TV MoneySaving

A question about : Rubbish programmes on many channels: why?

It is a long time since I watched TV, but I have good memories of Play for Today and the Dennis Potter dramas, and some great documentaries that really made you think...

Now with this new digital TV, all I can get is the most brain-numbing 'entertainment'. Designed to snuff out any thought processes in the viewer, and deliver us properly sedated to the advertisers.

Is this a problem with the technology? Or maybe it is a way to find the money to pay for the technology?

A question about : Sky hd box Ј29

Hello

I have a SKY + BOX, in lviing room and a basic package of about Ј18 or Ј19 a monht I think, and a sky box upstairs broadcasting a few channels (freee sat or something I think)

I also had multi room until a month back which wasa about a tenner - I got rid of this as we found it a bit extravegenbt and often same channel on in two rooms!

I have seen an advert in comet / currys saying SKY HD box available for Ј29 for existing customers....

poster wasnt clear

can anyone confirm

A question about : Satelite TV no direct debit

I don't wanna pay by direct debit only wanna pay when i get the invoice which providers can accomodate me?

Best answers:

• good luck on that one!

A question about : Thompson DTI 6300

I bought a Thompson yesterday at a boot sale it all works but it would seem you cant use it as a PVR unless you subscribe to TUTV is this the case? is there a way around the locked box stitch up!

A question about : help

Hello

I have tried freeview a couple of times in the last year or so, and had no success at all - even though according to the website I am in a coverage area

I bought a nother box tonight and gave it another go - NO JOY!

The guy in asda referred me to an aeriel for Ј19.99 I think it was called an element 32, which can be placed in the loft or on the roof.

I have no idea about this, and wonder if it will do the job and save me paying an aeriel engineer who I understand charge about Ј120?

A question about : Poor freeview reception. Which solution: New aerial, Sky multiroom, or some other.

I was wondering if you someone could help me a little. I'm normally rooting around the financial part of this forum and never really ventured into the techie forum before. Therefore please be gentle!

Englishman started a thread and I have also asked this question within there; however I didn't want to hijack his thread and so thought I'd better start one of my own.

A question about : Sky Freesat

I recently got my old sky box plumbed in as a 'freesat from sky' box.
The only thing is the menu still shows all the channels, even the ones I don't get (eg sky 1) which is really annoying and makes surfing and finding channels I do have tedious.

Anyone know of a way to hide unwanted channels in the menu?

A question about : HD or HD ready?

I need to buy a new tv and am totally confused after looking in the Argos catalogue...why are some tv's described as HD and others HD ready...is there a difference?