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Old 10-03-2012, 19:41   #751
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Re: SKY F1 HD Channel, Any Chance?

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Thanks. I still dont think its my TV as every other channel on Tivo box is fne
sorting the DOG out is the least of the worries before that Sky and VM need to get a grip and stop playing each other and their customers for fools and offer the SS F1 channel as a standalone channel for a monthly fee. if not Sky are not going to gain many more customers other than the ones they currently have with the HD pack or SS sub and VM are never going to gain any customers by only offeing in in the full SS sub !!!
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Old 10-03-2012, 19:55   #752
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sorting the DOG out is the least of the worries before that Sky and VM need to get a grip and stop playing each other and their customers for fools and offer the SS F1 channel as a standalone channel for a monthly fee. if not Sky are not going to gain many more customers other than the ones they currently have with the HD pack or SS sub and VM are never going to gain any customers by only offeing in in the full SS sub !!!
Its just a shame Sky wouldnt allow it in the XL pack
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Old 10-03-2012, 20:15   #753
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Its just a shame Sky wouldnt allow it in the XP pack
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Re: SKY F1 HD Channel, Any Chance?

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Its just a shame Sky wouldnt allow it in the XL pack
Why would they ? They've paid millions for the rights and are using it as a way of enticing A. People to the platform and B. Existing customers upgrading to HD.
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Old 10-03-2012, 20:52   #755
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Re: SKY F1 HD Channel, Any Chance?

well Sky 1 HD is in there as well as other Sky channels so it would have been possible. Im sire VM would have been able to have affored it and then VM could get more customers and Sky get more money from people signing upto XL pack as they would get a small percentage
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Thanks. I still dont think its my TV as every other channel on Tivo box is fine
No other channel has the logo that close to the top. See my acreenshots. Your TV is cutting a thin slice off the top, but not enough to matter on most channels.
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Re: SKY F1 HD Channel, Any Chance?

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Any one got issues with the Sky Sports F1 logo being off the screen slightly? The top of the logo on my Tivo is off the screen. Its fine on V+ all other Sky Sports channels are fine thou. Also are we defo going to get red button on Sky Sports F1 and if so when will the first bit of content be on it as when press button on Sky Sports HD 1 etc it doesnt show the Sky Sports F1 logo?
I have that same problem screen with sky hd box the rest of them is fine i tried all setting does not solve it. So i don't know what wrong to be honest.
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Re: SKY F1 HD Channel, Any Chance?

As Spiderplant says it must be the TV , I have it on a plasma TV and an LED and it's fine on both.
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Old 10-03-2012, 21:12   #759
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As Spiderplant says it must be the TV , I have it on a plasma TV and an LED and it's fine on both.
I would agree the F1 logo is fine on my Samsung plasma TV .
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Old 10-03-2012, 21:30   #760
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Re: SKY F1 HD Channel, Any Chance?

i have checked all settings on my TV and my Tivo and there all ok and cant find anything thats causing it. It must be a setting somewhere as is ok on V+
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Old 10-03-2012, 23:18   #761
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Why would they ? They've paid millions for the rights and are using it as a way of enticing A. People to the platform and B. Existing customers upgrading to HD.
I know what sky are trying to do but I'm in an unfortunate situation where I can't subscribe to sky as my landlord won't allow it and I can't justify £30 per month just for F1. I'm really really not interested in football, golf, cricket and the rest of the rubbish that's on sky sports. The only thing I'm intersted in is motorsports.

If sky want to sweeten their customers then good for them but due to the fact the F1 contract was ordered to sky on a silver platter by the BBC then it would be a good idea to offer it as a standalone to maximise the customer that don't have sky and don't want a full SS subcription but sky are too greedy to think of that !!!!
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i have checked all settings on my TV and my Tivo and there all ok and cant find anything thats causing it. It must be a setting somewhere as is ok on V+
Your TV isn't showing all the lines of the picture, but there isn't necessarily any setting you can adjust. It's normal behaviour for some TVs. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan

Presumably your V+ is connected to a different TV.
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I know what sky are trying to do but I'm in an unfortunate situation where I can't subscribe to sky as my landlord won't allow it and I can't justify £30 per month just for F1. I'm really really not interested in football, golf, cricket and the rest of the rubbish that's on sky sports. The only thing I'm intersted in is motorsports.

If sky want to sweeten their customers then good for them but due to the fact the F1 contract was ordered to sky on a silver platter by the BBC then it would be a good idea to offer it as a standalone to maximise the customer that don't have sky and don't want a full SS subcription but sky are too greedy to think of that !!!!
At the risk of going over old ground here, I find myself in the unusual position of on Sky's side here-and in fact the answer to your gripe is in your own post. The BBC alone are to blame for the fact that f1 is no longer free to air-it is their greedy desire to retain a footprint in the sport at the expense of the viewing public that is the problem. Had they acted in the best interests of the sport's fans rather than of the trust then we 'd now be looking forward to a free season, in hd, on channel 4. Hard to blame Sky for any of this.
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Your TV isn't showing all the lines of the picture, but there isn't necessarily any setting you can adjust. It's normal behaviour for some TVs. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overscan

Presumably your V+ is connected to a different TV.
Ya the V+ is connected to another TV and its a pain to disconnect it from upstairs and try it downstairs. But again when the V+ was connected to the main TV before i got Tivo that was fine on all channels as well. Its just this one channel thats an issue
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well Sky 1 HD is in there as well as other Sky channels so it would have been possible. Im sire VM would have been able to have affored it and then VM could get more customers and Sky get more money from people signing upto XL pack as they would get a small percentage
You have to remember that it is business designed to make money.

However much companies dress things up, and try and make out they are doing things for the good of the customer, the truth is that the only reason they do anything is to make money. As well ast trying to out do the competition.
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