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Re: The future of television
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I cant recall ever not being able to watch TV due to a transmitter fault.
There have, however, been times over the years when my Sky has failed (lost signal) due to really heavy rain [only for a few minutes].
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15-02-2024, 05:04
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Re: The future of television
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I cant recall ever not being able to watch TV due to a transmitter fault.
There have, however, been times over the years when my Sky has failed (lost signal) due to really heavy rain [only for a few minutes].
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Sky Sports has a very bad fault on Tuesday night with a EFL game - even Virgin has poor Picture.
It was that bad Sky has to move game to a other channel.
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15-02-2024, 08:43
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Re: The future of television
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Originally Posted by Paul
I cant recall ever not being able to watch TV due to a transmitter fault.
There have, however, been times over the years when my Sky has failed (lost signal) due to really heavy rain [only for a few minutes].
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I guess it depends on where you are in the country, but was quite common for me. And yes, as for the dish and rain... that was a primary reason I got cable tv in 1991 and had it continually until last year.
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15-02-2024, 10:08
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Re: The future of television
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Originally Posted by Paul
I cant recall ever not being able to watch TV due to a transmitter fault.
There have, however, been times over the years when my Sky has failed (lost signal) due to really heavy rain [only for a few minutes].
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I have vague memories of the odd transmitter fault. I wonder if it was during the time of transfer from VHF to UHF? I'm too old to remember back that far! 
I also remember the potters wheel waiting for "Watch with Mother" to start!!!!!
BTW. She never did, always too busy.
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01-04-2024, 15:29
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Re: The future of television
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I simply believe that as on demand viewing becomes prevalent, the broadcasters will choose not to take that route.
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You missed the punchline, jfman.
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Re: The future of television
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They'll have to stop claiming sport is 'live' then. Streamed coverage can be minutes behind the live game. . Try syncing radio coverage of a game with a video stream. You have to pause the radio for ages for the video stream to catch up. They are going backwards really 
Of course the best experience is being there. The speed of light is the only delay 
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Re: The future of television
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Sky+ HD subscribers are being offered a free upgrade to Sky Q (a saving of £99). I can't understand why they aren't offering Sky Stream or Sky Glass as the BBC has estimated that Sky will leave satellite in 5 to 10 years time.
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Yesterday, 20:45
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Re: The future of television
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They'll have to stop claiming sport is 'live' then. Streamed coverage can be minutes behind the live game. . Try syncing radio coverage of a game with a video stream. You have to pause the radio for ages for the video stream to catch up. They are going backwards really
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Imagine the loss in value to betting companies from being unable to bet on events as they happen!
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Yesterday, 20:52
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Re: The future of television
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Imagine the loss in value to betting companies from being unable to bet on events as they happen!
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BuT iT’s ThE FEWCHER!!!
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Yesterday, 21:03
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Re: The future of television
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The cheapest social broadband tariffs in the UK at present are £12 a month, for which you get 20Mbps broadband - not nearly enough to stream reliably to even one TV in a house full of bandwidth hungry kids.
There will be no streaming-only future, with or without streamed linear broadcasts, as long as people are expected to pay to receive what they currently can get for free.
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Re: The future of television
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I can't understand why they aren't offering Sky Stream or Sky Glass as the BBC has estimated that Sky will leave satellite in 5 to 10 years time.
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Because a lot less people would take it up.
Streaming is not an option for many (still), and for others, the lack of recording ability is a show stopper (its why we refused to move to stream).
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