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onewheel
03 Feb 10 20:46
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as above, thinking of upgrading but is it any good?

TIA.

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By:
Tex AxiLe
When: 03 Feb 10 20:47
i think so , yes
By:
u want some
When: 03 Feb 10 20:48
Ive got it mate but i don't know if its much better than normal. The pictures slightly better
By:
Visible Cords
When: 03 Feb 10 20:49
Wildlfe looks really good in HD & football, but to be honest I dont think its that fantastic, most of the time I forget to switch it on to the HD channels & just watch say 401 rather than 408 to be honest
By:
u want some
When: 03 Feb 10 20:54
So do i VC
By:
onewheel
When: 03 Feb 10 21:27
thanks u lot, pretty much what id heard from others.
By:
big-game-player
When: 03 Feb 10 21:27
dont trade off em though slower than normal pics
By:
i-only-lay
When: 03 Feb 10 21:56
most over rated thing on the market

i have it and a 3.2k tv and its still chit
By:
Poppydog.
When: 03 Feb 10 22:00
It all depends on the TV

Our last Plasma the difference between football on SS1 and SS1HD was around 30% better
With our new one there is a huge difference when switching between the two

Oh, and it was nowhere near '3.2k'!
By:
Tevez is God
When: 03 Feb 10 22:02
what tv have you got poppy?
By:
Camberley Badger
When: 03 Feb 10 22:08
Think it's worth it for certain sports - cricket looks particular detailed. For footie, I tend to trade, and HD signal is several seconds behind the standard channel/signal.

The wildlife/documentary channels are great, e.g. Nat.Geo and Discovery.

BBC HD doesn't seem as detailed as it did 18 months ago - have read that they've reduced the bit-rate?

I've added ITV HD as an extra channel, and it's nice to watch the footie in HD when I'm just watching the match for the fun of it.

Also, if you have decent surround sound amp and speakers then it's also worth it - Sky Sports+Sky Movies in Dolby Digital suround sound - sounds great!

So... in summary, worth it if you have reasonable TV (+ surround sound).

I bought a Panasonic 42" plasma 18 months ago and am very happy with it. Also went with What Hi-fi recommendations re: surround sound (Sony DA2400ES amp + KEF 2003.5 5.1 surround sound amp+subwoofer). Expensive (for my budget) so will have to last me 4-5 years+ :-)
By:
Buzzby
When: 03 Feb 10 22:09
Its good but not worth the extra tenner a month, will not renew when 12 months are up.
By:
tobermory
When: 03 Feb 10 22:09
the boxes will at least be compatible with the 3D Channel in a few months

though maybe that will be overhyped too
By:
Camberley Badger
When: 03 Feb 10 22:11
Also recently saw that Sky's standard set-top box will be their HD one...
http://www.whathifi.com/News/Sky-introduces-1TB-high-definition-set-top-box/
By:
tobermory
When: 03 Feb 10 22:15
yeah CB , Sky+ boxes gone.

£309 for that 1TB one though
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