Coverage of the London Olympics on Sky

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#659083 20-Jul-2012 14:07

dontpanic42:
Jizah: I'm guessing we won't be getting any 3D coverage then?

Just received an email from Freeviewshop.co.nz saying there will be a 3D Olympics channel broadcasting from Optus D1.

Here's the text from the email:

We will have nearly 24/7 Coverage of the Olympics on Prime TV and there is also a 3D Olympics channel broadcasting on OPTUS D1 Now!

To receive the 3D channel you must have a Full High Definition Satellite Receiver. For the best possible picture quality, we recommend you choose an Ultraplus HD receiver and you will also need a 3D HDTV:

Doing a scan on 12648MHz V Pol SR:10500 with an HD receiver will find the new channel for you

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere thats just a highlights channel.

kiwind

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#660065 22-Jul-2012 21:15

When do the new channels appear on the guide?
None on mine yet its only 6 days to start so they should be available for booking. Want to book the opening ceremony at least to begin wtih.

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#660497 23-Jul-2012 16:59

The new channels have appeared for me in Wellington. They just have a splash screen on them now but that will change come friday i assume.

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#661349 24-Jul-2012 22:36

kiwind: When do the new channels appear on the guide?
None on mine yet its only 6 days to start so they should be available for booking. Want to book the opening ceremony at least to begin wtih.

Prime HD is looking good. As with Sky's other HD channels, there isn't any EPG provided, only current and next programmes. However, it's a simple matter to add a timed recording matching the same programme on the SD channel.

JamesBalloch

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#661362 24-Jul-2012 23:06

The Sky smartphone app now has all the events and times loaded into it with the ability to set to record... Looking forward to 6:30 Saturday morning

Asmodeus

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#661583 25-Jul-2012 11:10

Friend of mine who works at Sky said the channels should come online on the 25th (today)

JamesBalloch

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#661587 25-Jul-2012 11:15

Asmodeus: Friend of mine who works at Sky said the channels should come online on the 25th (today)

Thats a handy friend to have !

Thanks for the info

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kiwind

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#662034 25-Jul-2012 21:21

All there now and some events booked.
Now, let the Games begin!

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#662552 26-Jul-2012 18:26

I don't have EPG data from 3pm today onwards on these channels. Anyone else?

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#662554 26-Jul-2012 18:30

mcraenz: I don't have EPG data from 3pm today onwards on these channels. Anyone else?

Prime is showing EPG data all the way through until 11:25pm on 1st August for me. Sky Sport 8 is much the same, so I guess that all the other "Olympic Special" channels would be too.

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#662557 26-Jul-2012 18:41

Hmmmm. Ok it must be just me and my less than official HTPC sky setup!

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#663197 28-Jul-2012 10:15

No sign of channel 140 for me for prime in HD, the sports ones are all showing and telling me that I can press blue to subscribe.

edit; never mind, found it was 444 instead.

Boring athlete walk now anyway.

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#663316 28-Jul-2012 15:13

By the time the opening ceremony got finished on Prime it was Prime +1 it was that far behind the live action..

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#663474 29-Jul-2012 00:20

old3eyes: By the time the opening ceremony got finished on Prime it was Prime +1 it was that far behind the live action..

I recorded the entire opening ceremony so we could skip all the ad breaks and most of the national team arrivals.

The file size was the biggest I've ever seen on my recorder: 24GB!!!
But then I suppose the broadcast was over 6 hours long, so I guess not unreasonable for full HD video.

Picture quality for most of the ceremony -- especially the aerial shots -- was absolutely eye-popping. Best I've seen for a live event by far. It would be so nice if Prime was always in HD...

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#663480 29-Jul-2012 01:37

While it's nice that Sky have Olympic coverage from Prime TV on iSKY, the video quality is really really bad. :(

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