Posted by guv on 09/22/34 11:50

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:58:01 GMT, DH <nowhere@nohow.com> wrote:

>
>My local Currys/Dixons/Comet whatever stores seem to be having an arguement about
>contracts cuz they want to show Telewest HD as well as Sky and Sky do NOT like it.
>
>I think Sky are running scared in areas like ours cuz Telewest's HD box is free, not
>300 bloody quid !
>
>Having said that, at the end of the day (footie is getting to me), the HDD HD
>generator LG are using is showing some bloody nice pictures... AND its all done via
>component into the LG TVs !!! HDMI can get stuffed if I can achieve that on my
>system from my PC.

Although a little late in the day now - but you could have bought a HD
(non sky) Sat receiver to watch the footie without a subscription. I
was tempted to do so - the only thing stopping me was the fact I run a
1.2m dish and 36V actuator - which these new models dont support
(yet).

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