Wanna be 1st to see Sky HD?

[Deleted User] · 03/03/06 - 21:04

Just found this artical in T3.

Unfortunatley there is no hope of me making it to Birmingham but for those in the area it would definitley be worth checking out. There is also a link to get free tickets:

http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/entertainment/hard_disk_recorder/watch_sky_hd_today

[Deleted User] · 03/03/06 - 21:51

I'd rather see it in my own living room.
Good one Sky....keep on fuelling that hype.
How about some delivery eh? Or is that the only box?

[Deleted User] · 03/03/06 - 22:04

Tee hee. The article mentions that the details of the box are under wraps - then says it is 160GB!

[Deleted User] · 04/03/06 - 00:19

That probably is the only box! As from what I've heard its the box that's causing all the delays. No point releasing something that doesn't work. Don't know if they've solved the problems yet.

gargleroadside · 04/03/06 - 06:29

There's a big HDTV in the front of Dixons XL in the Bull Ring in Birmingham.

'24' in high definition that the article in the link talks about as being a 'must see in HD' is available in a.b.hdtv

bayards · 04/03/06 - 08:02

Someone take a camera with them please!
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[Deleted User] · 04/03/06 - 18:38

i've got a friend with a stand at the show.
he says there's no live Sky HD broadcast , which is disappointing. sorry don't know any more

[Deleted User] · 04/03/06 - 19:34

Well i saw lots of adverts for Sky HD on it and a box in a plastic case but i've no idea what the source was.

The quality varied, the national geographic stuff looked fantastic but the sports stuff wasn't quite as good (although still much better than SD obviously).

[Deleted User] · 06/03/06 - 12:17

Well after some diging around I have been able to establish that the box was a dummy and the playout of the demo tape was off a professions HDCam tape.

So not much of demo and even less representative than playback from a PC.

[Deleted User] · 06/03/06 - 12:51

It doesn't feel that this is a service that is just about to be launched does it?

[Deleted User] · 06/03/06 - 21:20

bluespirit wrote:

That probably is the only box! As from what I've heard its the box that's causing all the delays. No point releasing something that doesn't work. Don't know if they've solved the problems yet.

If they are having problems at this late hour, I think it is a cause for concern as regards the trustworthiness of the box. I don't think I'm going to pay for one until I see it is fully operational and any glitches ironed out!!

papadontpreach · 06/03/06 - 22:02

I have upgraded to a panasonic 42 inch viera HD tv in preperation for the big sky launch... whenever that is, the latest i was told by the people at sky is it should be ready for the world cup, any way I have just bought a hd dvd player in the hope of seeing some hd action, anyone know of where i can purchase some hd dvd discs until the great day arrives?

[Deleted User] · 07/03/06 - 12:01

How did you get an hd dvd player... given that they're not actually out yet!

rjmachin · 07/03/06 - 12:42

I would imagine that what he actually got was an Upscaling HDMI dvd player such as the Samsung 850/960, or the Philips one.

[Deleted User] · 07/03/06 - 13:32

bluespirit wrote:

No point releasing something that doesnt work.

Thats never stopped Microsoft:D

[Deleted User] · 07/03/06 - 13:48

robcole2004 wrote:

Thats never stopped Microsoft:D

Hee Hee thats brightened my day up, Excellent mate.

[Deleted User] · 07/03/06 - 22:19

rjmachin wrote:

I would imagine that what he actually got was an Upscaling HDMI dvd player such as the Samsung 850/960, or the Philips one.

Doesn't square with his search for HD DVD disks to watch.

Unless he fell for a salesman's patter... :eek:

camaj · 08/03/06 - 14:09

rjmachin wrote:

I would imagine that what he actually got was an Upscaling HDMI dvd player such as the Samsung 850/960, or the Philips one.

Presumably. This is one of the biggest drawbacks to using the HD-DVD name, so much confusion already and it's not even out yet! Can you imagine the people buying HD-DVD discs to play on their upscaling DVD players!?

papadontpreach · 10/03/06 - 10:46

Well I thought i Knew a lot about these things but it was an upscaling HD dvd player I bought but its not the Samsung its the Sigmatek Xmb 510 pro from Germany, Beautiful Machine that can be wall mounted, just like the Salesman if it doesnt work well, Im Connecting it to My new Panasonic TH42PV500 i will let you know if the Dvd Quality improves. ant tips or Guidence most welcome.

Hey there!

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