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Title: Quality TV
Post by: shyboy on 29 March 2009, 12:36:53
Usually out playing golf on a Sunday morning but re-discovered Country File this morning. Top quality TV!
It's changing to 7pm. as from next Sunday so I'll be able to watch it regularly now.
Shouldn't be missed in my opinion.
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 29 March 2009, 12:51:44
being a country boy, I do tend to have it on (though not necessarily watch it). Shame about the new time though.
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: ballcock50 on 29 March 2009, 12:54:29
Get sky + watch it anytime :y
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 29 March 2009, 12:55:14
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Get sky + watch it anytime :y
I have Media Center - way better than crappy old Sky+ ;)
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 29 March 2009, 12:56:25
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Get sky + watch it anytime :y
I have Media Center - way better than crappy old Sky+ ;)
And no silly subscriptions ;) (Freeview channels are enough for me, and I have option for Freesat on same box)
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: ballcock50 on 29 March 2009, 12:58:18
Well I've only got sky+ still better than setting the video recorder. :y
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 29 March 2009, 13:08:17
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Well I've only got sky+ still better than setting the video recorder. :y
Surely nobody still owns video recorders in this day and age :o
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Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2009, 13:10:37
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Well I've only got sky+ still better than setting the video recorder. :y
Surely nobody still owns video recorders in this day and age :o


Mine sits next to the PC for transferring to DVD

BTW does a video camera count?
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2009, 13:11:15
PVRs - we have three - very usefull

A Pace Twin (100GB)
A BT Vision
A Humax HDR
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: ballcock50 on 29 March 2009, 13:45:34
I still got a video recorder use it occasionally to play some of my old video cassettes :(
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 29 March 2009, 13:55:01
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PVRs - we have three - very usefull

A Pace Twin (100GB)
A BT Vision
A Humax HDR
See, you could reduce that down to 1 device (Vision aside, don't think they have a Windows solution yet?) with MCE. Added advantage, is watchable on any TV in house via extenders (eg, xbox360).  Plus, its a bloody good upscaler for SD stuff ;)
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Varche on 29 March 2009, 13:55:35
Good programme apart from the modern malaise of telling you what they are going to tell you, telling you and then telling you again. They also keep slipping in "repeats" like the fellow sea horse fishing last week, but maybe their budgets have been cut.


Now't wrong with video recorders.  Do you remember the days of analogue TV when you could record one channel and watch another at the [size=12]same time    size]. With service improvements like digital and modern technology that isn't so easy now!

varche
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: CaptainZok on 29 March 2009, 14:49:28
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Good programme apart from the modern malaise of telling you what they are going to tell you, telling you and then telling you again. They also keep slipping in "repeats" like the fellow sea horse fishing last week, but maybe their budgets have been cut.


Now't wrong with video recorders.  Do you remember the days of analogue TV when you could record one channel and watch another at the [size=12]same time    size]. With service improvements like digital and modern technology that isn't so easy now!

varche
Record two whilst watching a third on my media centre, think TB can do even more.
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Ken T on 29 March 2009, 16:36:53
And my current 3 Nebula card machine can record 3 multiplexes of programs at once. Fills up the hard drive kind of fast  ;D ;D ;D

Ken
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2009, 17:28:27
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Good programme apart from the modern malaise of telling you what they are going to tell you, telling you and then telling you again. They also keep slipping in "repeats" like the fellow sea horse fishing last week, but maybe their budgets have been cut.


Now't wrong with video recorders.  Do you remember the days of analogue TV when you could record one channel and watch another at the [size=12]same time    size]. With service improvements like digital and modern technology that isn't so easy now!

varche
Record two whilst watching a third on my media centre, think TB can do even more.

Record 5 minimum & watch - Humax can do more than 1 service per transponder - not sure what record limit is
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2009, 17:29:23
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Good programme apart from the modern malaise of telling you what they are going to tell you, telling you and then telling you again. They also keep slipping in "repeats" like the fellow sea horse fishing last week, but maybe their budgets have been cut.


Now't wrong with video recorders.  Do you remember the days of analogue TV when you could record one channel and watch another at the [size=12]same time    size]. With service improvements like digital and modern technology that isn't so easy now!

varche


Stopped making decent ones in 1990, that said I have a working 1982 and 1984 decks next to the PC
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 29 March 2009, 19:51:16
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Good programme apart from the modern malaise of telling you what they are going to tell you, telling you and then telling you again. They also keep slipping in "repeats" like the fellow sea horse fishing last week, but maybe their budgets have been cut.


Now't wrong with video recorders.  Do you remember the days of analogue TV when you could record one channel and watch another at the [size=12]same time    size]. With service improvements like digital and modern technology that isn't so easy now!

varche
Record two whilst watching a third on my media centre, think TB can do even more.
Currently 5 freeview tuners.  Seriously considering updating to 5 freeview plus 4 feesat, but I use WebGuide add-on that doesn't work with TV Pack :(
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2009, 21:58:47
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Good programme apart from the modern malaise of telling you what they are going to tell you, telling you and then telling you again. They also keep slipping in "repeats" like the fellow sea horse fishing last week, but maybe their budgets have been cut.


Now't wrong with video recorders.  Do you remember the days of analogue TV when you could record one channel and watch another at the [size=12]same time    size]. With service improvements like digital and modern technology that isn't so easy now!

varche
Record two whilst watching a third on my media centre, think TB can do even more.
Currently 5 freeview tuners.  Seriously considering updating to 5 freeview plus 4 feesat, but I use WebGuide add-on that doesn't work with TV Pack :(


Is that Sky? ;D ;D

2 Freesat will do - one for BBC HD and one for ITV HD
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 March 2009, 11:53:04
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Currently 5 freeview tuners.  Seriously considering updating to 5 freeview plus 4 feesat, but I use WebGuide add-on that doesn't work with TV Pack :(

 :o

So, you expect there to be a time when there are 9 programmes on you actually want to watch amongst all the shyte that's broadcast these days?

 ;)

Kevin

Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 30 March 2009, 12:52:31
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Currently 5 freeview tuners.  Seriously considering updating to 5 freeview plus 4 feesat, but I use WebGuide add-on that doesn't work with TV Pack :(

 :o

So, you expect there to be a time when there are 9 programmes on you actually want to watch amongst all the shyte that's broadcast these days?

 ;)

Kevin

I'm sat here now trying to resolve a recording conflict - apparently 5 tuners can't cope with my demands  :-[

Its got worse now there is a Top Gear + 1 channel, as that can easily tie up a load of tuners on the odd occasion when the system doesn't realise its the same showing!

But mostly, its all the crap she records - Heros, Medium, and anything Period Drama....
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 March 2009, 16:16:16
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But mostly, its all the crap she records - Heros, Medium, and anything Period Drama....

Ahh, Nuff said. We have to pay Murdoch for more crap cos there's not enough on freeview. Then she sits and watches it while playing WOW and doesn't notice that I've changed the channel. :-X

Kevin
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 30 March 2009, 16:19:49
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But mostly, its all the crap she records - Heros, Medium, and anything Period Drama....

Ahh, Nuff said. We have to pay Murdoch for more crap cos there's not enough on freeview. Then she sits and watches it while playing WOW and doesn't notice that I've changed the channel. :-X

Kevin
Bet Mrs Kevin Wood would notice the second the internet connection went down though ;)
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 March 2009, 16:39:10
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Bet Mrs Kevin Wood would notice the second the internet connection went down though ;)

I reckon she'd just freeze in front of her Laptop until it came back up again!  ;D

Kevin

Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 30 March 2009, 18:13:03
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Bet Mrs Kevin Wood would notice the second the internet connection went down though ;)

I reckon she'd just freeze in front of her Laptop until it came back up again!  ;D

Kevin

Hmmmm, I can see a plan forming ;D
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: Martin_1962 on 30 March 2009, 18:29:32
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Currently 5 freeview tuners.  Seriously considering updating to 5 freeview plus 4 feesat, but I use WebGuide add-on that doesn't work with TV Pack :(

 :o

So, you expect there to be a time when there are 9 programmes on you actually want to watch amongst all the shyte that's broadcast these days?

 ;)

Kevin

I'm sat here now trying to resolve a recording conflict - apparently 5 tuners can't cope with my demands  :-[

Its got worse now there is a Top Gear + 1 channel, as that can easily tie up a load of tuners on the odd occasion when the system doesn't realise its the same showing!

But mostly, its all the crap she records - Heros, Medium, and anything Period Drama....


Heroes is great - and you need a Freesat tuner for it
Title: Re: Quality TV
Post by: TheBoy on 30 March 2009, 18:37:06
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Currently 5 freeview tuners.  Seriously considering updating to 5 freeview plus 4 feesat, but I use WebGuide add-on that doesn't work with TV Pack :(

 :o

So, you expect there to be a time when there are 9 programmes on you actually want to watch amongst all the shyte that's broadcast these days?

 ;)

Kevin

I'm sat here now trying to resolve a recording conflict - apparently 5 tuners can't cope with my demands  :-[

Its got worse now there is a Top Gear + 1 channel, as that can easily tie up a load of tuners on the odd occasion when the system doesn't realise its the same showing!

But mostly, its all the crap she records - Heros, Medium, and anything Period Drama....


Heroes is great - and you need a Freesat tuner for it
I really tried to get into heros as people at work rated it. But its pants.