FreeSat Fun and Poor Sports

The man came today to fix my FreeSat. FreeSat is a new service in the UK that delivers high definition TV from a satellite. And, now that I have a shiny dish pointing in the right direction, it works.

The only real problem is a lack of content. The only reliable source of High Definition TV  is the BBC channel, which fortunately tonight was showing just what I wanted to see, which was the Wimbledon match between Andy Murray and Richard Gasquet.

The picture was truly amazing, with fantastic detail and no compression artifacts. The game itself was great to watch as well, apart from the braying idiots in the Wimbledon crowd, who shouted, booed and took flash photographs during the points. I hate it when people cheer if the person they've decided is "the opposition" makes a mistake. I ended up rooting for the french player, just because it would really have upset the people watching in the stadium.

If you are thinking about FreeSat it is definitely worth a look. However, remember that there is not that much to look at just now (even Channel 5 is presently missing) and that things like recording programs are presently not possible. However, if they keep developing it and adding new channels it could well become a must-have.

Comments

[Ignorant Pom]

Now you can watch Big Brother in HD? WOW!

[Rob]

No. I can ignore Big Brother in HD. Even better.

[JDog]

I know its not TV related, but hey !

I have set up a new Blog, inspired by both YOU Rob Miles and my Italian friend Emanuele Feronato.

Check it out at www.jdog053.blogspot.com I have given you a link in the Useful Links section, its no more than you deserve ! I am starting a Flash Tutorial series, since i'm an Actionscript programmer.

HD really is the next step...well...erm..no, when sphere sets come out, it will require a new type of camera, but hey. HD for the moment is ok.

Sorry to ramble/advertise.

[Rob]

Blimey. I've actually inspired something!

I've taken a peek at the site and it looks good. Keep up the good work. For your Flash tutorials you might like to look at Camtasia:

http://www.techsmith.com/download/camtasiatrial.asp

They do a free trial download that lasts for a month and you can make videos with commentary of using Flash.. You might find that you can have some fun making some tutorials for people to download and watch. I'm not sure how useable they'd be from youtube, but it might be a laugh to try....

[Ignorant Pom]

Cool! I expect to see lot's of Hexic HD Tutorials.
Also, Big Brother is the pinnacle of sophisticated entertainment and I've been told it runs 24/7!

[JDog]

Thanks Rob, i'll check it out shortly. Glad you like the site/pre-made template I add information to. I also hope my site acts like a portfolio showcasing work to possible employers or perhaps a source of samples to any members of a certain University that I have applied to and gained offers from that may make them think, "This kid knows his stuff". Just throwing ideas out.

I like your blog, I need my own url though.