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...on Freeview (April 2004)

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A former member
Hello everyone, this is my first-ever posting to TVForum. Been cruising and perusing the pages for some time now so thought it'd be a good idea to contribute.

And I start by adding my two cents to the Freeview argument.

I bought a TUCT-20 last year. I can get all Muxes except B (BBC4, Parliament, 6music etc.) As a journalism student I rely heavily on News24, INC and SkyNews. But I would also like something to watch that's designed for me - 20, male, single. I appreciated the recent move by TMF from just a plain music video channel that "replicates the rhythms of your day" Rolling Eyes to an MTV/VH1 style channel with actual programmes - celebrity Deathmatch is hilarious after a few pints. But apart from a few little bits and bobs on FTN (all groan at once) and BBC3, there's not a lot else.

Now comes the crux. Shopping channels, yeah fine, lets have 1 or 2. I know that when More4 starts Price-Drop will go. QVC and Bid-Up are seemingly good choices. I rejoiced when the pathetic TVTravelShop disappeared. Now I'm expected to accept that bandwidth has been given to IDEAL WORLD??? No way! I hope and pray that when a new channel - the fabled Freesport perhaps - starts it will replace IW.

Freeview is frustrating, and because i have a TUCT-20 and am a poor student, cannot get TUTV. I would immediately get it if i could, if just for E4 and UKGold. Maybe TVX Wink

I know we can't do anything about it except wait for the analogue turnoff and then so many more channels should become available.

That's My Word. (Hehe - stupid John Gibson - he hasn't got a clue)
JU
juice
Very good points made, i'm 20 and male, and I completely agree with you.... Well said.
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ta Smile
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juice
Interactive snooker on 701 and 702 is fantastic! What a great idea from the beeb to offer a decent service on freeview, makes it almost all worthwhile having freeview
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unfortunately its on mux b, so i'm shafted. the mheg news, results etc service is good though - you just have to flick quickly to BBC2 after selecting "Live Snooker" from the bridge
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cwathen Founding member
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Freeview is frustrating, and because i have a TUCT-20 and am a poor student, cannot get TUTV. I would immediately get it if i could, if just for E4 and UKGold. Maybe TVX

You could have got an On Digital box for £20, and a Top Up subscription costs £10 connection (online - and only for the next 3 days too) + £7.99 a month.

Last time I checked, the TUCT-20 was one of the higer end boxes, you probably could have got the OD box and subscribe to Top Up for 6 months or so for the cost of your new panny.
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BBC unTALENT
No no no, you have to 'My Word' in that special 'Fox' way...

Let me demonstrate...

''MMaaaee wrrrrrrrrd''

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Pete Founding member
That's what I thought when I read this title too other Pete!

Isn't the said dreadful shopping channel on SDN anyhow and therefore is not part of Freeview itself...
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Last edited by A former member on 28 April 2004 6:35pm
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digiperson
chrisb posted:
No - price-drop, bid-up and QVC are on SDN. Ideal World isn't.


Price-drop.tv is on the Digital 3&4 Mux (Mux 2), which is planned to be replaced by More 4 when it launches.

EDIT: Ideal World is on Mux D (Crown Castle International)

digiperson
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cwathen posted:
Quote:
Freeview is frustrating, and because i have a TUCT-20 and am a poor student, cannot get TUTV. I would immediately get it if i could, if just for E4 and UKGold. Maybe TVX

You could have got an On Digital box for £20, and a Top Up subscription costs £10 connection (online - and only for the next 3 days too) + £7.99 a month.

Last time I checked, the TUCT-20 was one of the higer end boxes, you probably could have got the OD box and subscribe to Top Up for 6 months or so for the cost of your new panny.


True - but I got my TUCT-20 in January 2003 - when Top Up TV didn't exist. Now every 2nd hand shop I go in they're clean out of OD or ITVD boxes Rolling Eyes

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