Re: Freeview & Top Up TV Set Top Boxes


"Paul Maskell" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My parents and I are currently on NTL, but we all agree that it costs too
much.
> We also agree that Freeview is the way to go.

Certainly cheaper!

>
> The only channels I'd miss (from NTL analogue) would be Paramount Comedy,
UK Documentry,
> UK Gold, Sky One, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and Discovery Real
Time.
>
> I know some of these channels are on Top Up TV,

You would lose Paramount Comedy, Uk Doc, Sky One and Animal Planet.

but is it worth £8 a month for UK Gold,
> Discovery Channel and Discovery Real Time?

That depends on what value you and your parents put on TUTV's offerings.

>
> Is it worth getting a set top box with a Top Up TV slot or just stick with
Freeview?

That depends on what value you and your parents put on TUTV's offerings.
Nobody here can answer that for you, as we do not know you and your parent's
tastes, and income.


> If Top Up TV isn't here to stay would it's

Why "it's" (= it is!!)?

channels be transferred to Freeview?

They were not prior to the creation of TUTV, so my guess is that it is not
an automatic assumption.

>
> I've been looking at the set top boxes that on various websites and there
seems to be very
> few boxes that have a slot for a top up card.
>
> This is what made me think that TUTP isn't all that popular.

Neither was Sky when it started, or the BBC or ITV for that matter! Not
sure of the relevance of your thinking about availability of TUTV compatible
boxes.

>
> Also I've found that the well known names (EG - Panasonic, Sony, Goodmans)
> only do Freeview boxes.

So?


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