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What to do?
« on: November 25, 2008, 06:51:33 PM »
The Arsenal are on ITV4 and Man U are on ITV1 ~ both live at the same time. Which to watch or shall I drive SWMBO up the wall by channel hoping every few minutes to check the scores?  eveilgrin:
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 08:41:48 PM »
Get a second telly and watch both
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2008, 09:51:54 AM »
Get a second telly and watch both
Do you know anyone with an unused spare TV?
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2008, 09:58:49 AM »
He'd have to collect
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2008, 10:48:58 AM »
I have three sets now Banghead
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2008, 11:02:52 AM »
I watched Star Trek Voyager on Virgin 1 instead and flicked over during the many advert breaks. 

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Re: What to do?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2008, 11:18:06 AM »
I refuse to pay to watch Virgin or any other channel unless compelled by law (ie having a TV licence)
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2008, 11:19:15 AM »
Virgin 1 is free.

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Re: What to do?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2008, 11:21:31 AM »
Then why does my TV (FreeSat from Sky) demand that I pay to watch it? ~ I just checked.
Nah ~ don't bother, I wouldn't want to watch Star Trek Voyager anyway ~ utter crap IMHO.
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2008, 11:24:46 AM »
Have now checked the other set (running on Freeview) and that does not receibve it either.

The third set is purely a small portable that picks up only three channels anyway (this is Wales thus C4 and C5 are NOT available)
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2008, 11:27:10 AM »
No idea ~ channel 20 on my TV.

Perhaps a rescan is required.

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Re: What to do?
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2008, 11:31:15 AM »
If we are talking Freeview we are on the fringes of signal areas and are one of those parts of the country that will NOT be guaranteed a picture come the big change over ~ at least according to the Government web site dealing with the matter. We are lucky, so they tell me, to get any Freeview reception. Cross the street and they cannot receive it at all. Mountain in the way. Radio signals bounce up but do not come down again apparently. They do undulate but the slope is too much for that effect to work.
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2008, 11:34:00 AM »
So how do they get back to their home quadrant? I missed the end of the series
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2008, 11:35:34 AM »


Oh dear, how sad, never mind!
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Re: What to do?
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2008, 11:49:14 AM »
I haven't seen the end either but I understand thay hitch a lift through a Borg wormhole.