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I'm a SkyHD subscriber and I'd probably be more annoyed about ITV HD being Freesat only if ITV made shows worth watching.]]>May 6th 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
ITV HD will be exclusive to Freesat for a start =]]]>May 6th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
No antenna, no reciever (I watch in VLC)]]>May 6th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
If you have a PC and internet connection you are required to pay!regardless of IPTV you will have a hefty back pay dude id just pay if i were you your facing £1000 fine.]]>May 6th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
Have fun with your one subscription-free HD channel.]]>May 8th 2008 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
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You need a satellite dish (From anywhere) for this and an HDTV Decoder box from them.]]>May 6th 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/Hope this helps.]]>May 7th 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/ return "Sky Freesat" == "Freesat";
}]]>May 6th 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
What is new is the EPG which freesat is transmitting and more importantly the marketing and focus this will put on free to air satellite in the UK. Hopefully like Freeview (the digital terrestrial equivalent) it will prove to be very popular and the selection of good quality channels will increase over time.

Its also going to be the best place for channels to expand their HD offerings as Freeview is limited to 4 HD channels only after digital switch over. ITV has said ITV HD will be exclusively on Freesat.

Lets hope MythTV finds a way to use Freesats new EPG and interactive services since they arn't encrypted.
]]>May 6th 2008 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/ Lets hope MythTV finds a way to use Freesats new EPG and interactive services since they arn't encrypted.

Amen to that. And to hardware manufactures wising up to the market for HD tuners MythTV will create. Open up!]]>May 6th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
Are you at university? If so, I blame that. Resnet, and the likes, are pretty crappy most of the time.]]>May 6th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
I'll stick with my Sky HD ta - even more so now that FX has launched their HD channel. As for the SD stuff, is there enough extra content over Freeview to really tempt people? Personally I'd say no, but each to their own..


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Would be a much cheaper option for peeps with HTPC's]]>May 6th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
ITV HD is exclusive not because its encrypted but they are using an unusual encoding which is part of the Freesat spec but not Skys so the sky boxes can't decode it. There have been reports of people from the digitalspy.co.uk forums picking up the ITV HD Test Signal with a computer because the app they are using supports the format ITV HD is using. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a95312/confirmed-itv-hd-is-freesat-exclusive.html

I imagine FFMPEG would support it so hopefully Myth TV would will eventually.
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Of course , almost all of these channels were already free on satelite before. Its just those exclusive channels like bbchd and itv hd that cannot be seen without the official freesat boxes.]]>May 6th 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
You can get maps of the satellite foot prints online, complete with the dish size needed.]]>May 6th 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
All three 'Five' channels are currently MIA for example.

]]>May 6th 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
Still waiting for the day when all internet and cable/sat is free here in the US, but I won't hold my breath.]]>May 6th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/BBC...just give me access to your iPlayer.
Your content on BBC America just isn't enough.
GIVE ME FRENCH AND SAUNDERS DAMN YOU!

I also like how you can say s*** and not f*** on the BBC. Real classy, London.]]>May 6th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/ As an American citizen...
> ...just give me access to your iPlayer.

We have to pay a licence fee to watch, how about they *SELL* you access?]]>May 6th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/bet you also think we sit around in our bowler hats drinking tea and talking like an upper class snob (less than 1% of the population) or a 1920's cockney (0% of the population)]]>May 7th 2008 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
It was an annoyance that I had to physically change the definition of the tv on the remote just to watch HD, then back again for SD. I can't understand why it doesn't do it automatically by detection.

However, I now can't even change to HD definition, because the tv keeps reverting back to SD! Probably something with the HDMI connector or a faulty tv :-(.

At the moment I am not bothered enough to investigate this since there is effectively only the BBC HD channel at the moment, and only a few movies and the rest videos.]]>May 6th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
Maybe my V+ box is old?]]>May 7th 2008 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
Low rank me all you want, it IS the truth!]]>May 6th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
On sky, loads of Sport, Films, dramas, Nature in HD. I pay my money to sky, ok I aint happy with the total cost, but as the old saying goes...

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!

Some people need to take a reality check on life..]]>May 7th 2008 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
lots of the hd channels on sky are the sky sports channels which you have to pay more on top. So basically sky forces you to buy certain packages just to get the 1 channel you want in HD which is a joke. Virtually all premiership football on skyhd is on skyhd1 but they dont let you just buy that!]]>May 6th 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
In total, I can tune into 460 FTA channels. Most arent worth watching and some are encrypted, but when its all free, I have no complaints at all!]]>May 6th 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/May 6th 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
deffinatly worth it.]]>May 6th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/freesat-tv-service-goes-live-across-the-uk/
If you're are referring to the chain then you are close, but actually Currys is bigger than Comet, compared to either just Currys or combined with the high street version Currys.digital.

That also is true for the parent companies as a whole, Kesa Electricals (Comet) is smaller than DSG International plc (Currys)
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