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Fw: Arghhh!!! Bloody PVR's :(


  • Subject: Fw: Arghhh!!! Bloody PVR's :(
  • From: Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:50:28 +0000

One thing prevents most of us having 2 Sky boxes

A KAT5 switcher :-)

G.

Gareth Cook
Tools and Process Architect
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 20/01/2006 10:46 -----

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ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Today 10:35

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Hey Keith, - you could always do what I've done, and get TWO Sky+ boxes...=
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:-)
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Sky quite often have an offer on that enables you to buy a Sky+ box=20
(including fitting) for a measly =A349... then it's another =A310/month
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multi-room sub... - people constantly complain about the extra, but
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I live that only equates to about 3.5 pints of beer... - and I mostly gave=
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up going to pubs ages ago, so I've got to spend the money somewhere,=20
right?... :-)
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I've also found, much as you have that upgrading to these newer, and=20
supposedly "better" technologies very often results in an
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picture!! - in many ways the lovely new HD-ready 32" LCD panel I've
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installed in the bedroom actually gives me a *worse* image than the 7 year=
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old el-cheapo Goodmans 28" CRT set that it replaced! - No doubt I will
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tempted to upgrade this box to a Sky HD box in a few months and
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I will then at last get televisual satisfaction... - does anyone know
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for instance, the Sky guide pages that the box generates will be
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by the switch to HD?....
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Paul G.
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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx on behalf of Keith Doxey
Sent: Thu 19/01/2006 23:31
To: UKHA_D Group
Subject: [ukha_d] Arghhh!!! Bloody PVR's :(



Bloody technology  :(

Got into trouble off SWMBO tonight.

<TRIMMED> :-)



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