Seriously pi$$ed off

"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The TdF guide with the latest C+ mentions live coverage of the first 2
stages on ITV1. I was really looking forward to it. I've just looked
through the paper and they're actually showing Coronation Street when I
was expecting to see stage 1, and Poirot when I was expecting to see
stage 2.

The ITV website confirms that I'll have to wait until the small hours of
Tuesday morning to video coverage of the first 3 stages. The live
coverage I was so looking forward to is actually on ITV2.

Not happy.

I'll second that. A major sporting event and they shove it off onto ITV2.
I think it's a disgrace! I might even have to find out how to get it, not
that I really want it apart from occasionally feeling I'm missing something
due to not having it. In this case I definitely am!

Rich

Quoted message said:

I'll second that. A major sporting event and they shove it off onto ITV2.
I think it's a disgrace! I might even have to find out how to get it, not
that I really want it apart from occasionally feeling I'm missing something
due to not having it. In this case I definitely am!

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

Cheers, helen s

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On 02 Jul 2004 22:02:36 GMT, [email hidden]

(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) said:

Quoted message said:

I'll second that. A major sporting event and they shove it off onto ITV2.
I think it's a disgrace! I might even have to find out how to get it, not
that I really want it apart from occasionally feeling I'm missing something
due to not having it. In this case I definitely am!

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

A pedant writes:

Digibox is a trademark of Sky and describes one of Mr Murdoch's
gadgets for receiving digital satellite broadcasts.

I _think_, from a post up there somewhere ^, that you're referring to
a digital terrestial tv receiver. Which is a bit of a mouthful.

And now back to our regular broadcast.

Tim
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Originally posted by Danny Colyer The TdF guide with the latest C+
mentions live coverage of the first 2 stages on ITV1. I was really
looking forward to
it. I've just looked through the paper and they're actually showing
Coronation Street when I was expecting to see stage 1, and Poirot
when I was expecting to see stage 2.

The ITV website confirms that I'll have to wait until the small hours of
Tuesday morning to video coverage of the first 3 stages. The live
coverage I was so looking forward to is actually on ITV2.

Not happy.

Just think yourselves lucky you don't expect to see equestrianism on
terrestrial tv! I mean it's one of the few things we actually do well in
at the Olympics (and a Brit won the Grand Slam last year) so God forbid
anyone should show it in favour of football. But I know what you mean
about the parsity of so called minority sports.

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers suggested:

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Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

I decided a couple of months ago that we'll probably need a new
television within the next year or so. We decided long ago that our
next television would be a digital one, but after a quick look round it
doesn't appear that you can actually *buy* digital televisions yet. It
seems I'll still have to get an analogue one and buy a box to go on top
of it. Then I'm not sure about the practicality of videoing stuff on
digital, which is pretty important since I very seldom watch anything at
the time it's actually broadcast.

You can probably tell that I haven't looked into it very deeply yet. I
have a friend who is bound to know lots about it. He's coming round for
a barbecue this afternoon, so I shall have to remember to quiz him about
digital television.

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I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

It has had the added advantage here in that the analogue signal for Channel
Five is cr*p. Via Freeview, though, the picture is excellent. It was pleasant
to watch the Lance Armstrong interview last night via a clear picture instead
of via fog :-)

Cheers, helen s

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Danny Colyer said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers suggested:

Quoted message said:

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on
getting it just for one annual event.

I decided a couple of months ago that we'll probably need a new
television within the next year or so. We decided long ago that our
next television would be a digital one, but after a quick look round
it doesn't appear that you can actually *buy* digital televisions
yet. It seems I'll still have to get an analogue one and buy a box
to go on top of it. Then I'm not sure about the practicality of
videoing stuff on digital, which is pretty important since I very
seldom watch anything at the time it's actually broadcast.

Yup its potentially a fair bit of money...

Most Freeview boxes can be taped with VHS tape recorders. But, unless you're
lucky, your VHS recorder cannot set the channel on the Freeview box
automatically (unlike normal VHS recording of analogue programmes where the
recorder sets its own tuner channel).

There are some (two?) hard-disk based video recorders on sale, starting at
around £200. These allow you to record the Freeview programme to the hard
drive whilst watching another.

- Nigel

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Danny Colyer said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers suggested:

Quoted message said:

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on
getting it just for one annual event.

I decided a couple of months ago that we'll probably need a new
television within the next year or so. We decided long ago that our
next television would be a digital one, but after a quick look round
it doesn't appear that you can actually *buy* digital televisions
yet. It seems I'll still have to get an analogue one and buy a box
to go on top of it.

Wrong! Tv's with digital tuners are readily available. Videoing off mine
works fine.

pk

Richard Goodman said:

"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

The ITV website confirms that I'll have to wait until the small hours of
Tuesday morning to video coverage of the first 3 stages. The live
coverage I was so looking forward to is actually on ITV2.

Quoted message said:

I'll second that. A major sporting event and they shove it off onto ITV2.
I think it's a disgrace!

It's not a major sport in this Country.Go out today and ask the general
public when the TDF starts, and if you are lucky 1 in 100 will know.Ask
how many would like to watch it on TV, and I'd reckon less than 1 in a
1000.

Quoted message said:

I might even have to find out how to get it, not
that I really want it apart from occasionally feeling I'm missing
something due to not having it.

Freeview box.Available for £50+ from High St. retailers(Comet do them
for £50,you may get one cheaper if you look around).5 minutes to set it
up, and worth the money just for BBC3 + 4, and of course, TDF coverage on
ITV2.
Alan.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Danny Colyer said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers suggested:

Quoted message said:

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

I decided a couple of months ago that we'll probably need a new
television within the next year or so. We decided long ago that our
next television would be a digital one, but after a quick look round it
doesn't appear that you can actually *buy* digital televisions yet. It
seems I'll still have to get an analogue one and buy a box to go on top
of it. Then I'm not sure about the practicality of videoing stuff on
digital, which is pretty important since I very seldom watch anything at
the time it's actually broadcast.

Er. Every major manufacturer is selling digital televisions. Sony,
Panasonic etc etc.

Or just grab a settop box from Argos.

(Nb; the *television* bit is still analogue, regardless of the source
of the input signal! You can buy digital and non-digital versions of
the same TV model often -- some people prefer to buy a non-digital
(cheaper) and put their own settop box in as a digital-TV
source. That's the route we took...)

Phil

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"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers suggested:

Quoted message said:

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

I decided a couple of months ago that we'll probably need a new
television within the next year or so. We decided long ago that our
next television would be a digital one, but after a quick look round it
doesn't appear that you can actually *buy* digital televisions yet. It
seems I'll still have to get an analogue one and buy a box to go on top
of it. Then I'm not sure about the practicality of videoing stuff on
digital, which is pretty important since I very seldom watch anything at
the time it's actually broadcast.

My parents-in-law have had one for a few years now.

I'd still go for the box solution though - it means you can record a digital
programme while watching another on analogue, and I don't need to program my
tv or leave it on. (other way round works with digital TV).

The analogue output on ours is tuned to be a different channel to the two
videos, so it goes Aerial - set top box - video 1 - video 2 - TV (the three
bits in the middle have aerial in/out), so we can watch or record whatever
we like with the caveat that we only have one digital channel at a time.
(video 2 is optional - merely a historical accident that we have two).

cheers,
clive

On 3/7/04 10:50 am, in article [email hidden],

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Quoted message said:

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

It has had the added advantage here in that the analogue signal for Channel
Five is cr*p. Via Freeview, though, the picture is excellent. It was pleasant
to watch the Lance Armstrong interview last night via a clear picture instead
of via fog :-)

I'll second that. No fog for once. Clear sound. Definitely a Good Thing
(though I did turn off more than half the channels as a piece of [censored]).

...d

David Martin said:

On 3/7/04 10:50 am, in article [email hidden],

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Quoted message said:

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

It has had the added advantage here in that the analogue signal for Channel
Five is cr*p. Via Freeview, though, the picture is excellent. It was pleasant
to watch the Lance Armstrong interview last night via a clear picture instead
of via fog :-)

I'll second that. No fog for once. Clear sound. Definitely a Good Thing
(though I did turn off more than half the channels as a piece of [censored]).

Although you will find from time to time that the sound and the
pictures get way out of synch on digital while they're still perfectly
together on analogue.

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"Clive George" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers suggested:

Quoted message said:

Digibox. It even tunes itself in.

I might even do that, some time, though I'm not all that keen on getting
it just for one annual event.

I decided a couple of months ago that we'll probably need a new
television within the next year or so. We decided long ago that our
next television would be a digital one, but after a quick look round it
doesn't appear that you can actually *buy* digital televisions yet. It
seems I'll still have to get an analogue one and buy a box to go on top
of it. Then I'm not sure about the practicality of videoing stuff on
digital, which is pretty important since I very seldom watch anything at
the time it's actually broadcast.

My parents-in-law have had one for a few years now.

AIUI you only get to watch a weekly synopsis (Tuesdays)on ITV1, and
ITV2 is the middle of the night highlights that ITV1 had last year.
Sky are promising a free dish end of the year, but without British
Eurosport on it you won't see any live coverage. I'm a bit loathe to
get the dish, once you've all bought it they can in theory take all
the free channels off and make you pay.
Back to the bent coat hanger on the roof ;-(

On 3/7/04 9:25 pm, in article [email hidden],

Dave Kahn said:

Although you will find from time to time that the sound and the
pictures get way out of synch on digital while they're still perfectly
together on analogue.

I find having the sound and pictures out of sync (which seems to be fairly
frequent here on analogue) to be quite annoying. Being a litlte bit
musically inclined I get frustrated at a concert when there is significant
lag between vision and sound (eg at the back of a medium/large concert
hall.) I end up closing my eyes and the people I am with think I am asleep.

I'm not asleep, honest, unless I am snoring.

...d

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"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The TdF guide with the latest C+ mentions live coverage of the first 2
stages on ITV1. I was really looking forward to it. I've just looked
through the paper and they're actually showing Coronation Street when I
was expecting to see stage 1, and Poirot when I was expecting to see
stage 2.

The ITV website confirms that I'll have to wait until the small hours of
Tuesday morning to video coverage of the first 3 stages. The live
coverage I was so looking forward to is actually on ITV2.

Not happy.

I'll second that. A major sporting event and they shove it off onto ITV2.
I think it's a disgrace!

Compare ITV's coverage to the rest of Europe:
(from the Tour site)Direct=live Resumes=highlights; quotidien daily
hebdomadaires weekly
France 2 Direct Tous les jours de course à partir de 14h00
La légende du Tour Tous les jours de course à partir de 13h45
Les marches du Tour Tous les jours de course à partir de 17h30
Vélo Club Tous les jours de course à partir de 17h40
Spécial Stade 2 25 juillet 18h05-19h05
France 3 Le journal du Tour Tous les jours sauf les dimanches vers
20h35
Sur la route du Tour Tous les jours de course à partir de 10h40
Journal du Tour Les dimanches à partir de 11h10
ALLEMAGNE ZDF Direct du 3 au 25 juillet (nombreuses rediffusions)
ARD Direct Les 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23 juillet à partir de
13h00
ALBANIE RTSH Résumés quotidiens de 26' du 3 au 25 juillet
ARMÉNIE TPA Résumés quotidiens de 26' du 3 au 25 juillet
AUTRICHE ORF Direct 3, 4, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20 au 25 Juillet à
partir 16h00 AZERBAIDJAN Lider TV Résumés quotidiens de 26' du 3 au 25
juillet
BELGIQUE RTBF 1 Direct Tous les jours de course (sauf le 21 juillet)
DANEMARK TV2 Danemark Direct Tous les jours de course
ESPAGNE TVE Direct Tous les jours de course vers 13h00
GRANDE-BRETAGNE ITV 1 Résumés hebdomadaires de 26' Tous les lundis
vers 01h00
ITV 2 Prologue 4 juillet vers 16h30
Direct Tous les samedis et dimanches vers 15h00
Résumés quotidiens de 26' du lundi au vendredi vers 19h00
GEORGIE IBERIA TV Résumés hebdomadaires de 26' du 3 au 25 juillet
HOLLANDE NOS 2 Direct Tous les jours de course
RTL 4 News et Magazines
ITALIE RAI 3 Direct Tous les jours de course à partir de 13h00
LETTONIE TV 5 Résumés quotidiens de 26' du 3 au 25 juillet vers 22h30
NORVÈGE TV 2 Direct Tous les jours de course à partir de 13h00
OUZBEKISTAN UZTELRADIO Co. Résumés hebdomadaires de 26' du 3 au 25
juillet
PORTUGAL RTP 2 Direct Tous les jours de course à partir de 13h00
RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE Czech TV Résumés quotidiens de 12' Tous les jours
de course vers 22h00
RUSSIE 7 TV Résumés quotidiens de 26' de 3 au 25 juillet
SERBIE & MONTÉNÉGRO RTS Résumés quotidiens de 26' de 3 au 25 juillet
vers 22h00
SUISSE TSI 2 Direct du 3 au 25 juillet

reads a bit like the Eurovision scores (except they missed out
"Royaume Unis nul points"😉

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"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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The ITV website confirms that I'll have to wait until the small hours

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Tuesday morning to video coverage of the first 3 stages. The live
coverage I was so looking forward to is actually on ITV2.

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I'll second that. A major sporting event and they shove it off onto

ITV2.

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I think it's a disgrace!

It's not a major sport in this Country.Go out today and ask the general
public when the TDF starts, and if you are lucky 1 in 100 will know.Ask
how many would like to watch it on TV, and I'd reckon less than 1 in a
1000.

"It's not a major sport " ... and never likely to become one whilst it
remains marginalised by the major TV companies ? Still, there's always the
spitting, cheating and diving (football) to watch instead ;-)

Regards,

Dave.

David Purdy said:

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A.lee wrote:
It's not a major sport in this Country.

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"It's not a major sport " ... and never likely to become one whilst it
remains marginalised by the major TV companies ? Still, there's always the
spitting, cheating and diving (football) to watch instead ;-)

Who will reply with the 'drug fuelled skinny gits on bikes'.
TBH, the TDF is pretty boring apart from a major climb, or in the last 10
minutes of the stage.
If it was live, I certainly wouldnt watch the flat stages.I like watching
the highlights though.
Alan.

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MartinM said:

France 2 Direct Tous les jours de course à partir de 14h00

Yes I've just woken up from watching the France 2 coverage and have a
back worse than McGee's due to our hard French sofa... luckily I didn't
miss the podium girls which are one of the best parts. :-)

I think watching a whole stage must be harder than riding it.