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Amnesia10
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big_D
What's a life?
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Location: Bramsche
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Sat.1, RTL and Kabel 1 have started HD channels for their content and they charge for them as well... I don't get why I should pay extra for content I can already get for free, if it was new content or new series appearing months before they came to the free channels, I might consider it, but HD versions of the existing content isn't worth paying extra for.
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pcernie
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Quite why you'd want either the bundle offer or HD TV from ITV is beyond me, never mind paying extra for it  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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I tried watching their HD over the world cup.... it's terrible there just aren't the number or range of shows on like BBC HD has _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Amnesia10
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So what extra will it add that Dave does not have. It is quite a watchable channel particularly Mock the week repeats.  Other than that I would not miss it. Also isn't there Men and Motors as well? _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Sky Arts HD - Yes
BBC HD - Yes
Sky HD - Yes
Discovery HD - Yes
Eurosport HD - Yes
ITV HD?
No. Just. No.
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l3v1ck
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They charge, I don't watch. Simple.
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Amnesia10
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Same here, I tolerate the ads on the terrestrials because they have been there since for ever. Though it does give nice regular breaks for tea coffee toilet etc. It is not perfect but I can cope with it. Pay TV simply does not appeal to me. If channels like Discovery, History or National Geographic were free to watch then the audiences might shoot up, and the ad revenue accordingly. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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l3v1ck
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Either I pay or I watch advert, not both. That's why I refuse to pay for Sky. I don't mind paying for the BBC as its advert free.
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Amnesia10
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Yes paying for channels that carry ads seems like you are double paying. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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paulzolo
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I feel the same too. We have SKy 1 as part of the cable deal, but I don’t watch it much these days. A lot of the “padding” channels have little or no original EU produced output (Sky was exempted by Thatcher from having to meet the EU quota), so I can’t even say that paying for Sky encouraged production of anything of real value or worth. At times, I feel the function of a lot of cable channels is just to expose the viewer to adverts, which of course it is.
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jonbwfc
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I'm rather inclined to agree. The only thing I would generally watch on ITV is the champions league football and I'm not entirely sure I'd miss it all that much. After all, it's not as if my team would ever likely be playing or anything. I had a look at the stuff I have marked as series linked on my Sky box and not one of the programmes was being shown on ITV. Jon
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gavomatic57
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Location: Cardiff, Wales
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Pay for ITV? Not in a million years.
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Amnesia10
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Same here. Of all of ITV1 output in the last two or three years, there has only been one program that I have actually watched and I can get that on DVD if necessary. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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E. F. Benson
Doesn't have much of a life
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Location: land of the free, Bexhill-on-Sea
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I would like to see Crozier on something like Hard talk, where he could be quizzed over his career. Is there any job he has made a success of? His Bank Manager would probably disagree with my sentiment, but success I'm not sure.
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