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The 2010 US Open : a brief preview
Daisy
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Quote from: Ruthie on August 29, 2010, 04:51 pm
Interesting preview - thanks.  And for those with Sky there's another preview at 7pm this evening on Sky 2. 
Lucky you Jan getting HD.  I was staying at a friend's on my way home on Friday and they had the test match on on HD and it sure made a difference.  He said tennis looks just great with it.   Ooh it's tempting, but it will have to wait . At least I've got Sky+ essential for those overnight matches, as Daisy points out,  for those of us who aren't night owls.

Does it really make a huge difference ?  Like you say .... tempting.  My television is an HD one, so all I'd have to do is cough up to SKY ..... some more!!  Wonder how much it is ....
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Sir Panda
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It's amazing the difference in picture, you can see the detail on peoples faces in the crowd, just a beautiful image, sound quality is better too obviously.
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Daisy
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Quote from: Sir Panda on August 29, 2010, 05:35 pm
It's amazing the difference in picture, you can see the detail on peoples faces in the crowd, just a beautiful image, sound quality is better too obviously.

Oh heck, it sounds terrific  ..... how much, do you know? 
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Clydey
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Quote from: Daisy on August 29, 2010, 05:36 pm
Oh heck, it sounds terrific  ..... how much, do you know? 

Depends where you are. If you're in Scotland just now, I think the Sky HD package is an extra £10 a month. The real cost is getting their HD box, though. That's around £200.
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Daisy
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Quote from: Clydey on August 29, 2010, 05:38 pm
Depends where you are. If you're in Scotland just now, I think the Sky HD package is an extra £10 a month. The real cost is getting their HD box, though. That's around £200.

I'd forgotten that there would be a "box" involved ..... hmmmm .....
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Daisy
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Just had a look .... think it is only £60 for the box ....

http://www.sky.com/shop/supertelly/home/upgrade-to-supertelly/
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Clydey
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Quote from: Daisy on August 29, 2010, 05:43 pm
Just had a look .... think it is only £60 for the box ....

http://www.sky.com/shop/supertelly/home/upgrade-to-supertelly/

Strange. They must have changed things drastically since last summer. We paid £200 for the box.
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Daisy
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Quote from: Clydey on August 29, 2010, 05:52 pm
Strange. They must have changed things drastically since last summer. We paid £200 for the box.

I may have misread it .... there are so many options ... but I think it is £60 if you already have SKY+ as well as multi room.  I suppose the best way to find out would be for me to call them.  For £60 it is VERY tempting....
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Clydey
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Quote from: Daisy on August 29, 2010, 05:53 pm
I may have misread it .... there are so many options ... but I think it is £60 if you already have SKY+ as well as multi room.  I suppose the best way to find out would be for me to call them.  For £60 it is VERY tempting....

Yeah, I already had Sky when I switched to the HD Box, but we actually ended up getting 2 HD boxes. Maybe that's why we didn't get the discount price, since we had Sky in my room and Virgin in another.

If you can get that for £60, I wouldn't hesitate. You also have the benefit of Sky+, which is worth the £60 alone.
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Daisy
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Quote from: Clydey on August 29, 2010, 05:57 pm
Yeah, I already had Sky when I switched to the HD Box, but we actually ended up getting 2 HD boxes. Maybe that's why we didn't get the discount price, since we had Sky in my room and Virgin in another.

If you can get that for £60, I wouldn't hesitate. You also have the benefit of Sky+, which is worth the £60 alone.

I already have SKY+ as well as multi room.  I'm just about to contact them and see if I am understanding what I'm reading ....
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Elly
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^ Will you let us know?  I've also got SKY+ and multi-room.  My box downstairs has been playing up something rotten, and I was intending looking into how much an HD box would cost. 
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Daisy
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Just got the box and installation free of charge .... just have to pay the monthly HD charges.
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Elly
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Quote from: Daisy on August 29, 2010, 06:36 pm
Just got the box and installation free of charge .... just have to pay the monthly HD charges.
Fantastic!  Thanks...
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Daisy
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And, they're coming to install it this coming Thursday .... PURRFECT timing for the second week of the Open ....
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Elly
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^ Indeed!  I'm on the case...
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