Sky+ hd box

obi604

I have the Sky+ HD box. its about a year old, its a black box.

I am subscribed to HD and paying something like 7 euro a month extra for that.
If I was to cancel this HD subscription, do I still get some channels in HD regardless?

If so, does anyone know which ones I would get in HD?

swoofer

bbc, cnn, s4c, but if you take out take card and select hd chanels on tv guide then cycle through, also you can add others like bbcnews hd.

obi604

swoofer wrote: »

bbc, cnn, s4c, but if you take out take and select hd chanels on tv guide then cycle through, also you can add other like bbcnews hd.

I do not understand what your saying.
Will channels like rte 1 and rte 2 be in HD ?

Gerry Wicklow

obi604 wrote: »

I do not understand what your saying.
Will channels like rte 1 and rte 2 be in HD ?

You wont get any Irish channels on an out of sub Sky box.

muffler

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

You wont get any Irish channels on an out of sub Sky box.

I think as he's only cancelling the HD sub as opposed to his Sky sub he should still be able to get RTE 1 & 2 in HD although the position on the EPG could change. Maybe I read that wrong when Sky started broadcasting those channels in HD but I think they remain available in HD

Johnboy1951

muffler wrote: »

I think as he's only cancelling the HD sub as opposed to his Sky sub he should still be able to get RTE 1 & 2 in HD although the position on the EPG could change. Maybe I read that wrong when Sky started broadcasting those channels in HD but I think they remain available in HD

Sky still transmit RTE 1 & 2 in SD so is that all that is available without HD sub?

obi604

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

You wont get any Irish channels on an out of sub Sky box.

Hi, to clarify.

I am still with sky as a TV customer and have all their equipment and pay my monthly sky bill etc.

the HD package is 7 euro a month and I am just cancelling that part of it.

Will I get any channels in HD with the above cancelled?

muffler

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Sky still transmit RTE 1 & 2 in SD so is that all that is available without HD sub?

and BT Sports transmit also in SD but can be viewed in HD without paying a HD sub to Sky

obi604

obi604 wrote: »

Hi, to clarify.

I am still with sky as a TV customer and have all their equipment and pay my monthly sky bill etc.

the HD package is 7 euro a month and I am just cancelling that part of it.

Will I get any channels in HD with the above HD package cancelled ?
and if so what ones ?

Can anyone answer this in plain English?

davo2001

obi604 wrote: »

Hi, to clarify.

I am still with sky as a TV customer and have all their equipment and pay my monthly sky bill etc.

the HD package is 7 euro a month and I am just cancelling that part of it.

Will I get any channels in HD with the above cancelled?

No, the only channels in HD you will still get will be bbc, cnn, s4c. All other channel will be in SD.

obi604

davo2001 wrote: »

No, the only channels in HD you will still get will be bbc, cnn, s4c. All other channel will be in SD.

thank you.

****e, thought I would get Rte 1 and Rte 2 in HD at least

davo2001

obi604 wrote: »

thank you.

****e, thought I would get Rte 1 and Rte 2 in HD at least

Unforatunetly not.

muffler

RTE1 & 2 HD can be viewed without a HD sub. I just had that confirmed on live chat.

If anyone doesn't want to believe that then ask in the Sky Talk To forum

In the old days

muffler wrote: »

RTE1 & 2 HD can be viewed without a HD sub. I just had that confirmed on live chat.

If anyone doesn't want to believe that then ask in the Sky Talk To forum

Yep. I have a SKY SD subscription and a HD box. You get RTE 1 & RTE2 in HD on 101 & 102. You need a subscription for TV3 HD.

obi604

muffler wrote: »

RTE1 & 2 HD can be viewed without a HD sub. I just had that confirmed on live chat.

If anyone doesn't want to believe that then ask in the Sky Talk To forum

Thanks.
Jaysus, I don't know who to believe now !!

Do you know what other channels are available in HD without the HD sub?

muffler

obi604 wrote: »

Do you know what other channels are available in HD without the HD sub?

I have a HD sub so I really cant look to see whats available. The post by In the old days confirms also about RTE 1 & 2 available in HD so you would need someone like that to check or as I stated earlier ask the question in the Sky Talk To forum

SPAWKER

I have an sd sub and can confirm that both RTE 1 and RTE 2 are available in HD with a sd sub along with BBC 1 and BBC 2 and a few more

obi604

SPAWKER wrote: »

I have an sd sub and can confirm that both RTE 1 and RTE 2 are available in HD with a sd sub along with BBC 1 and BBC 2 and a few more

Thanks. What about TV3 and TG4 ?

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

obi604 wrote: »

Thanks. What about TV3 and TG4 ?

Have a flick through the HD section on the on the Sky Guide and you should see the HD channels that are free to air. Most of them are news channels but the free to air HD entertainment channels are BBC1HD,BBC2HD, E4 HD and Film4 HD. Through other channels function you can get Channel 4HD, Channel5 HD and ITV One HD. You can also get 5 star, 5usa, My 5 and Spike again in sd.These are all free to air. ITV 2,3 AND 4 are also available in sd but are not available in HD here only in the UK.

SPAWKER

obi604 wrote: »

Thanks. What about TV3 and TG4 ?

No Tv3 & TG4 only available in sd mode

_Kaiser_

You'll get RTE 1 and 2, BBC, CNN, BT Sports 1/2 (if you have them). Source: I don't have a HD sub