Will the World Cup be screened in High Def?

[mickyd67]

Becuase if it's not then I am not sure I'd be overly happy at just pre-ordering Sky HD

The selling point, for me, is seeing the football this summer on HD.

Anyone got any ideas?

[wandersen]

Yes. There are dozens of posts on this subject on the board.

[MKRich]

Everything i have read seems to point to yes (well BBC coverage anyway, don't think ITV screened games will be)

However I don't mean to criticise but if this was the reason you pre-ordered shouldn't you have checked before ordering?

[keppy2006]

Todays Telegraph says BBC will screen Wimbledon and World Cup Football Live in HD.. But only via BSKY B or Cable.

[PaulB007]

So the BBC have confirmed that they will be showing the world cup in hi def.

Does this mean that if we buy a sky hd box we will be able to get the BBC hd broadcasts without paying the £10 per month sky hd subscription. ?

[wandersen]

Yes. BBC HD is listed as freeview on the Sky webpage. The HD box will then cost you £399 instead of £299 though.

[neilmcl]

Originally Posted by PaulB007

So the BBC have confirmed that they will be showing the world cup in hi def.

Does this mean that if we buy a sky hd box we will be able to get the BBC hd broadcasts without paying the £10 per month sky hd subscription. ?

You won't currently be able to get the Sky HD box without a HD subscription. Don't expect to be able to get them from a third-party retailer for some months to come, probably after the WC is over and done with.

[wandersen]

Originally Posted by neilmcl

You won't currently be able to get the Sky HD box without a HD subscription. Don't expect to be able to get them from a third-party retailer for some months to come, probably after the WC is over and done with.

Yes you can. It is listed on the Sky HD website as £399.

[neilmcl]

Originally Posted by wandersen

Yes you can. It is listed on the Sky HD website as £399.

With the limited supplies I don't think Sky are taking pre-orders without the requirement of a HD subscription. Once the hysteria has died down then yes I'm sure the boxes will be freely available for £399 but that as I said would be likely be after the WC has finished.

[loz]

Originally Posted by neilmcl

You won't currently be able to get the Sky HD box without a HD subscription. Don't expect to be able to get them from a third-party retailer for some months to come, probably after the WC is over and done with.

Sky list the box without sub at £399.

See also previous threads about Sevenoaks being allocated 2000 boxes in a similar time frame to what Sky are saying - May

And another dealer I spoke to also said he expected boxes in April/May

[Kokinho]

I have a an LCD with built in freeview. Will I be able to view HD via freeview for BBC1?

I guess the answer maybe "no", I had some mate that told me if your freeview box can handle MPEG4 you might.

As for watching the World Cup in HD, I don't really want to see Rooney, Terry and Co with such clarity, maybe when Brazil play if they show the crowd, that is when HD really comes in useful.

[neilmcl]

Originally Posted by loz

Sky list the box without sub at £399.

See also previous threads about Sevenoaks being allocated 2000 boxes in a similar time frame to what Sky are saying - May

And another dealer I spoke to also said he expected boxes in April/May

Will have to wait and see if they're able to sell these initial boxes without a HD sub.

[PaulB007]

I am assuming that a sky hd subscription will be a minimum 12 months ?

Am I correct ?

[neilmcl]

Yes.

[PaulB007]

So sky has us by the balls !!! (as usual)