I live in Jersey, currently Sky is the only service outside of freeview that is offered.
The cost of my Sky sub is becoming an issue in the household and we are considering alternatives. Of course freeview is not all bad, but we do like to watch movies, especially on demand on Anytime.
I am wondering what alternatives there are to get hold of the movies quickly and legally. I do enjoy the trappings of a decent HD set up (well 5 years ago it was spot on
) So I would like to be able to still experience 1080hd and some HD sound through the old Onkyo.
It appears streaming through netflix or lovefilm is rather limited and reliant on decent broadband (of which Jersey only has two providers :? ) An upgrade in speed is possible, as Jersey have finally got something decent (but my current 2gb is not going to be sufficient.) Also, these services apparently don't have a lot of choice, espeically more up to date stuff.
So the options I need to consider are:
Apple TV 3 - I understand the trappings of iTunes store, but is this really a decent alternative in terms of cost of movies, and how on demand are they? I see this as paying for itself from savings on two months of Sky subs.
PS3 - I secretly need to convince the better half this is a good idea, she sees 'Games games games' which having just flogged my xbox, I apparently have grown out of. But in terms of a media device for movies, is it any good? . . . Plus its the only format for Dust 514 :dance:
Finally, is there sufficient legal movie download services that can make a genuine media PC a good combo with Freeview? I guess all these options would need to have Freeview, or will our un-subscribed Sky box work the same?
Also, any alternative needs to be cost effective in terms of paying for itself once savings have occured through not lining Murdoc's pockets...
Cheers and apologies for the blabbering :wave:
The cost of my Sky sub is becoming an issue in the household and we are considering alternatives. Of course freeview is not all bad, but we do like to watch movies, especially on demand on Anytime.
I am wondering what alternatives there are to get hold of the movies quickly and legally. I do enjoy the trappings of a decent HD set up (well 5 years ago it was spot on
) So I would like to be able to still experience 1080hd and some HD sound through the old Onkyo.It appears streaming through netflix or lovefilm is rather limited and reliant on decent broadband (of which Jersey only has two providers :? ) An upgrade in speed is possible, as Jersey have finally got something decent (but my current 2gb is not going to be sufficient.) Also, these services apparently don't have a lot of choice, espeically more up to date stuff.
So the options I need to consider are:
Apple TV 3 - I understand the trappings of iTunes store, but is this really a decent alternative in terms of cost of movies, and how on demand are they? I see this as paying for itself from savings on two months of Sky subs.
PS3 - I secretly need to convince the better half this is a good idea, she sees 'Games games games' which having just flogged my xbox, I apparently have grown out of. But in terms of a media device for movies, is it any good? . . . Plus its the only format for Dust 514 :dance:
Finally, is there sufficient legal movie download services that can make a genuine media PC a good combo with Freeview? I guess all these options would need to have Freeview, or will our un-subscribed Sky box work the same?
Also, any alternative needs to be cost effective in terms of paying for itself once savings have occured through not lining Murdoc's pockets...
Cheers and apologies for the blabbering :wave:
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