Sky HD fiasco worsens - 17,000 installations postponed

Supply problems with its new HD box means that 17,000 installation dates are being rescheduled to cope with the shortfall. Sky is blaming the delay on "an unforeseen and very late hold up in the manufacturing process". Via The Register...

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Posted by Staff on 20 May 2006

Sky HD reviewed again, with pics

Sky are still not fully live so some things may change but the first thing I noticed is that the idents on Sky One are still in SD and therefore I could see the difference when the programme began. The...

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Posted by Staff on 17 May 2006

Sky HD box: the first review

Cricket has been billed as a killer app for HD and Sky hasn’t disappointed us. Those greens certainly look green and you could see tremendous detail when the cameras tracked the crowds at the England Vs Sri Lanka game today....

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Posted by Staff on 17 May 2006

BBC Planet Earth HD screenshots

Someone has recorded Planet Earth from the new BBC HD trial service and uploaded it to the newsgroups. Via IanD.net Screenshots on flickr...

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Posted by Staff on 17 May 2006

BBC HD launching now(ish)

It's supposedly official - switching to channel 145 on Sky right now reveals that it has been reserved for BBC HD. It was supposed to begin broadcasting on the 11th of this month, but since hardly anyone has an HD...

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Posted by Staff on 17 May 2006

Will HDTV work on your flatscreen TV?

With the looming introduction of first HD TV content in the UK (SkyHD and BBCHD) and release dates available for HD media players (HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc) you might be wondering whether your 2-3 years old Plasma or LCD TV...

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Posted by Staff on 10 May 2006

More info on Sky HD

More details have appeared on the Sky HD website about the forthcoming Sky HD service.Pre-ordering of Sky HD ended on 5th April, but if customers have already registered, they will be contacted within the next fortnight to arrange an installation...

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Posted by Staff on 15 April 2006

Sky HD available on 12th April

The 160GB box (what happened to the rumoured 300GB one?) costs £299, and they also want £10 a month for an HD subscription - that's on top of your usual Sky digital subs. Oh, and you'll need to have an...

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Posted by Staff on 10 April 2006

Samsung SP-H710 projector reviewed

The beating heart of the SP-H710 is an HD2+ DMD chipset that's high-definition compatible. There's one HDCP-compatible DVI input and the chipset resolution is 1,280x720 pixels -- perfect for watching the World Cup in high definition on Sky HD this...

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Posted by Staff on 3 April 2006

Sky HD 300GB box arriving in May 06 for £299

But the Internet abhors a vacuum, so rumours circulating about Sky's biggest project since its launch in 1989 mean that there was little surprise when the company announced a £299 price point for the box, a £10-a-month subscription fee and...

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Posted by Staff on 27 March 2006

Telewest TVDrive now on sale at Dixons

If you have popped into Dixons recently you might have spotted a promotion for Telewest's HD-compatible Sky+ rival the TVDrive. Apparently the system launched, very quietly I might add, on March 1st and Telewest is now taking orders for the...

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Posted by Staff on 10 March 2006

More info on Sky HD plans

Sky’s channels are likely to be either 720p or 1080i; the platform itself is entirely 50Hz. Sky has not yet made a final decision on which channels will be in which format but the general consensus is that movies look...

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Posted by Staff on 27 February 2006

Disney movies to be available on Sky HD

Sky has announced a new agreement with Disney, which will result in additional Disney-based channels on the network, but more interestingly, it also plans to offer Disney titles via its broadband download service and on its forthcoming high definition channels....

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Posted by Staff on 27 February 2006

SkyHD clips available online

If you're at all interested in what Sky will be offering, they have four high-def videos available for download; two are rugby-related and two are content from the new National Geographic HD channel. You'll need Windows Media Player 10 as...

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Posted by Staff on 22 February 2006

Telewest HD service review

Of the pair the HD obviously works best on Pride. The resolution of the images is superb and yes you can see so much more on the close ups of the faces of the animals than you can in SD....

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Posted by Staff on 20 February 2006

Telewest HD arrives

Well it is here. This morning I took delivery of the Telewest TVDrive unit along with Philips 37inch LCD set the 37PF9830. North London has officially gone high def. Via HDTV UK...

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Posted by Staff on 4 February 2006

Sky TV finalise their HDTV line-up

A new 24-hour network from the Discovery channel has found its way on to the final line-up of Sky’s HD TV offering for the UK this year.Other channels in Sky’s HD lineup include Artsworld HD, Sky Sports HD, Sky One...

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Posted by Staff on 25 January 2006

Sky demo Premiership in High Def

On Sunday, I was one of the first journalists to watch a live screening of a UK Premiership match filmed by satellite giant Sky in HD. And even before Chelsea and Charlton finished the 90 minutes with a 1-1 draw,...

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Posted by Staff on 24 January 2006

Hi-Def cinema in your home

SIM2’s latest projector will display “true” 1080p HDTV pictures – when they actually arrive.We’re all looking forward to the day when Sky rams HDTV into our homes, but we know that something even better is on the distant horizon. While...

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Posted by Staff on 19 January 2006

Discovery joins Sky's HD package

The new channel, Discovery HD, will deliver exclusive content from Discovery’s library of more than 1,000 hours of high-definition programming, including content commissioned specifically for the network such as Sunrise Earth and Atlas. It will also screen feature-length “HDShowcase” presentations...

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Posted by Staff on 18 January 2006

UK's First HD Service Almost Here

UK's First HD Service Almost Here: Sky TV over in United Kingdomland will be launching the UK's very first HD service in early 2006. It will be available in 720p and 1080i for sexy goodness. The HD box will contain...

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Posted by Staff on 3 January 2006

Best of 2005: Telewest TVDrive

Until we get to see the new HD-friendly Sky+ the Telewest TVDrive is our favourite hard disk video recorder. It has all you'd expect including a 160 Gigabyte hard drive and trick play facilities, plus a few bonuses such...

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Posted by Staff on 29 December 2005

Sky's stylish new digibox

With all technology, looks are a big selling point - something that hasn't gone unnoticed at Sky. According to sources close to Digital Spy, the TV giant is planning a radical change of design for the entry-level digibox. The...

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Posted by Staff on 26 December 2005

Sky and Sony to jointly promote HDTV

David and Elton aren’t the only ones getting hitched today. Sony and Sky have just announced a marriage of sorts to promote HDTV. As you all know Sky intends to launch its HDTV service in early 2006. Now Sony...

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Posted by Staff on 22 December 2005

One third of TVs sold in Sept were HD ready

One little snippet from the Sky release today highlights just how flat screen friendly the UK is becoming. According to industry monitors Gfk it is estimated that almost one-third of all flat-screen sets sold in the UK in September...

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Posted by Staff on 22 December 2005

Telewest's TVDrive reviewed

Bruv blog HDTVUK has had first dabs with the new hard disk video recorder and cable equivalent of Sky+ the Telewest TVDrive. You can read the full report here. But for now let's just say that it's a goodie...

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Posted by Staff on 9 December 2005

Telewest TVDrive Vs Sky+ 160 review

As much as we love to compare and contrast it is a bit unfair to carry out a head to head between the Sky+ 160 box and Telewest's new TVDrive system. Very few people are going to make their...

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Posted by Staff on 9 December 2005

Sky gives more details of HD programme line up

Sky has given more details of some of the programmes on its HD package. Unlike Telewest which is offering HD via its on demand system Teleport, Sky will launch HD with a series of channels all of which will...

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Posted by Staff on 6 December 2005

Sky HDTV: now it is 'early' 2006

Just a thought, but in the press release announcing the addition of National Geographic to its HDTV package Sky says HDTV will be ‘launching in the UK and Ireland in early 2006.’ ‘Early 2006’ isn’t exactly naming the day...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

Sky adds National Geographic to its HDTV line up

Sky has added the first of its so-called ‘third party channels’ to its HD line up. The network has confirmed that National Geographic HD will be available to HD viewers from early next year. It joins six other Sky...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

Budget HDTVs on their way in the new year

Should you buy a HDTV flat screen TV now, or wait until the New Year? Well if you are strapped for cash there might be a case for hanging on a little while longer, as we have it on...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

Sky's push video-on-demand service

One last snippet to come from today’s demo is that the new HD Sky+ box will have dedicated storage for what Sky calls a ‘push video-on-demand service.’ Apparently existing Sky+ boxes have this, but so far Sky hasn’t put...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

HDTV - what Sky said today

Here’s a quick round up of all Sky is saying about its HDTV service from the horse's mouth aka Sky's Director of Customer Products and Services, Brian Sullivan. Reasons for the launch - Sky had originally planned to launch...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

Sky demos HDTV, but no news on launch

Well the big news from Sky on HD is that – well there is no news, not yet anyway. The satellite broadcaster treated journos to a Cappy or two in the wonderful Bar Italia – the place where John...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

Sky to demonstrate HDTV today

Sky has called a big press conference for early Monday morning and there's no prizes for guessing what it is demonstrating. Yep, the gathered throng of journalists and analysts are going to be first to get a glimpse of...

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Posted by Staff on 5 December 2005

National Geographic joins Sky's HD lineup

This is for our friends across the pond. National Geographic is going to be in Sky's HD lineup. This is the first third party broadcaster to be in the lineup. Currently you have high-def versions of Artsworld and Sky...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

Sky adds HDTV channel and more

Sky has added the first of its so-called ‘third party channels’ to its HD line up. The network has confirmed that National Geographic HD will be available to HD viewers from early next year. It joins six other Sky...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

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