Sky or Virgin? - Page 2

Boeing Guy · 26-01-2011, 11:17

Stumped mate, the big problem is this. Mad Men will be shown on Sky's new channel, Sky Atlantic HD. Will this be available on Virgin? Sky's website does not say it will or won't.
Tread carefully.

That said have had both Cable (NTL) and Sky I do prefer SKY and never had any problems.

Neil · 26-01-2011, 11:35

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I am incensed that the BBC has sold off yet another top program, namely Madmen, to Sky.

If you read this you will find out that the BBC have sold nothing, it was never a BBC made program but a US import that they can not afford anymore

Stumped · 07-02-2011, 17:32

Had Sky installed today. Although the engineer tried to explain it to me, it will probably take me an age to work out how to use the zapper!

jaysay · 07-02-2011, 17:39

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Originally Posted by Stumped

Had Sky installed today. Although the engineer tried to explain it to me, it will probably take me an age to work out how to use the zapper!

You'll pick it up in no time Stumped, If I can use one anybody can

Stumped · 09-02-2011, 18:10

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You'll pick it up in no time Stumped, If I can use one anybody can

Thanks, Jaysay. My geek grandson came round to show me the ropes so, up to press, everything seems shipshape and Bristol Fashion.

entwisi · 09-02-2011, 19:32

Sky+ functionality is an absolute god send and you will wonder how you managed before it....

just remember you can fast forward teh adverts to catch up if you are a little bit "behind" teh real time

jaysay · 10-02-2011, 09:22

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Sky+ functionality is an absolute god send and you will wonder how you managed before it....

just remember you can fast forward teh adverts to catch up if you are a little bit "behind" teh real time

I watch recorded programs every afternoon entwisi, it tales 45 minutes or less to play back a 1hr recording, 15 minutes of ads every hour, gone in seconds

Neil · 10-02-2011, 09:31

It wont be long before sky stop you forwarding past the adverts. Its not in there interests to allow you to.

entwisi · 10-02-2011, 12:52

problem is how do they differentiate between you forwarding the content or the ads.

Neil · 10-02-2011, 12:55

come on I dont need to explain that to you, they just add something in the datastream only while the ads are on so they can prevent fast forwarding.

When it happens remember I told you first

jaysay · 10-02-2011, 17:58

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Originally Posted by Neil

come on I dont need to explain that to you, they just add something in the datastream only while the ads are on so they can prevent fast forwarding.

When it happens remember I told you first

Defeats the object, why would you want to fast forward if not to get rid of adverts, I think if they were going to attempt to do anything they'd have done it before now, Sky plus has only been in operation 10 years

Neil · 10-02-2011, 18:00

Its easy to do and I think the advertiser will demand it eventually.

Less · 10-02-2011, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Neil

come on I dont need to explain that to you, they just add something in the datastream only while the ads are on so they can prevent fast forwarding.

When it happens remember I told you first

I remember back in the days of video tapes, around the time they introduced bar codes and number codes for selecting programs, they could 'skip' the ads in the programming didn't last long before the advertisers stopped it.
So if the codes were there then, I'm sure they are there now.

cashman · 10-02-2011, 20:34

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Originally Posted by Neil

Its easy to do and I think the advertiser will demand it eventually.

be a bitch, but i can get by, always used to use the mute button before we got it.