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Carole & Julian Palmer
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
'Press the Red button' |
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Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
Jules |
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Nigel Goodwin
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:37 pm Post subject:
Re: 'Press the Red button' |
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In message <4361c582$0$5404$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr>, Carole & Julian
Palmer <PALMER.JULIAN@wanadoo.fr> writes
| Quote: | Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
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Presumably this is on Sky at Astra 28.2 degrees?.
If so, you require a Sky Digibox for this to work - to be honest,
personally I think you're better off without the stupid red button on
the screen :-)
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Jim Watt
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:44 pm Post subject:
Re: 'Press the Red button' |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:28:37 +0200, "Carole & Julian Palmer"
<PALMER.JULIAN@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
| Quote: | Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
Jules
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Buy a digibox.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com |
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Jim Watt
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
Re: 'Press the Red button' |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:37:11 +0100, Nigel Goodwin
<nigelg@lpilsley.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | In message <4361c582$0$5404$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr>, Carole & Julian
Palmer <PALMER.JULIAN@wanadoo.fr> writes
Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
Presumably this is on Sky at Astra 28.2 degrees?.
If so, you require a Sky Digibox for this to work - to be honest,
personally I think you're better off without the stupid red button on
the screen :-)
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FWIW I agree, the only time its useful is with Sky news where they
may continue a live press conference on one of their miniscreens
Similarly one time the BBC had a supplementary programme about
the Dunkirk evacuation only available after pressing the red thing
which otherwise is crap.
I find the current text services less useful than teletext, where one
could program a computer to grab things of interest.
BBC 3 and 4 were not showing their bugs last night on programmes, so
maybe the move is towards less offensive onscreen clutter. I stopped
watching BBC World after their obnoxious animated monstrosity showed
up.
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Jim Watt
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Walt Davidson
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:16:05 +0200, Jim Watt <jimwatt@aol.no_way>
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| Quote: | If so, you require a Sky Digibox for this to work - to be honest,
personally I think you're better off without the stupid red button on
the screen :-)
FWIW I agree, the only time its useful is with Sky news where they
may continue a live press conference on one of their miniscreens
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Actually, if you like "fitbo" it's worth having it on Sky Sports
Extra, because they often have half a dozen separate football matches
accessible via the red button.
Fortunately the latest digibox software allows you to "hide" the red
button "DOG" on the screen.
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Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com |
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Carole & Julian Palmer
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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"Jim Watt" <jimwatt@aol.no_way> wrote in message
news:17p3m19o5v7b8e1k8vqnh1eda80g29kfse@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:28:37 +0200, "Carole & Julian Palmer"
PALMER.JULIAN@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
Jules
Buy a digibox.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com
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I had two - both slow, expensive unreliable and cannot get Astra 19.2
(eurosport)
and Atlantic Bird (France 2,3,4,5,Arte &LCP)
Jules |
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Nigel Goodwin
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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In message <dl14m19n3oeisao4h6jmfb5u9l65lap8ir@4ax.com>, Jim Watt
<jimwatt@aol.no_way> writes
| Quote: | BBC 3 and 4 were not showing their bugs last night on programmes, so
maybe the move is towards less offensive onscreen clutter. I stopped
watching BBC World after their obnoxious animated monstrosity showed
up.
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Perhaps that are worried about legal issues with the 'dogs' permanently
marking plasma screen sets? - these are very susceptible to that sort of
effect.
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Nigel.
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| Lower Pilsley | Website : http://www.lpilsley.co.uk |
| Chesterfield | Author of WinPicProg |
| England | http://www.winpicprog.co.uk |
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Charles Ellson
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:
Re: 'Press the Red button' |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:28:37 +0200, "Carole & Julian Palmer"
<PALMER.JULIAN@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
| Quote: | Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
In the case of BBC interactive services on Astra 28.2deg you can |
access the additional screens (and extra soundtracks when available)
on 12442 MHz and 10847 MHz; ATM five of the interactive channels are
in use for something theatrical. Once the ITV channels get going as
FTA services the same will presumably apply to any associated
interactive services.
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Jim Watt
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Sat Oct 29, 2005 12:08 am Post subject:
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:00:44 +0200, "Carole & Julian Palmer"
<PALMER.JULIAN@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
| Quote: | Buy a digibox.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com
I had two - both slow, expensive unreliable and cannot get Astra 19.2
(eurosport)
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its not designed to - my computer does not make coffee either.
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Jim Watt
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Jomtien
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Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
Re: 'Press the Red button' |
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Carole & Julian Palmer wrote:
| Quote: | Broadcasters frequently tell me to "Press the red button......"
I have three different digital TV tuners, they all have red buttons that
switch the tuner on and off.
Is there another way of getting what 'The Red Button" provides?
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You need either a proper Sky digibox or indeed a UK DTT box. As you
are apparently in France the latter would probably not be suitable
outside of a few areas near the Channel.
A proper Sky digibox would give you a proper 7 day EPG also.
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Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/7rm2m
UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
BBC reception questions? ; http://www.astra2d.com/
Fed up with on-screen logos? : http://logofreetv.org/
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Only the truth as I see it.
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Jomtien
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Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
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Nigel Goodwin wrote:
| Quote: | personally I think you're better off without the stupid red button on
the screen :-)
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I don't like the red button itself either but the BBC's interactive
services are often just plain brilliant.
This year's Last Night of the Proms, for example.
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Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/7rm2m
UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
BBC reception questions? ; http://www.astra2d.com/
Fed up with on-screen logos? : http://logofreetv.org/
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Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-) |
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Nigel Barker
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Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject:
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:37:19 +0200, Jomtien <jomtien@the.beach> wrote:
| Quote: | Nigel Goodwin wrote:
personally I think you're better off without the stupid red button on
the screen :-)
I don't like the red button itself either but the BBC's interactive
services are often just plain brilliant.
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Just a shame it's so bloody slow.
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Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur |
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