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| Author | Hugo Jobling |
| Published | 30th Apr 2009 |
Comments for Sky+HD Reaches One Million Households
smc8788 said on 30th April 2009
Chocoa said on 30th April 2009
@smc8788
"a decidedly dubious demo on hand where SD and HD content were compared side-by-side"
- I have always maintained that Marketing is a art form.... LOL
Various sources suggest that many of the public have no true concept of 'HD' and simply believe that owning a capable set provides the output. So sadly, I suppose an over dramatic demonstration is inevitable to hook in the gullible.
But then I am a self confessed, still addicted, cynic!
Gordon said on 30th April 2009
@smc8788 - I can appreciate that. HD is something that's really hard to sell in a shop. Ultimately you don't know what to look for. I find the only real test is to sit down, what HD for about 10 minutes and let your eyes get accustomed then flip to see the same thing in SD. Ultimately the only way you'll manage that is if you know someone with Sky HD but trust me, once you do you'll see why it's a big deal.
Alex.rar said on 30th April 2009
whats that in comparison to virgin media ???????????
how many subscribers do they have currently?
Hugo said on 30th April 2009
IIRC Virgin Media has about about 3.5 million TV subscribers.
ruthless said on 30th April 2009
Still a lot of money in my book.
In France they've got four terrestrial HD channels - why not here?
Alex.rar said on 30th April 2009
wow 3.5 - Virgin isnt doing to well then!
Pbryanw said on 30th April 2009
I wonder how many of those 3.5 million Virgin subscribers are on the premium V+ service? One thing's for certain, one million is a lot of HD subscribers.
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It's unfortunate that Sky seems all too happy to reel in new customers yet just forgets about those they already have.
It's also not surprising considering how much they're pushing it. I was in my local supermarket the other day which was were offering a free Sky+HD box when you buy an HDTV, saying that you'd be wasting your money by buying an HDTV but not having Sky HD to go with it, and they had a decidedly dubious demo on hand where SD and HD content were compared side-by-side on the same screen.