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Missing the days of fun TV? Bored with the same old repeats?
Life is just too serious sometimes. You can’t even turn on the TV to relax after a hard day at the office without being depressed by the latest financial crisis, environmental catastro
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3DTV test on satellite, with YouTube videos
3DTV is the futuristic new kid on the block when it comes to cutting edge television technologies, and new 3D setups are appearing at tech shows around the world. Far from the red and blue glasses we wore back in the early ’80s, 3DTV promises r...
Manchester United V Tottenham live today in HD
Don’t forget that later today, ITV are showing the FA Cup match between Man Utd and Spurs in high definition. Kick off at Old Trafford is at quarter past five. The attached pictures are from the early kick off today between Hartlepool and West ...
ITV HD listings
Merry new year, and welcome to 2009! Celebrate it by watching the following shows that are coming up on ITV HD, thanks to a brilliant ITV HD listings page from joinfreesat.co.uk! http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/freesat-channels/itv-hd-schedule...
SatScene now has the lightbox2 plugin installed
So try clicking on these BBC HD images, why don’t you? If you hold your mouse pointer over the right hand side of the first enlarged image in a post containing multiple images, you can view the whole lot sequentially as a ’set’. L...
Satellite TV versus terrestrial TV - what are the pros and cons?
Now that we have all of the various flavours of Channel 4 free on satellite (and since November, FIVE too!) , just what is it that’s keeping you from ditching terrestrial telly completely? With Digital Switchover coming our way (it’s alre...
FOXSAT-HDR Freesat+ boxes nicked
A lorryload of Humax PVRs set to fill many a stocking later this month has be nicked from a lay-by in Northampton. Humax have released the following statement: Humax has confirmed that a shipment of FOXSAT-HDR Freesat+ boxes was stolen at the weeke...
Luke Skywalker does ITV HD
The ITV HD channel isn’t exactly wowing us with copious volumes of high definition content, that’s for sure. When they can be bothered to get off their arse and load the odd reel of film (and then remember to stick a red button on the sta...
BBC iPlayer on Freesat, oh yes
The news may just have passed you by when originally announced, but the good people at Freesat have always had it in mind to provide this terrific addition to the Freesat platform at some point, and amidst recent rumours that this may happen sooner r...
Metronic Sat HD 100 Freesat box ‘for sale’
Metronic’s new Freesat HD receiver - the snappily named ‘SAT HD 100′ - was announced a while back now, but here it is for pre-order on Maplin’s website for a predictable £149.99. The early listing on Maplin’s online store gives...
Obama crowned as President; nobody is happy
Brilliant news for mankind’s future should be cause for wonderful celebrations - but, no, everybody’s sad about it. CNN brought us yet more election strangeness of the saddest victors known to man. These two don’t loo...
Kaon KSF200 FTA - satellite receiver bargain of the month!
How about this cheap puppy? Kaon KSF 200 FTA Digital Satellite Receiver - 9,000 channel memory - 1x SCART socket - Display - HF Modulator - Loop through - RS 232 - USALS and DiSEqC 1.2 - EPG - Sleep Timer - Software Update via RS-232 port - 25 OSD la...
Bond in Sony High Definition Advert is great
Not exactly satellite related, but the new advert for Sony’s HD sets is a truly stunning watch, with some fantastic ambient music and great visuals. Here’s the YouTube clip, but try to catch it yourself on ITV HD or Sky HD some time to be...
