molko

I currently have a SKY+ box and a HD TV.

What is the best way to get a HD signal so that I can watch the football in HD.

I know that both ITV and BBC are brodcasting the football in HD, but can i pick this up from my SKY+ box, or do i need to buy some more kit.

I am getting confused between Freeview and Freesat, and I am reluctant to sign up to SKY HD when i only really want to watch the football for 6 weeks.

Thanks

MattW

You can't get HD from a Sky+ box. The only way will be to upgrade, you'll get HD 3D in the autumn too

Freesat has HD but you'll need a receiver. I think an existing Sky dish can provide Freesat without moving it. My Panny TV has Freesat in built so check your TV first.

Ant

you can get freeview HD (need a HD box)but that depends on the transmitter you're on.

Your best bet would be get the Humax HD Box http://www.richersounds.com/product/...a-foxsathd-box

Leslie

You need an HD capable box in the first place.

Les

molko

is Freesat different from Freeview ?

bigsinky

^^^^^yes one uses your existing dish, the other uses a wideband aerial on your roof

LostUser

If you don't want to upgrade to Sky HD then the easiest thing would be to buy a Freesat HD box (about £100, maybe less), unplug the cable from your SKY+ box (the one which goes from the dish to SKY+ box) and plug it in to the freesat box. Your Sky dish will pick up the Freesat signal.

Jonnys3

Are there any suitable splitters available so that the signal could be sent to both a Sky + box and an additional Freesat HD box?

LostUser

Not that I know of. For about £30 you can buy a kit which allows you to swap the 2 cable connector on your sky dish (the LNB) to a quad connector so you can then run an additional 2 cables to wherever you like in the house. The kits also include the extra cable.

Got mine off ebay.

LostUser

This kind of thing. As long as you can get access to your sky dish, it's a piece of cake to fit.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SKY-PLUS-BOX-U...item23070604fa

LostUser

Looks like they do do splitters, not sure how good they are. Worth a try though for the price

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-WAY-TV-SATEL...item439f12862a

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Do the right thing and watch it in the pub

molko

Sounds like a plan, seems pretty simple to.

I guess i could cancel my Sky+ and just stick with the Freesat HD. We dont have any subscription channels to Sky and i imagine most of what we watch will be available on Freesat anyway...

Cheers

Leslie

Dont know how many HD channels are available on freesat, but Sky has 37 now,

Les

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Freeview HD is being launched in the coming weeks. You will need a Freeview HD box which will work with your aerial.

BTW I have a Freesat TV and it works fine with my Sky sat feed.

Leslie

I set up my spare dish for my friend and he has Sky freesat which works well.

Les

bigsinky

39 now les

Leslie

Even better then. Are they any good?

Les

LostUser

There's been alot of arguments about the HD channels, on Freesat certainly, that there are hardly any real HD programmes. Alot of them are SD programmes upscaled to HD.

Even Eastenders isn't in HD yet. I think we've got a long way to go yet.

Ant

No

SimonD

Sorry to change the subject a bit but will a Virgin V+ box give me the HD coverage of the World Cup?
I've got the V+ box and the XL and sports packages but not an HD screen - this might convince me to get a new screen for the footie.

LostUser

Can you see the BBC and ITV HD channels in your listing at the moment, obviously your TV won't display them in HD but you should be able to see that they exist?

Virgin website is particularly unclear but it looks like you do get HD channels with the XL package and V+ HD box.

Leslie

Been watching the 20/20 cricket. The Sky Sports HD is very good quality.

Les

bigsinky

^^^yep super for sports. footie is amazing and the SBK and Moto GP on Eurosport HD looks fabulous.

Kieran_Burns

iTrader: (1)

I have an offer from Sky for free HD installation and HD box and free HD for 6months.

If anyone wants to take this offer up - let me know. It's for new Sky subscribers, existing customers need to take out a multi-room deal and get HD.

I have 3 vouchers here which can be posted as soon as.

Ant

won't work

If budget is your thing i've been fitting alot of DIY kits that customers buy and kindly ring up to be fitted and alot of them have been saying they bought them from B&Q for about £80, keep the HD box and throw the ****ty dish away