Australia v New Zealand not in HD on Sky NZ

[blackspider08]

Just found out that Australia vs NZ wont be in HD on Sky in New Zealand this is what Sky had to say:

Channel 9 only has a standard definition link to Globecast, the international fibre linking infrastructure that we use.

The HD feed transmitted from the venue back to Channel 9 is a satellite feed which we are unable to access, hence the SD transmission.

What a disgrace, it is in HD in Australia how come Sky cant get it in HD in New Zealand!

 

[inbox24]

Just found out that Australia vs NZ wont be in HD on Sky in New Zealand this is what Sky had to say:


What a disgrace, it is in HD in Australia how come Sky cant get it in HD in New Zealand!

Oh, you poor thing!

 

[Polo23]

Because SKY is ****ing useless. They do stupid crap like this all the time, people pay through their teeth to watch the cricket, and we generally get ****ing rubbish coverage.

 

[Zinzan]

Because SKY is ****ing useless. They do stupid crap like this all the time, people pay through their teeth to watch the cricket, and we generally get ****ing rubbish coverage.

Yup one word " Monopoly" enough said

 

[Flem274*]

Yup one word " Monopoly" enough said

Actualy with Freeview its now a duopoly, but that isn't any better.

 

[JimmyGS]

Does HD even make much of a difference? I don't think I've ever seen it.

 

[_Ed_]

Apparently it does, but I wouldn't know. We bought it, and it wasn't until they came and installed it that they mentioned that it wasn't compatible with our TV so we can't get the HDness. Typical.

 

[Polo23]

Does HD even make much of a difference? I don't think I've ever seen it.

HD is fantastic. It makes watching normal TV look like Oprah taking a crap.

What good is an HD TV when the TV company doesnt even let you watch stuff in HD? Typical SKY.

 

[sanga1337]

HD is fantastic. It makes watching normal TV look like Oprah taking a crap.

What good is an HD TV when the TV company doesnt even let you watch stuff in HD? Typical SKY.

Disagree. HD have to say barely makes a difference. You can usually notice the quality is better but the difference is minimal and when watching some shows you can barely notice the difference between HD and normal TV.

Having said that I do think its slack of Sky not to include HD as its the kind of service you would expect from having to pay to watch the cricket, whether it actually makes a huge difference or not.

 

[Smudge]

I'm not specifically up on the play of what is involved with feeding coverage through (our major issue at the moment is dealing with the switch to widescreen) but Sky's excuse seems more than fair enough to me. Sky can only rely on what they're provided with by the host broadcaster in Australia - if the series was in NZ, then fair enough, perhaps they'd provide HD coverage, but they're essentially hamstrung with what they're given.

 

[Polo23]

Disagree. HD have to say barely makes a difference. You can usually notice the quality is better but the difference is minimal and when watching some shows you can barely notice the difference between HD and normal TV.

Having said that I do think its slack of Sky not to include HD as its the kind of service you would expect from having to pay to watch the cricket, whether it actually makes a huge difference or not.

What I said was perhaps a bit of an exaggeration, but still, for the money sky costs, you would expect the best.

 

[blackspider08]

HD:

 

[pskov]

That's a shame to say the least. Sport in HD is great, and yes it really does make a noticeable difference in opinion.

 

[Langeveldt]

Yeah I think HD is awesome, but too expensive when you have to pay more money in order to get the HD feed..

 

[bryce]

Apparently it does, but I wouldn't know. We bought it, and it wasn't until they came and installed it that they mentioned that it wasn't compatible with our TV so we can't get the HDness. Typical.

What an abomination

 

[_Ed_]

Turns out it's not HD in Australia either, apparently the HD cameras got smashed by the weather overnight.

 

[jondavluc]

Here in queensland we aren't getting the match until tea session.

 

[blackspider08]

its in HD now in New Zealand

Looks so F*** awesome, so crystal clear. You can actually see the ball marks on the pitch from the above shot. You can see the green grass and each individual blade on the the sides of the pitch.

 

[luffy]

Here in queensland we aren't getting the match until tea session.

What?!

 

[nightprowler10]

I wonder if there is a way to get cricket in HD in the US. Doubt it. Only way to watch sports really.