BBC upgrade to HD..

[mjr]

Ditto - all streamed for over 2 years now.

How many people still organise their lives around when terrestrial broadcasters decide to broadcast a particular programme (?) - assuming that they have a decent Broadband connection avalible.

Probably not many except for live events, but lots set the video recorder. Why waste broadband and let the daffodils track you when terabytes of shows are being sent to your home untracked every day?

 

[tom73]

We've built in freeview on our TV nothing look's to have changed for us. For every thing else we just airplay via our Apple TV.
Plenty of one off cost options around most don't need or even use all the channels they pay for.
Ditch sky and find a one off cost option that works for you.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Probably not many except for live events, but lots set the video recorder. Why waste broadband and let the daffodils track you when terabytes of shows are being sent to your home untracked every day?

Unlimited BB fibre to house so not worried about that. Ditto 'tracking' - of no concern whatsoever.

 

[vickster]

Sky Q works fine for me, everything in one box

 

[Mike_P]

I have the opposite issue; the only live TV channel that I watch is BBC News and this is no longer available in HD

Still in HD on Freesat - channel 200. SD is 212

 

[mjr]

Unlimited BB fibre to house so not worried about that. Ditto 'tracking' - of no concern whatsoever.

Of no concern, until your "deviant" viewing patterns are noticed and acted upon. 👮

But the question was why to let the daffodils track you, not the reverse that was answered (why you don't avoid it).

 

[bobzmyunkle]

why to let the daffodils track you

Who are these mysterious daffodils? It's not some sort of euphemism for the Welsh is it? And if it is why are they tracking me?
I 'tape' things because ITVX etc won't let me fast forward the adverts. Have you lot got a way round that - other paying daft money for something labelled premium?

 

[DaveReading]

It is still there, now next to BBC Four HD and the Scotland, Wales and West Midlands BBC One HD regions. 11023MHz H 23000s/s FEC 3/4

200 on Freesat, conveniently next to BBC Parliament (also now on HD) on 201.

 

[DaveReading]

I 'tape' things because ITVX etc won't let me fast forward the adverts. Have you lot got a way round that - other paying daft money for something labelled premium?

Whoever invents a way of recording catchup TV will have my eternal gratitude.

It's Sod's Law that the only one AFAIK that you can currently download is iPlayer, where of course there aren't any ads to FF past.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

recording catchup TV

Sounds far too complicated.

 

[DaveReading]

Sounds far too complicated.

No problem, I'll wait for someone else to invent it then.

 

[mjr]

Who are these mysterious daffodils? It's not some sort of euphemism for the Welsh is it?

If you call someone a certain crude name, this site's software changes it to daffodil. You'll need to ask the software author or whoever configured it what they've got against the Welsh emblem.

 

[Mike_P]

Sounds far too complicated.

Probably not that far from such boxes being available. The existing satellite and terrestrial digital services only have a few years left and their is no guarantee on them continuing. The mobile phone operators want the Freeview frequencies so TV by broadband will most likely be the norm.

 

[DaveReading]

The existing satellite and terrestrial digital services only have a few years left and their is no guarantee on them continuing. The mobile phone operators want the Freeview frequencies so TV by broadband will most likely be the norm.

I don't see a cessation of broadcasting via satellitehappening.

 

[Mike_P]

It's the satellite approaching it's end of service and whether Sky etc are prepared to provide the requisite funding for a replacement.