[mythtvnz] Sky HD

[Nick Rout]

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Craig Whitmore <lennon at orcon.net.nz>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 11:32 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
>> >> I haven't read any publicity or technical info on Sky HD.
>> >>
>> >> Are Sky offering TV1/2/3 feeds in HD unencrypted from Optus D1?
>> >>
>> >> If so can a normal DVB-S card capture the signal?
>> >
>> > The broadcasts as far as I know are DVB-S2 NDS encryted signals.
>> >
>> Even the ones that are unencrypted on SD? Thats a shame.
>
> Are Sky even carrying the HD versions? I haven't been following closely but
> I was under the impression that TVNZ and Mediaworks had not come to an
> agreement with Sky on this. Certainly Sky's website currently only says that
> Sport 1 & 2, Movies and Movies Greats will be HD.
>

Oh OK, it is hard to get info on this. I was reading the latest Tone
mag in Whitcoulls and couldn't get my head around what Sky channels
were going to even be HD so you may be right.

Go TVNZ/Mediaworks. Don't give up your HD streams until Prime is
unencrypted on the Satellite!