are free to air anyway.
Personal choice, that's what it's all about. :y
When are the adult channels gonna be in HD? Would I be able to see each individual pube?
You need those channels fuzzy, for the full authenticity of those cheesy 1970s 'educational films' that the man in the pub used to hire out... ...apparently
They weren't fuzzy, you were just starting to lose your sight. No doubt you were warned but chose to ignore it. I know I did ;D
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on the SD one ::)
HD broadcasts are clearly better, although like DVD upscalers, some TVs do a reasonable job of upscaling SD. My MCE does an A1 job upscaling (likes face it, it certainly has the processing power), and does make it difficult to tell SD and HD apart, but clearly there is more detail in the HD broadcast. 1080p films are better again.
But the only things, beyond action films, I want to see in HD are the Natural
History programmes, and the BBC make the best. And the 2 BBC HD channels are free to air anyway.
Personal choice, that's what it's all about. :y
When are the adult channels gonna be in HD? Would I be able to see each individual pube?
You need those channels fuzzy, for the full authenticity of those cheesy 1970s 'educational films' that the man in the pub used to hire out... ...apparently
They weren't fuzzy, you were just starting to lose your sight. No doubt you were warned but chose to ignore it. I know I did ;D
Of course, it could have been the VHS tape was stretched at the 'important' points ::)
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on SD one
No they don't, sigh.... ;D
They do have channels with higher bandwidths than other though.
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on SD one
No they don't, sigh.... ;D
They do have channels with higher bandwidths than other though.
Non HD Sky Sports used to be watchable. As soon as the Sports HD channels came along, you can barely see the rather ball on the SD channels...
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on SD one
No they don't, sigh.... ;D
They do have channels with higher bandwidths than other though.
Non HD Sky Sports used to be watchable. As soon as the Sports HD channels came along, you can barely see the rather ball on the SD channels...
On itv the ball is square. But then it was always square, even on an SD tv.
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on SD one
No they don't, sigh.... ;D
They do have channels with higher bandwidths than other though.
Non HD Sky Sports used to be watchable. As soon as the Sports HD channels came along, you can barely see the rather ball on the SD channels...
On itv the ball is square. But then it was always square, even on an SD tv.
My balls are square after trying to lift a box of bags of salt last night, which Mrs TB couldn't lift for me...
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We all know that, where Sky have an SD and HD channel, they purposely reduce the bandwidth on SD one
No they don't, sigh.... ;D
They do have channels with higher bandwidths than other though.
Non HD Sky Sports used to be watchable. As soon as the Sports HD channels came along, you can barely see the rather ball on the SD channels...
I've never knowingly tried to watch Sky Sports, but the bit rate on most Sky channels appears to be cut to the bone. In some respects I think they are trading resolution for the ability to handle motion, so with rapidly moving pictures we'd have been better off with SD that hasn't been compressed as heavily, sadly.
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Bandwidth is quite a big issue for Sky at the moment, around 24 HD channels will be needed for the olympics and some fairly major cut backs are taking place to free up bandwidth :o
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Olympics, I have to be around :(
F1 - I'm sure I've got some Dulux to watch dry.
eh up jaime, why dont you paint a wall then watch the F1 and compare the paint drying times to the race time :P
lol!!
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Live practice 1 on now. :)
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Looking forward to qually & the race, even though I have to be in the office from 2am!
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bored now :y :y :y :y
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Must say the Mclaren looks absolutely stunning this year, although that's not hard in this company.
Some good shots, so far. On board cameras, one on Webers crash hat, and one looking back at the Mclarens under tray, which gives a remarkably wide angle. Come in handy for those cut the nose off incidents. :)
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Yes Webbers crash cam is bloody brilliant, its by far most popular going by stats too.
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Button looking very confident. Early days though. :-X
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The Ferrari back end looks about as stable as my 2.2, have they considered polly bushes? :D
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Yeah, Alonso looked close to tears in the pits. Still, never mind aye!
And talking of the Ferrari pits, the coverage did make me shout a bit at one point. Button went out on track, started a quick lap, they cut to him for a few seconds then cut away to Masas pit, to show... Masas Dad texting. AAWWW that really windes me up!
WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING US THAT FOR.....? >:(
Have a word with 'em Tunnie :)
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Can't control broadcast feed :(
I can control what feeds & cameras go to the iPad app though :D
Might get told off if I do change it though :(
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ohhh I wish Massa was knocked out in that first session, so close ;D
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Ferrari, 12th & 16th for grid, brilliant :D
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I've just watched the BBC coverage, and I'm reasonably happy :y
I did manage to avoid any sports news beforehand, and avoid this thread. Missed Brundle but no Jordan was a blessing.
Great from McLaren, Mercedes and Lotus. Ha Ha to Ferrari, and I bet Adrian Newey is at his drawing board already. ;D ;D
I'm Incommunicado now until 14.00 tomorrow ;)
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Watched BBC myself, not a patch on Sky's coverage! Very poor show
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I can't compare them Tunnie so I'll have to take your word for it :y :y but I was happy enough on FREEVIEW ;)
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Watched BBC myself, not a patch on Sky's coverage! Very poor show
sky is just throwing our money at it thats why. which free view cant :y :y :y :y
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i got it but wont be watching it on sky :y :y :y :y
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i got it but wont be watching it on sky :y :y :y :y
Why? You are paying for Sky yet choosing not to watch full race without ads?
You slate Sky so much, so why have it? ???
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Watched BBC myself, not a patch on Sky's coverage! Very poor show
sky is just throwing our money at it thats why. which free view cant :y :y :y :y
BBC was throwing £1 million per race at it ;)
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i got it but wont be watching it on sky :y :y :y :y
Why? You are paying for Sky yet choosing not to watch full race without ads?
You slate Sky so much, so why have it? ???
because what choice do we have sky got the monopoly over all of them and i like watching football :y :y :y
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BT Vision?
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So you need to subscribe to sky sports as well then. ;D
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BT Vision?
not with bt they are just as bad :y :y :y
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So you need to subscribe to sky sports as well then. ;D
yes no choice as we cant get anything else here :y :y :y :y
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BT Vision?
not with bt they are just as bad :y :y :y
??? ??? No pleasing some, bash the competition too ::) :-X
Riiiiight. You want to watch your football you have to pay simples. I have to pay with TV license money for things like crapenders, those stupid dancing shows & so on. No choice there.
You want footie, pay for it.
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So you need to subscribe to sky sports as well then. ;D
yes no choice as we cant get anything else here :y :y :y :y
Errr BT ::)
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BT Vision?
not with bt they are just as bad :y :y :y
??? ??? No pleasing some, bash the competition too ::) :-X
Riiiiight. You want to watch your football you have to pay simples. I have to pay with TV license money for things like crapenders, those stupid dancing shows & so on. No choice there.
You want footie, pay for it.
thats what i said just getting fed up with sky sending letters upgrad to this and that for extra money :y :y :y :y and by the way went from bt years ago because they ripped me off for years
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So far I'm impressed with the Sky coverage... Red button options are very good and I can't stop playing :-X ::)
Of course, I've got the live timing up on the lappy too ::)
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So far I'm impressed with the Sky coverage... Red button options are very good and I can't stop playing :-X ::)
Of course, I've got the live timing up on the lappy too ::)
add in an iPad with on-board & helmet cams its brilliant 8)
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So far I'm impressed with the Sky coverage... Red button options are very good and I can't stop playing :-X ::)
Of course, I've got the live timing up on the lappy too ::)
add in an iPad with on-board & helmet cams its brilliant 8)
Stick one in the post then ::) :y
Good race though. Still a bit processional at the front but hey ho!
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Fantastic first race, I think I can smell the ink drying on Massa's P45.
Great result for Jenson!
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Just watched the BBC Highlights coverage, and to be honest it was OK just, something missing that I can't quite put my finger on.
Good race with some close battles, looks like it could be a good season :y :y
Why has this thread turned into a SKY bashing excercise? :( :(
If you don't want to pay for it then don't, simples, if you do Tunnie will be very obliging :y
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Watched a few laps.Then fell asleep. :)
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Caught the 15s highlights on the news - not that the telly here has a good enough aerial, idiots - and suspect I saw all the overtaking.
Strangely, I don't seem upset I missed the race ::)
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didnt watch any in best place bed :y :y :y :y
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Caught the 15s highlights on the news - not that the telly here has a good enough aerial, idiots - and suspect I saw all the overtaking.
Strangely, I don't seem upset I missed the race ::)
Actually there was quite a lot, but mostly in the midfield area
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Caught the 15s highlights on the news - not that the telly here has a good enough aerial, idiots - and suspect I saw all the overtaking.
Strangely, I don't seem upset I missed the race ::)
Actually there was quite a lot, but mostly in the midfield area
thier loss. :)
But did I here in the commentary, Red Bull sent thier pit crew into pit lane just to hinder the Mclaren pit stop? Then went an sat in the garage again, not intention of servicing a Red Bull car...?
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Caught the 15s highlights on the news - not that the telly here has a good enough aerial, idiots - and suspect I saw all the overtaking.
Strangely, I don't seem upset I missed the race ::)
Actually there was quite a lot, but mostly in the midfield area
thier loss. :)
But did I here in the commentary, Red Bull sent thier pit crew into pit lane just to hinder the Mclaren pit stop? Then went an sat in the garage again, not intention of servicing a Red Bull car...?
Yep, second stops, McLaren pitted Button and Hamilton on the same lap (he had a 11+ second lead) and RB came out, made out they were going to pit and then went back in straight away as soon as the McLarens were done ::) Then had a mad dash to pit Vettel during the Safety Car that came immediately after ::)
Surprised you didn't set the alarm for the race this morning ???
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Caught the 15s highlights on the news - not that the telly here has a good enough aerial, idiots - and suspect I saw all the overtaking.
Strangely, I don't seem upset I missed the race ::)
Actually there was quite a lot, but mostly in the midfield area
thier loss. :)
But did I here in the commentary, Red Bull sent thier pit crew into pit lane just to hinder the Mclaren pit stop? Then went an sat in the garage again, not intention of servicing a Red Bull car...?
Yep, second stops, McLaren pitted Button and Hamilton on the same lap (he had a 11+ second lead) and RB came out, made out they were going to pit and then went back in straight away as soon as the McLarens were done ::) Then had a mad dash to pit Vettel during the Safety Car that came immediately after ::)
Surprised you didn't set the alarm for the race this morning ???
nah, earlys this week. Missed the red button stuff. :(
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Caught the 15s highlights on the news - not that the telly here has a good enough aerial, idiots - and suspect I saw all the overtaking.
Strangely, I don't seem upset I missed the race ::)
Actually there was quite a lot, but mostly in the midfield area
thier loss. :)
But did I here in the commentary, Red Bull sent thier pit crew into pit lane just to hinder the Mclaren pit stop? Then went an sat in the garage again, not intention of servicing a Red Bull car...?
Yep, second stops, McLaren pitted Button and Hamilton on the same lap (he had a 11+ second lead) and RB came out, made out they were going to pit and then went back in straight away as soon as the McLarens were done ::) Then had a mad dash to pit Vettel during the Safety Car that came immediately after ::)
Surprised you didn't set the alarm for the race this morning ???
nah, earlys this week. Missed the red button stuff. :(
Oh yeah... I knew that ::) ::)
Could have treated it as a warm up :-\ :-\ Mind you... Early mornings and you aren't exactly best friends are you ::) ;D
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I missed all the fancy dancy Sky interactive stuff (didn't get up until 7.30am - apparently my body thinks this is a lie in?) but enjoyed the race coverage that I'd recorded.
Apart from the interviews at the end; Mr Hill should probably stick to running the BRDC or whatever he does these days, because he doesn't look comfortable behind a microphone!
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I missed all the fancy dancy Sky interactive stuff (didn't get up until 7.30am - apparently my body thinks this is a lie in?) but enjoyed the race coverage that I'd recorded.
Apart from the interviews at the end; Mr Hill should probably stick to running the BRDC or whatever he does these days, because he doesn't look comfortable behind a microphone!
i thought that myself tbh.
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I watched the Beeb's highlights that I recorded and didn't think they did a bad job,quite a good race too and happy that Button won :y :y
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I thought the BBC's coverage was absolutely fine, the main difference being lack of Brundle's voice on the commentary but Ben Edwards and DC did a very good job. Jake Humphrey also very good as usual - glad he stayed with the Beeb. Also, love 'em or hate 'em I actaully like the banter from "the 3 Amigo's" (Jake, DC and Irvine). :y
Sorry Tunnie, but I won't be shelling out for Sky (but then you're not biased at all eh?) ::)
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Is that Eddie Jordan gone then? ... he comes accross as a bit of a knob IMO. And DC's posh jock impression...well.
Jake Humphries is the only thing I missed from the sky programme.
Although agree re Damon Hill coments above. Nice bloke, poor presenter.
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Is that Eddie Jordan gone then? ... he comes accross as a bit of a knob IMO. And DC's posh jock impression...well.
Jake Humphries is the only thing I missed from the sky programme.
Although agree re Damon Hill coments above. Nice bloke, poor presenter.
Damn! getting the two Eddie's mixed up - I actually meant Jordan, not Irvine. ::) Yeah he can be a bit of a knob but I kinda like him because he speaks his mind and doesn't give a rat's arse who he pee's off. ;)
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not saying a word only get my head bitten off :y :y :y :y
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Is that Eddie Jordan gone then? ... he comes accross as a bit of a knob IMO. And DC's posh jock impression...well.
Jake Humphries is the only thing I missed from the sky programme.
Although agree re Damon Hill coments above. Nice bloke, poor presenter.
Damn! getting the two Eddie's mixed up - I actually meant Jordan, not Irvine. ::) Yeah he can be a bit of a knob but I kinda like him because he speaks his mind and doesn't give a rat's arse who he pee's off. ;)
I liked it when Eddie asked the Ferrari boss if he was going to build a new car as the present one was shite ;D ;D
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Is that Eddie Jordan gone then? ... he comes accross as a bit of a knob IMO. And DC's posh jock impression...well.
Jake Humphries is the only thing I missed from the sky programme.
Although agree re Damon Hill coments above. Nice bloke, poor presenter.
It is his first race, I did find some of the comments funny about his red shirt + white hair combination, making him look like santa ;D
Hopefully he might relax a bit as the season goes on.....
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I rather liked this review of Sky's offering:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9151561/On-this-evidence-Skys-F1-season-is-unlikely-to-be-a-Brundle-of-laughs-for-the-viewer.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9151561/On-this-evidence-Skys-F1-season-is-unlikely-to-be-a-Brundle-of-laughs-for-the-viewer.html)
;)
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Written by BMW drivers for BMW drivers as usual. ;)
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It does need slight adjustment, quite a few comments internally echoing what many have said.
Over the years from ITV to BBC Brundle has been paired with some right idiots, James Allen for one. Could not stand him!
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Very frustrating race IMO. Rain affected, and usual poor race strategy from Mclaren costs them yet again. Not good enough.
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Very frustrating race IMO. Rain affected, and usual poor race strategy from Mclaren costs them yet again. Not good enough.
At least I didn't have to wait 50 minutes for the race to restart with the BBC highlights. Well done Sauber, and I really liked this race, and the coverage, you know why? No Eddie "I like the sound of my own voice " Jordan. The only thing I've really missed is Martin Brundle's grid walk about and coverage, but is he worth the cost of SKY? I'll wait until the end of this season before I commit myself. It is a pity I can't get SKY on a try it to buy basis for a couple of races as F1 is the only reason for me to buy a TV provider.
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Very frustrating race IMO. Rain affected, and usual poor race strategy from Mclaren costs them yet again. Not good enough.
At least I didn't have to wait 50 minutes for the race to restart with the BBC highlights. Well done Sauber, and I really liked this race, and the coverage, you know why? No Eddie "I like the sound of my own voice " Jordan. The only thing I've really missed is Martin Brundle's grid walk about and coverage, but is he worth the cost of SKY? I'll wait until the end of this season before I commit myself. It is a pity I can't get SKY on a try it to buy basis for a couple of races as F1 is the only reason for me to buy a TV provider.
I don't know what time the BBC highlights where on, but given the sky coverage of the race started at 9am I imagine you waited a fair bit longer than 50mins to see anything. ;D
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Make the tinkers
race drive in the rain. If the car is unsuitable, then the teams get punished.
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Make the tinkers race drive in the rain. If the car is unsuitable, then the teams get punished.
Snow and ice would be better, sort the mice from the men :y