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@no-quarter And when are we going to get high frame rates for sports?
Would much rather have 720p50 or 60 rather than 1080p25.
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@no-quarter said in Sky TV:
I assume that HD will still require purchasing an upgraded subscription.
Was going to say, continuing to charge people for just HD content is an absolute scam. Who the fuck would want to watch TV without HD these days?
It's the same in Oz.
I've had the awful experience of a couple of recorded Magpies games being in SD even though they were broadcast in HD. How on earth did we watch sport pre-HD days? No wonder I used to go to so many live games in the 90s.
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@Nepia I have no idea how I watched so much cricket in SD, you can hardly see the bloody ball!
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@no-quarter said in Sky TV:
@Nepia I have no idea how I watched so much cricket in SD, you can hardly see the bloody ball!
I have no idea why anyone would watch so much cricket.
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Just kidding, I actually watched most of Sunday's game and enjoyed it (first match I've watched since the CWC). -
watching in SD is the same as some of the dodgy streams online!
Presently I get free HD as we have multi room, but when I get around to finding a decent Freeview with HD I'll ditch it (by decent I mean pricewise decent) plus I don't have sports, only get it for MItre 10 Cup.
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@taniwharugby said in Sky TV:
watching in SD is the same as some of the dodgy streams online!
Presently I get free HD as we have multi room, but when I get around to finding a decent Freeview with HD I'll ditch it (by decent I mean pricewise decent) plus I don't have sports, only get it for MItre 10 Cup.
It can be worse too.
With Foxtel, I just told them I wanted HD for free or I'd cancel my subscription.
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Sky TV have missed an opportunity - again.
Their big carrot is providing (legally) live coverage of most of the main sports we Kiwis like, so they still have a monopoly. All those complaining that sport should be free-to-air need to get real as we don't have the population for TVNZ, TV3 to purchase the broadcasting rights from SANZAAR etc.
But we, as customers, should be able to choose what other channels we'd like to subscribe to instead of all these shit channels that they currently offer in artificial bundled packages.
As for HD, should we pay extra for it? Of course not, but Netflix does the same thing.
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@Bovidae Netflix offer HD as their standard, with extra costs for 4K and 8K. Agree it is the same annoying concept, but the fact that Sky's standard offer is still SD again highlights just how completely behind and out of touch they are.
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@no-quarter said in Sky TV:
@Bovidae Netflix offer HD as their standard, with extra costs for 4K and 8K. Agree it is the same annoying concept, but the fact that Sky's standard offer is still SD again highlights just how completely behind and out of touch they are.
Are you sure about that - I just signed up here in Oz and the basic package is not HD. Their Standard package is HD but that's not their entry level package.
Edit: Maybe the Oz package is different due to the crap internet over here?
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@no-quarter said in Sky TV:
@Bovidae Netflix offer HD as their standard, with extra costs for 4K and 8K. Agree it is the same annoying concept, but the fact that Sky's standard offer is still SD again highlights just how completely behind and out of touch they are.
Neon is SD as well isn’t it?
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@no-quarter said in Sky TV:
@Bovidae Netflix offer HD as their standard, with extra costs for 4K and 8K. Agree it is the same annoying concept, but the fact that Sky's standard offer is still SD again highlights just how completely behind and out of touch they are.
Are you sure about that - I just signed up here in Oz and the basic package is not HD. Their Standard package is HD but that's not their entry level package.
Edit: Maybe the Oz package is different due to the crap internet over here?
Shit you're right, SD is the standard, though it's dirt cheap. But I stand corrected.
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Basic is still SD, standard and premium are HD.
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better late than never I guess???
Although mis-leading headline.
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@virgil yep, and I saw a headline on FB just before saying that when Sky did it's last NZR negotiations in 2014, they barely had any competition, but will face plenty in 2020.
I completed a survey for NZR in November last year asking for what I thought would be reasonable to pay for one off test matches on PPV.
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There is no doubt that Sky will have to change their business model to meet the viewer demands of today, but I enjoy the convenience of MySky as I tend to record the few FTA TV shows I am interested in and watch at a later time fast-forwarding the ads. Even on the sports channels the repeats tend to be edited for time so being able to record the live match is better. The new pricing announced by Sky a few days ago is aimed at the sports fan as the price is now $25 cheaper if you don't want those entertainment channels.
Did anyone watch the PPV Maori games? If so, what was the stream like?
The only competition I expect Sky to have for the rugby broadcasting rights in 2020 is from off-shore (e.g. Amazon). If Amazon did win the rights, it might not be as cheap as many think because you might end up paying to watch rugby, RL, cricket etc separately from different companies.
