Sky HD movies EPG 310, 311

djpaul · 30-01-2006 03:58PM #1

Sky movies 9HD on 311 and Sky movies 10HD on 312 EPG. (only on sky+, thanks digidec)

DigiDec · 30-01-2006 04:23PM

These are only on my Sky+ box they do not appear on the EPG on my normal multiroom sky box,

djpaul · 30-01-2006 04:29PM

onscreen message " call 08702 404020 on how to recieve this HD channel"
Called sky, girl on the the other end said " wha??" Did not know they were there. when she came back to me she said this is a preview channel for HD,
starting at 5pm this evening. for more details register at sky.com/hd

Pal · 30-01-2006 04:29PM

got a frequency ?

djpaul · 30-01-2006 04:39PM

Pal wrote:

got a frequency ?

12285V 27.5 2/3 "4604"

Pal · 31-01-2006 08:09AM

thank you

watty · 31-01-2006 11:10AM

If it is *really* HD, then it won't work on a Sky+
If it is only a preview of content for HD channels in normal resolution, then it is as pointless or usefull as the Sky Magasine.

Sparky · 31-01-2006 12:48PM

id say the message is just up to make users "more aware"
they have films on after 5 same as 9 and 10 normal, but i cant see this working on our sky boxes, i wonder is there any SKY HD boxes out there that this is been transmitted to?
Btw: notice how it doesnt show up in the favourite channels.

Sualtam · 31-01-2006 01:47PM

What are the chances of Sky HD being rolled out in Ireland at the same time as in the UK?

Mossy Monk · 31-01-2006 02:07PM

who knows but judging by previous releases, Sky Gnome, Sky Active and Sky+ we will be waiting a while

Mossy Monk · 31-01-2006 02:19PM

djpaul wrote:

12285V 27.5 2/3 "4604"

there is no 4604 on that

31-01-2006 02:39PM

djpaul wrote:

onscreen message " call 08702 404020 on how to recieve this HD channel"
Called sky, girl on the the other end said " wha??" Did not know they were there. when she came back to me she said this is a preview channel for HD,
starting at 5pm this evening. for more details register at sky.com/hd

seeing that she didn't know i just hope now they don't restrict these channels.

Mossy Monk · 31-01-2006 03:09PM

if they are true HD it wont make a difference to anyone with current Sky equipment if they block them or not as they wouldnt be viewable unless you had HD equipment capable of decoding Sky channels

djpaul · 31-01-2006 03:32PM

Mossy Monk wrote:

there is no 4604 on that

Was up until yesterday 4604:)

djpaul · 31-01-2006 03:39PM

Sualtam wrote:

What are the chances of Sky HD being rolled out in Ireland at the same time as in the UK?

Slim, but we live in hope. rumour has it (DS) that HD+ boxes will roll out in
April. Cost?? Between €499, €599 (rough guess) .

Pal · 31-01-2006 03:42PM

I'm still waiting for the new EPG.
there's a channel advertising it 24/7

31-01-2006 04:56PM

djpaul wrote:

Slim, but we live in hope. rumour has it (DS) that HD+ boxes will roll out in
April. Cost?? Between €499, €599 (rough guess) .

i think i'll wait for the price to drop a bit first before i get it. anyone know if the monthly subscription will go up too, i'd imagine it would.

pH · 31-01-2006 05:28PM

Does anyone know how Sky source their movies for Sky Movies? I presume they're not the same source as retail DVDs, but they must come out of a similar process, are they in mpeg2 format? Do Sky decode/re-encode them in realtime on the DVB stream or is a pre-encoded stream broadcast?

How many movies will be available in HD format this year for Sky to broadcast? Are 720p/1080i versions of movies being made routinely by studios and just kept in a digital vault these days?

Another question relation to this and the HD box is what audio format is going to be used for surround sound? I believe blu-ray and HD-DVD are going to use new formats, but will sky continue to use DD5.1

watty · 31-01-2006 05:45PM

Wait till next year and a HD screen will be:
a) A sensible price
b) Do true 1080 line. Most of the overpriced screens in shops with the weasely "HD ready" sticker only have native 720 lines. They resample.

NTSC 480 line
PAL / SECAM 576 line
Basic HD 720 line (good step up for 480 line countries, but for PAL countries, a similar step in quality as going from NTSC to PAL!)
Euro HD 1080 line. (A similar step in Quality for PAL viewers as 720 line is for NTSC viewers).

Sky HD receiver box supports all existing Digital Broadcast resolutions as well as 720 line and 1080 line HD, though possibly only in 50fps and 25fps. No confirmation if it does 60fps and 30fps.

By the time sensible affordable HD screens are in Ireland and UK, the Sky HD service will be out here.

The xbox 360 and the Sony PS3 both do 720 and 1080 line too.

Why buy a cludged crippled HD screen today that has only 720 native lines? (An "HD Ready" 720 line display will display 1080 line by resampling, which creates jaggies (artifacts) or blurs the detail).

Sparky · 31-01-2006 08:33PM

you can only really take advantage of 1080 with screens bigger than 40in, like a projector at 110", 1080 would be perfect for, but for the majority of people who have got HD displays of between 26" and 40" 720 would do grand 1080 isnt really any more of a benefit.
Would you not think?

Sparky · 31-01-2006 10:26PM

By the looks of it from reading over on digitalspy, from what i gather the boxes will be available before the launch date which is April 1st, so it would make sence to have a HD box ready in customers houses ready for the big launch date, i myself plan on getting one, ive saved up since september knowing it will be about €500.
A DS news info is here http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds28621.html

Sky HD movies EPG 310, 311

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