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| Thread ID: 103943 | 2009-10-11 19:43:00 | Apology From Sky TV. | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
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| 819258 | 2009-10-11 19:43:00 | I wrote When are Sky going to transmit the Discovery and History channels etc in 16:9. Looks strange on my 40" LCD TV. Reply. Thank you for your email. Our channel managers have confirmed that the channels Discovery and History are already being broadcast in 16:9 and if your getting a strange picture then check the the TV settings on your decoder I wrote My decoder is set to 16:9. I can watch UKTV, Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3 Nat Geo in Wide Screen 16:9 but if I watch Discovery or History channels in 16:9 WS they are stretched and have to set my TV to normal 4:3 to make it look normal. Reply Thank you for your email. Please accept our sincere apologies for the error in the previous response. After further checking with our channel managers they have confirmed that Discovery, Animal Planet, and History are not being broadcast in widescreen and those channels have no plans over the next to change to the widescreen 16:9 format. The only channels we schedule here at SKY are as follows: The Box; Vibe; SKY Movies 1, 2, Greats; SKY Sports 1, 2, 3, Highlights; Prime; Rugby Channel; and Arts. All other channels are 'pass through' and provided direct through an international or local feed. We do not have any control over these channels or have any influence over their programme content as these are decided upon by the individual channel. Due to contractual obligations these channels are aired as they are received and there are no alterations on SKY's end. We thank you again for your email and regret any inconvenience caused and your feedback has been registered with our channel managers. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 819259 | 2009-10-11 19:48:00 | I wrote When are Sky going to transmit the Discovery and History channels etc in 16:9. Looks strange on my 40" LCD TV. Reply. Thank you for your email. Our channel managers have confirmed that the channels Discovery and History are already being broadcast in 16:9 and if your getting a strange picture then check the the TV settings on your decoder I wrote My decoder is set to 16:9. I can watch UKTV, Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3 Nat Geo in Wide Screen 16:9 but if I watch Discovery or History channels in 16:9 WS they are stretched and have to set my TV to normal 4:3 to make it look normal. Reply Thank you for your email. Please accept our sincere apologies for the error in the previous response. After further checking with our channel managers they have confirmed that Discovery, Animal Planet, and History are not being broadcast in widescreen and those channels have no plans over the next to change to the widescreen 16:9 format. The only channels we schedule here at SKY are as follows: The Box; Vibe; SKY Movies 1, 2, Greats; SKY Sports 1, 2, 3, Highlights; Prime; Rugby Channel; and Arts. All other channels are 'pass through' and provided direct through an international or local feed. We do not have any control over these channels or have any influence over their programme content as these are decided upon by the individual channel. Due to contractual obligations these channels are aired as they are received and there are no alterations on SKY's end. We thank you again for your email and regret any inconvenience caused and your feedback has been registered with our channel managers. :) Aww come on Trev - you didn't SERIOUSLY expect Sky to know anything about their own product did you? :rolleyes: :D |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 819260 | 2009-10-11 19:51:00 | Yeah Sky are slack in this. While they're at it how about Fox News going to 16:9 as well rather than 4x3 letterbox like the above channels.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 819261 | 2009-10-11 19:55:00 | +1, it's rubbish. There's no excuse at all for the switch not to happen. Even if it is out of their control, their 'suppliers' ought to stop being so tight. I think those channels are all in widescreen in Aussie. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 819262 | 2009-10-11 23:40:00 | Well, sooner or later some lucky caller is going to be the one to ask them a question that they can answer correctly. Please keep those emails and calls coming in, and you may be the one to be astonished. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 819263 | 2009-10-12 04:12:00 | I should email them saying that my box is giving me strange errors, and I need the algorithm and key. Bunch of morons. No, wait, I retract that, they're very, very, smart at ripping us off. After all, WS channels probably take up more bandwidth on the transponders, and good god does it look like they're running out of it (of course they arent). |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 819264 | 2009-10-12 11:05:00 | Reply. Thank you for your email. Our channel managers have confirmed that the channels Discovery and History are already being broadcast in 16:9 and if your getting a strange picture then check the the TV settings on your decoder Did they seriously write that? |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 819265 | 2009-10-12 18:41:00 | Did they seriously write that? How about "those channels have no plans over the next to change to the widescreen 16:9 format"? That doesn't even make sense! |
Nermal (7077) | ||
| 819266 | 2009-10-12 19:19:00 | Why don't you ask Sky ? :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 819267 | 2009-10-12 23:53:00 | Depends who you talk to at sky - I rang up and complained about the 4:3 format on a wide screen. At first they said to change the TV sizing to suit - Yeah right, not changing that every 5 minutes, then got long winded technical details - to which I advised what I do for a job -- he changed tune real quick - then said its because the old programs wont view in 16:9 ---- The guy didn't know what to say when I mentioned one in particular - a live event two days before --- Hmmmmmmmmm |
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