powerman1

Anyone got it and whats it cost..already got Sky and pay around £20 a month for the basic family package.
Is there any alternative options to get HD cheaper than sky

hectic

sky HD box cost £299 plus your monthly subscription

rik1471

Wait, if you're thinking of getting Sky HD; word is it's coming down by 50% in the not too distant future: £150 instead of £300.

powerman1

i have just bought a new Sony Tele from empire direct and they werent any offers on sky hd but Currys were doing an half price offer on hd if you bought a tele from them but Currys are not selling Sony tvs due to a dispute with Sony..so thought ther must be a cheaper option coming soon in the real world

jonnyh

HD is £10 extra a month on your sub. I'd hang fire for a bit as there are not that many HD channels at the moment. Even the few that are listed as HD don't have more that 50% of their output in HD (I would guess. The sports ones and Sky One HD being the worst culprits).

powerman1

seems that everyone is selling HD tv's but it is expensive to recieve it...Sky making the most of it while they can as usual

Geezer

I haven't jumped to HD yet. From what I have read (and indeed confirmed by what I have seen and friends who have it) is that HD tellies produce poor (compared to non HD) pictures for SD. As 99% of TV is still, and will be, broadcast in SD, I didn't feel the need to spend a lot of money to worsen the majority of my viewing experience.

Geezer

powerman1

i dont think its the tele itself that will give the poor picture its the transmission quality that counts

Neil W

A good TV shows the poor transmission quality.

I purchased a HD TV as I had to buy a new TV anyway so thought better of getting HD but im not paying another £10 per month on top of my sky bill for a couple of HD channels.

The picture on sky SD is OK but watching a movie from DVD is very impressive.

Gymbal

When its good its awesome, when its usual its (just) sky +. At the moment I regret it but films in HD are magnificent and Planet earth was some of the most beautiful pictures I have seen... (eg grains of sand blowing). Having said that if it halves in price (of the box) my second room will go HD as well! needs more available hd space. HD programmes use it up 12% of HD in one programme.
If I didnt have Sky+ I would get HD if I had Sky+ I would wait. (cc comments above). Subject to quality TV etc