Sky+ / Sky+ HD

[HeliCraig]

Evening All,

I am thinking about getting Fiance HC Sky for Christmas. She will love it, and it does have the added bonus of meaning I will have Discovery channels again!

I have 42" Toshiba HD T.V. (bargain last year on Curry's Christmas Day Online Sale!) - but it is only the 720 variety - none of this 1080 stuff!

So, for those of you who have Sky, is it worth me paying the extra £10 a month (£120 a year!!) for the HD option?

What do you think? TIA.

C.

[TykeMerc]

There aren't that many HD channels, I think £10 a month is unjustified.

[gingerjedi]

A 720P TV is capable of displaying 1080i which is what sky broadcasts so it will be fine.

There are no 1080P broadcasts, you need Bluray or another attached HD source for that.

[voodooflux]

There aren't that many HD channels, I think £10 a month is unjustified.

They are increasing in number all the time, and I find a lot of the series that I watch are now in HD.

Personally I think it's worth it. When I bore visitors with a demonstration of the difference between SD and HD they all seem to appreciate the added picture quality - but then again they might just be humouring me

[TheFaQQer]

I have Virgin, but VERY rarely watch anything in HD (and my TV does 1080). I don't pay any extra for it, but still view it as a bit of a gimmick.

That said, if I had to pay for it, I probably would, and would make sure I watched some HD content on it too

[TCL]

Its probably just about worth it for the HD movies, but if you're not taking the movie pkg, probably not worth it.

Vague? Me?

[Fred Bloggs]

In my opinion, viewed on a Sony 40" LCD Bravia TV, the Sky HD content is simply not worth the extra outlay over the SD broadcasts. Having said that, the new Samsung Sky HD box gives a far better SD picture than our previous PACE SD Sky+ box ever did.

[interested]

Evening All,

I am thinking about getting Fiance HC Sky for Christmas. She will love it, and it does have the added bonus of meaning I will have Discovery channels again!

I have 42" Toshiba HD T.V. (bargain last year on Curry's Christmas Day Online Sale!) - but it is only the 720 variety - none of this 1080 stuff!

So, for those of you who have Sky, is it worth me paying the extra £10 a month (£120 a year!!) for the HD option?

What do you think? TIA.

C.

If you've got the movie and sport channels, yes definitely. If not, then maybe. They do add new HD channels from time to time.

[Flubster]

Rumour is, Sky will soon drop the HD sub. Possibly in the New Year.

[voodooflux]

Rumour is, Sky will soon drop the HD sub. Possibly in the New Year.

Source?

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