Sky Sports HD Virgin Media Question

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  joshua_welby Posts: 9,027

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  08/12/11 - 04:25 #2

  realwales wrote: »

  Hi,
  
  My grandmother, who is a big football fan, has recently bought a 40" LCD TV.
  
  She has the XL pack including Sky Sports in standard definition.
  
  She receives the other HD channels as part of her package but she has to pay (I think) £7 extra per month for Sky Sports in HD.
  
  My question is: I've read posts on this and other problems with people saying that the picture quality of Sky Sports in HD isn't that good, and that they've been reducing the quality of it in recent times.
  
  In your view, is the Sky Sports HD subscription worth the money? Thanks guys.

  
  I do not have Virgin HD channels, so I cannot comment, but the answer to your question is most definitely yes, even if the picture is not great then it is still better than SD, so other Posters on these Forums tell me
  
  Depending on what package you have now, you might be able to upgrade to the VIP30/50/100 Package and get the Sky HD channels for free
  plus an extra Set Top Box if you wanted one

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  [Deleted User] Posts: 356

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  08/12/11 - 07:02 #3

  Would I be right in thinking you subscribe to Sky Sports on a monthly basis? She could sign up, keep it for a month and if all is good just carry on. If not, just cancel. I'd imagine this is going to be quite subjective anyway.

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  joshua_welby Posts: 9,027

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  08/12/11 - 09:16 #4

  SC03OTT wrote: »

  Would I be right in thinking you subscribe to Sky Sports on a monthly basis? She could sign up, keep it for a month and if all is good just carry on. If not, just cancel. I'd imagine this is going to be quite subjective anyway.

  
  Yes, when you add Sky Sports or any other channel(s) to your package you must keep it for a month - a total of 30 days, but you can still cancel during the 30 days
  and it will come into effect after the 30 days has ended

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  mikey1947 Posts: 86

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  08/12/11 - 10:38 #5

  Sky Sports HD quality is very good. Noticable difference over SD broadcasts. She shouldn't be disappointed.

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  realwales Posts: 3,110

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  08/12/11 - 14:06 #6

  Thanks for your replies guys. I think the answer is to subscribe for a month and take it from there.
  One other thing: Should her settings be set to 720 or 1080 wide? It's a 40 inch LCD TV if that's relevant.

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  Martin1 Posts: 8,333

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  08/12/11 - 14:22 #7

  You should set it at 1080 wide because that is what all the HD channels in the UK broadcast at. If you set it at 720 it will downscale the picture.

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  08/12/11 - 14:28 #8

  martine93 wrote: »

  You should set it at 1080 wide because that is what all the HD channels in the UK broadcast at. If you set it at 720 it will downscale the picture.

  
  Thanks.

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  08/12/11 - 19:23 #9

  martine93 wrote: »

  You should set it at 1080 wide because that is what all the HD channels in the UK broadcast at. If you set it at 720 it will downscale the picture.

  
  on some tv's 720p may look better than 1080i.
  
  you should try both and see which gives the better picture

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  09/12/11 - 01:01 #10

  Cheers guys - I ordered Sky Sports HD when I was around her house earlier tonight and I must say the picture quality was significantly better.
  
  I can't say I noticed a huge amount of difference between 720 and 1080 but I set it to 1080 because that's how it's broadcast.
  
  Thanks for all your help.

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