Aftermath of BBC SD closure on a Sky Digibox

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  • @TheLordOfNothing
    @TheLordOfNothing 8 місяців тому +36

    Here in the US DirecTV still supports SD but those on HD subscriptions, in the event of the satellite can't make a connection, which happens quite frequently because of bad weather. (usually just a bad thunderstorm) will get a popup on the TV that says "Poor connection - would you like to switch to Standard Definition" and there's an OK and NO.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +10

      That’s because the SD would probably be on a separate transponder, stroke of genius on one hand but confusing on another. Thanks for sharing this information with us.

    • @CableCable9000
      @CableCable9000 8 місяців тому +7

      That sounds correct. Here in Canada I find that on my Bell Satellite TV service in bad weather the HD Channels don’t come in while SD comes in fine yet Bell is trying to get rid of SD Services

    • @TheLordOfNothing
      @TheLordOfNothing 8 місяців тому +2

      @@CableCable9000 I've seen what Bell likes to do and I don't like that company. They consistently shut down repeaters in Canada and now they're trying to get rid of SD satellite.

    • @Bort_Simpson
      @Bort_Simpson 8 місяців тому +3

      My Dish network receiver does the same thing, but it automatically switches to the SD feed with a message

    • @GUCFan
      @GUCFan 8 місяців тому +3

      Videotron with Illico still has SD channels but i think everything is in MPEG4 now, so the old HD DVR's from before the Cisco days aren't compatible anymore.
      And then there's Helix which is all HD but the amount of Helix boxes i see for sale tells me that using Xfinity as the basis for the new service was not a good idea.

  • @bubblegumlover6020
    @bubblegumlover6020 8 місяців тому +68

    Unrelated but aside from not being able to watch BBC this video is so nostalgic 😭😭😭

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +10

      Yeah it is - Sky was my childhood XD

    • @LunaForeverr
      @LunaForeverr 8 місяців тому +3

      ikr, my family had a digibox from when I was born all the way up until 2019!

    • @RandomBBCStuff
      @RandomBBCStuff 7 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, I remember some of my relatives having one of these! Channel hopping was so fun!

  • @Flakey05
    @Flakey05 8 місяців тому +60

    Rest in peace classic sky digibox 😢

  • @SproutyPottedPlant
    @SproutyPottedPlant 8 місяців тому +36

    That UI looked so good on a CRT and it was FAST! There was also lots of fun things to watch on TV for an hour or 2 when it was raining. I miss it!

  • @charlesferrer9814
    @charlesferrer9814 8 місяців тому +245

    *How to make a "public" broadcaster inaccessible to the public*
    Step 1:

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +25

      Well said

    • @kreuner11
      @kreuner11 8 місяців тому +42

      Well if this was always applied then BBC with still be broadcasting in 405 line television

    • @fungo6631
      @fungo6631 8 місяців тому +30

      Only for SD boxes which are old.
      And since this is Sky, chances are that the company itself would replace the receiver.

    • @itskdog
      @itskdog 8 місяців тому

      ​@@fungo6631 this would also affect Freesat as Sky and Freesat use the same satellite for the BBC. Though again as was said, this only affects really old equipment, even in 2012 when the switchover finished, there were HD satellite broadcasts running already.

    • @Zonelover689
      @Zonelover689 8 місяців тому +1

      Fr

  • @angus1637yt
    @angus1637yt 8 місяців тому +49

    Bro: i’ll be back
    Bro after disappearing:

  • @LN4Pierre
    @LN4Pierre 8 місяців тому +9

    we deadass need a looped version of the music, it’s so good

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +3

      I have one already... I should really publish it...

    • @table124
      @table124 6 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTVYES

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  6 місяців тому +1

      @@table124 chair

  • @p0llz
    @p0llz 8 місяців тому +64

    when most channels are in 4K (which would never happen lmao), this is gonna play on the HD feed in a few years 😭🙏

    • @catto24
      @catto24 6 місяців тому +1

      BBC services on satellite are now available only on 4K-capable televisions.

    • @Joel-c9i
      @Joel-c9i 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@catto24Err, im not sure thats true, my tv is 2k, as in other satelite services than sky

    • @catto24
      @catto24 5 місяців тому

      @@Joel-c9i it's a joke you nonk

    • @Lewis-g2f8z
      @Lewis-g2f8z Місяць тому

      There ain’t no way hd is already closing down💀😭

  • @therealdatenshi
    @therealdatenshi 8 місяців тому +9

    I haven’t seen this UI in so long, what a nostalgia hit

  • @Sabrekai.
    @Sabrekai. 8 місяців тому +122

    And they’ll still try to make you pay a TV License for the privilege of not being able to watch the BBC

    • @TheMoon_Follow
      @TheMoon_Follow 8 місяців тому +2

      kinda ironic, to say the least-
      ~ thebelovedmoon 🌙

    • @Dandy_YT24
      @Dandy_YT24 8 місяців тому +2

      I Have A TV Licence But I Have The Same Problem On Sky HD+

    • @DavidGraciaCordobes
      @DavidGraciaCordobes 8 місяців тому +3

      there were lots of scams surrounding this transition

    • @TheMoon_Follow
      @TheMoon_Follow 8 місяців тому +1

      @@DavidGraciaCordobes word.
      ~ thebelovedmoon 🌙

    • @eclarke
      @eclarke 8 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Dandy_YT24Some Sky+HD boxes models didn't change it's EPG in preparation. It should still work if you go to the HD tab on the TV guide

  • @c0wqu3u31at3r
    @c0wqu3u31at3r 8 місяців тому +80

    About time we got rid of SD and made 1080p the new SD. No one complains we can't get 405 line black and white transmissions any more. The arc of progress carries on.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +38

      The annoying thing is that many stations are still in SD! just moved to MPEG 4 DVB-S2 to cram in more.... disappointing for the hassle it's caused!

    • @beamboy07
      @beamboy07 8 місяців тому +1

      1080i is good enough

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +2

      @@beamboy07 1080i is the same thing as 1080p - just interlaced

    • @beamboy07
      @beamboy07 8 місяців тому +2

      @@RyanGonTV uses less bandwidth tho so it's cheaper

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +1

      @@beamboy07 One would think. SD actually requires more bandwidth because it uses an older MPEG2 codec, unlike HD's MPEG4 or HEVC.

  • @luisreyes1963
    @luisreyes1963 8 місяців тому +15

    Good thing we didn't resort to this when we converted to Digital TV over Cable & Satellite TV.

  • @clover182Harry
    @clover182Harry 8 місяців тому +35

    Damn they added that surreal music back. They had it back in 2016 when CBBC changed its logo! Very good recording!

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods 8 місяців тому +7

      They've had that music as a bed since the 90s from what I can remember!

    • @Eerosami1234
      @Eerosami1234 8 місяців тому +1

      Link to the music?

    • @Joel-c9i
      @Joel-c9i 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Eerosami1234Search up "BBC Red Button Loop Music"

  • @NebulazGamez
    @NebulazGamez 8 місяців тому +40

    BBC was telling us to switch to digital but a part of digital is now closed

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +10

      They're a bunch of loonies.

    • @jacksalem6472
      @jacksalem6472 8 місяців тому +3

      Yes about 15 years ago with everyone else the UK was on one of the last people to switch over to digital most country did it in 2009 they gave you even more time than most TV providers. It’s Adelong TV. Most TVs built after 2001 had digital tuners or you could get a digital tuner set top box TVs that could HD became common place around 11 years ago.

  • @valakituti
    @valakituti 9 місяців тому +68

    There goes the usability of Digiboxes

    • @Mr_Controller64
      @Mr_Controller64 8 місяців тому +2

      Nah u wrong they just geting the hd now

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods 8 місяців тому +20

      The original Sky Digibox as a hardware and receiver platform are over thirty years old and widely incompatible with the majority of FTA and FTV broadcasts in the countries where they were once used. It's slightly miraculous Sky even broadcast a compatible EPG for them, and it's time for them to go away.
      For those still with original Sky Digibox receivers, there's also a good chance they'll start to fail soon if they've not already. They were never designed to operate for so long, and there were so many bad batches of components used in the late 90s, plus the units have now passed their end of designed lifespan for parts like caps, driver ICs and resistors. Sky haven't supported them for many years.

    • @leeroberts1192
      @leeroberts1192 8 місяців тому +8

      @@ChristopherWoods I would have expected them to have all been retired from service by now. I would have expected them to have all been deactivated

    • @Joel-c9i
      @Joel-c9i 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Mr_Controller64So the uhh, its in... it cant pick up... hd feeds

  • @PhirePhlame
    @PhirePhlame 3 місяці тому +1

    When I noticed that the PlayStation 5 doesn't even have the option for anything lower than 720p, I knew it was just a matter of time before more things started following that path.

  • @butters3886
    @butters3886 8 місяців тому +5

    I brought out my grans old digibox just to watch that and i thought "why just why" and i thought they should of given CBeebies and CBBC a more kid freindly "this service has now closed" screen cause if i saw that on my tv randomly as a 4 year old i would start crying-

  • @MrScottyTay
    @MrScottyTay 8 місяців тому +3

    that menu brings me back

  • @ADR2012YT
    @ADR2012YT 9 місяців тому +12

    I find it sad that these all have to go on my birthday 😢

  • @OceanGroupGamer
    @OceanGroupGamer 8 місяців тому +2

    So nostalgic this is the sky box menu I remember as a kid

  • @jordanferrazza8700
    @jordanferrazza8700 8 місяців тому +9

    Sky looks a lot like Foxtel Digital in Australia... Foxtel now forces everyone to either use a highly evolved but slightly nerfed iQ4 or streaming services Go or Binge.
    Also Stephen Fry does Jeopardy! ? He is doing it in Australia

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +2

      Sky owns Foxtel

    • @jordanferrazza8700
      @jordanferrazza8700 8 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTV Foxtel is owned by News Corporation, who oddly still owns Fox in Australia, and Telstra, Sky is owned by Comcast and used to be part of but not owned by the News Corp group of companies until it was taken private by a failed bidding war with News Corp

    • @TeleTails
      @TeleTails 8 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTVwell not really
      Telstra(a internet provider over here in Australia) and News Corp owns Foxtel whilst Comcast owns Sky

  • @jun_suzuki42
    @jun_suzuki42 8 місяців тому +1

    BGM - Delicious Insects - Squids and Rainbows

  • @videocommenter
    @videocommenter 8 місяців тому +6

    Reminds me of when the analogue TV channels shut down.

  • @StevenOBrien
    @StevenOBrien 6 місяців тому

    I like to imagine that the black "This service has now closed" screen with the Weather Channel-esque music is what you see after you die. You're left staring at that QR code for all eternity.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  6 місяців тому

      Library music. Take it or leave it

  • @heggy_69
    @heggy_69 8 місяців тому +5

    This one messed with my parents setup like crazy, they had to use some other box and they lost a few channels switching over. The funny part is, they're still using scart cables so they don't get the supposed benefits, not that they'd care (not that I care actually now that I think of it)

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +1

      The only thing the SD switchover is benefiting is the beeb’s pockets 🤣🤣🤣

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods 8 місяців тому +3

      @@RyanGonTV don't forget, money they were burning keeping the SD services going can now be used to upgrade and improve the HD services and be put towards maintenance of more important kit. It's our licence fees that fund it, so I'd rather they maintain current technology instead of try to keep ancient SD transmission going for a few thousand viewers at most.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      @@ChristopherWoods what is there to improve?

    • @NicholasJH96
      @NicholasJH96 8 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTVpictures quality,sound quality. 4k tv is enough for any house unless you live in a mansion then you might need 8k. Only other places 8k tv would be useful is cinemas & tv screens in at stadiums. Possibly a school hall if room is big enough. No where else really need 8k

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +1

      @@NicholasJH96 let’s be honest the average person doesn’t care about picture

  • @itsjackson1156
    @itsjackson1156 8 місяців тому +1

    I honestly thought about bringing back Digit Al for this closure. I feel like the UK gave everyone a huge heads up with Digit Al. And now, all you get is this:

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +1

      Why would they bother? It would cost the BBC more money than it's worth... the SD closure was to save costs afterall...

  • @thatdoilnameddom87
    @thatdoilnameddom87 8 місяців тому +5

    Im stupid for thinking this video was made in the mid 2000s until you switched to itv1 and seen the recent itv1 logo!

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +2

      You aren't alone! Many people have said that 🙂

    • @thatdoilnameddom87
      @thatdoilnameddom87 8 місяців тому +1

      @@RyanGonTV no it's just because i haven't seen this version of sky in years! I have vivid memories of being at my grandparents house and seeing it!

  • @TCBissecretlyR
    @TCBissecretlyR 8 місяців тому +4

    so is this like a sky box before the 2000s?

  • @mfoxarchive
    @mfoxarchive 9 місяців тому +13

    That's a fast digibox! What model are you using?

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  9 місяців тому +1

      TU-DSB35 if memory serves correct… I’ve too many to remember!

    • @mfoxarchive
      @mfoxarchive 9 місяців тому +2

      @@RyanGonTV oh wow so that box dates back to 1999-2000 then, I am impressed it is running the 2005-2009 firmware considering it's such an old model!

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  9 місяців тому

      @@mfoxarchive For sure - My DS430N is my main box.

  • @cj_bandit1278
    @cj_bandit1278 6 місяців тому +2

    The music has a minecraft vibe ngl. I never even had a digibox 😢

  • @LuizHenrique730
    @LuizHenrique730 7 місяців тому +1

    actually amazing to see a SD service closing in 2024

  • @ThomasWilliams89
    @ThomasWilliams89 5 місяців тому

    what year did it change from this style of menu to the current one we have now?

  • @ItsAubreeyy
    @ItsAubreeyy 8 місяців тому +13

    Most people with SD only boxes don’t have phones and if they do it’s probably from like 9-10 years ago and can’t scan it

  • @yujiadekok
    @yujiadekok 8 місяців тому +6

    Here in the Netherlands we have switched over to hd

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +2

      Leuk! Good to know

  • @averagemodernmale
    @averagemodernmale 8 місяців тому +98

    Love the QR code. People who are SD viewers probably don't have a smartphone.. BBC are so out of touch it's unbelievable.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +9

      Well said!

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods 8 місяців тому

      But there's quite probably just as many people who will have an old second receiver or something in a camper van, boat or holiday home, who are *not* old or technophobes without a smartphone. Heck, my dad had a second SD digibox on spare outputs from his satellite dish for a long time which was well past its expiry date.
      The BBC message offered a spoken version, easy to understand messaging, prompts on screen for many months prior, a blanket awareness campaign and information sent to many newspapers and media outlets who republished the info. You can also see there's a phone number and two web sites to consult.
      The BBC directly ran a free upgrade scheme for those eligible: the "HD Satellite upgrade" programme ran for over a year prior to SD shutdown. It offered a voucher to purchase an HD capable receiver online, or an engineer home visit who would also supply and install the equipment.
      I think in this case the BBC went above and beyond their public service obligations. It's not unreasonable to expect viewers nowadays to have a TV and receiver capable of viewing HD channels, HD as a generally available broadcast format has been around since 2006. Freeview and satellite receivers sold since the early 2010s offered this functionality, even if the viewer needed them to downscale their output to SD for their TV. This is still possible and perfectly feasible.
      The cost and technological burden of running so many SD services for the very small number of viewers had become too prohibitive. It was also a barrier to further upgrades and modernisation to the whole broadcasting chain, which provided numerous cost savings and quality improvements.
      Getting angry about the BBC not operating an SD service is to me analogous to getting angry with a petrol station for no longer retailing leaded petrol. Technology progresses and at some point one must move with the times a little.

    • @kreuner11
      @kreuner11 8 місяців тому +34

      That's why they put all relevant information and a URL as well as a phone number on-screen too

    • @ChristopherWoods
      @ChristopherWoods 8 місяців тому +13

      I wrote a long comment with technical info but it's disappeared. I really don't think this is the issue you purport it to be, and the BBC offered significant support to assist users in modernising their satellite receivers, including extra support for vulnerable, elderly or impaired viewers, including free replacement hardware.

    • @edmund-osborne
      @edmund-osborne 8 місяців тому +8

      It's been over 10 years since HD started. At some point, you need to move on and accept that SD is long obsolete.

  • @SpaceFlower2024
    @SpaceFlower2024 7 місяців тому +2

    BBC SD "This service has now closed" message has been displayed until 26 March 2024

    • @RandomBBCStuff
      @RandomBBCStuff 7 місяців тому +1

      What happened after?

    • @SpaceFlower2024
      @SpaceFlower2024 7 місяців тому +2

      @@RandomBBCStuff BBC SD on Sky and Freesat came back for some programmes between 30 January 2024 and 9 February 2024, then it shown again and on 26 March 2024, BBC SD closure message is gone and only seen black screen

    • @RandomBBCStuff
      @RandomBBCStuff 7 місяців тому

      @@SpaceFlower2024 Ah ok!

    • @SpaceFlower2024
      @SpaceFlower2024 7 місяців тому +2

      @@RandomBBCStuff Thanks

  • @TheAmazingBusSpotterOfficial
    @TheAmazingBusSpotterOfficial 8 місяців тому +3

    0:19 I had that error when the cbbc closed down and only had hd

  • @MarkAJAgi
    @MarkAJAgi 8 місяців тому +2

    Are you getting the correct ITV region as I here somewhere that ITV are also closing some SD channels.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      no idea, this is London region ( no card )

  • @Birdo_
    @Birdo_ 8 місяців тому +1

    Brings Memories

  • @perezlawnandlandscaping3667
    @perezlawnandlandscaping3667 5 місяців тому

    Who's your favorite teenieping from season 1,2&3
    My favorite is ChaChaping

  • @sm-ftve
    @sm-ftve 8 місяців тому

    Surprisingly in Egypt (the country I'm in right now), BBC News (formely BBC World News), in SD still continues in my country!

  • @AmazonKindle123
    @AmazonKindle123 8 місяців тому +2

    My fav:BBC One and two music:So satisfying
    Channel 4 logo:Cool blocks

  • @tvaccount2253
    @tvaccount2253 8 місяців тому +3

    The channels have gone completely now from the EPG, it just starts with ITV

  • @un_simp1127
    @un_simp1127 8 місяців тому +1

    my question is all they are displaying on sd signals are that so why bother you might as well keep broadcasting on sd

  • @thelibyandxer
    @thelibyandxer 8 місяців тому +6

    Analog or Digital???

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +4

      Hi Elyas, it’s digital

    • @BackupWhenYoutubeIsntWorking
      @BackupWhenYoutubeIsntWorking 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@RyanGonTV which digibox you have? Seems old.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +2

      @@BackupWhenUA-camIsntWorking I have too many to count XD

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 8 місяців тому +1

      In the UK, analogue satellite TV was closed down in 2001, and analogue over-the-air TV was closed down from 2007 to 2012.

    • @thelibyandxer
      @thelibyandxer 4 місяці тому +1

      @@RWL2012I was wondering because this digibox seemed very old

  • @samanthataylor8606
    @samanthataylor8606 9 місяців тому +8

    Rip bbc channels in sd

  • @CODEdragonCal
    @CODEdragonCal 8 місяців тому +1

    Looks to me as they have to cut costs since no one wants to pay for a long outdated tv licence

  • @Gloryzuki
    @Gloryzuki 8 місяців тому +5

    A poor man's Sky box, I guess.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      Please elaborate

    • @Gloryzuki
      @Gloryzuki 8 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTV
      - They are cheap
      - Only broadcast SD channels
      - They don't have that much functions (except for the odd Gamestar)
      - Don't playback the channel by miniscreen on EPG screens (although we do get good EPG music)
      - etc.

    • @Mr_Controller64
      @Mr_Controller64 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@RyanGonTVhe ment it's sad u can't see bbc on it anymorre

  • @griffonboi
    @griffonboi 8 місяців тому +11

    Does this mean you don't have to pay for TV license since you can't receive BBC? Lol

    • @kreuner11
      @kreuner11 8 місяців тому +3

      The TV license is per receiver it doesn't matter if it's actually the BBC you are watching

  • @d1ddle
    @d1ddle 8 місяців тому

    Is this only for sky digiboxes? I use a HDHomeRun box and I still get SD.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      This is for all SD boxes. If your HDHR supports DVB-S2 HD you're fine.

  • @juniorsilvabroadcast
    @juniorsilvabroadcast 8 місяців тому

    why BBC R2 sounds so distorted?

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +1

      They didn’t limit the audio

  • @Vexcenot
    @Vexcenot 8 місяців тому

    It's a mirical it didn't get renamed to onebox

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      ???

    • @lol-de4lo
      @lol-de4lo 8 місяців тому

      ​@@RyanGonTV I think he's talking about how sky sued Microsoft sky drive to make it become OneDrive. But he didn't realise the box is made by the same sky.

  • @acux6
    @acux6 8 місяців тому +2

    meanwhile in poland: polsat box (formely cyfrowy polsat) still updates boxes from 2010 (they work like shit, but they work i guess)

    • @marria01
      @marria01 8 місяців тому +1

      The first Sky Digital boxes came out in the UK in 1998. I’d say they’ve had a good run.

    • @acux6
      @acux6 8 місяців тому

      @@marria01 nice, older cyfrowy polsat boxes than 2010 probably dont work anymore

  • @AnthonyChopra
    @AnthonyChopra 5 місяців тому

    i know our "freeview" TerrestrialTV is SD and not HD but some old boxes from 2009 still work
    with BBC the ones that are way older like the SagemDTi602 has most channels all mixed up that box was from 2003ish
    I will always wonder why a SD tv can still get all channels tho tits not HD
    seems a shame old sky boxes dont work but maybe the Old HD ones still work

  • @TeMpZ_Veggies
    @TeMpZ_Veggies 8 місяців тому

    this is foxtel i had the same box but foxtel. i never knew it was sky digibox too

  • @L1RW
    @L1RW 8 місяців тому +13

    Oh no imagine losing the BBC channels? 😅. Hopefully a sign of things to come, so we can all ditch the TVL!!

  • @KasparsBarissGames
    @KasparsBarissGames 8 місяців тому

    BSoD on your decoder?

  • @SadLivingPerson
    @SadLivingPerson 8 місяців тому

    Now that I think about it… what’s the point of Set top boxes when your regular tv can connect through a satellite connection and therefore watch live TV

    • @BackupWhenYoutubeIsntWorking
      @BackupWhenYoutubeIsntWorking 8 місяців тому +4

      Because not all TV's can do that. Not all TV's have the tuners for that. The reason set top boxes exist is because they have tuners for the satellite TV your tv doesn't. That's also to stop piracy.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      @@BackupWhenUA-camIsntWorking This ^

    • @steeviebops
      @steeviebops 8 місяців тому +2

      @@BackupWhenUA-camIsntWorking Especially in 1998 when this service launched. There was no other way to receive Sky Digital on the existing analogue TVs.

    • @SadLivingPerson
      @SadLivingPerson 8 місяців тому

      @@BackupWhenUA-camIsntWorking Oh that makes a lot of sense now... on regards to that, why do tuners in tvs exist when thats the point of set-top boxes?

    • @idj20
      @idj20 8 місяців тому +2

      @@SadLivingPerson in the 1990s and even into the 2000s, most people in the UK were receiving analogue channels in the form of BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, C4 and if lucky C5 on CRT tellies and even early LED tellies which didn't have built in digital decoders, then slowly people realised that a set top box will be needed in order to carry on watching the traditional terrestrial channels via digital transmission. The analogue signal was finally totally switched off in 2013 and by that point everyone were owning set top boxes connected to "traditional" non-smart tellies and it is only in the last 10 years pretty much everyone owned digital freeview enabled tellies with apps for streaming content eventually negated the need of a set top box altogether.

  • @Leo_Gaming.954
    @Leo_Gaming.954 8 місяців тому

    1:31 when you’re trying to install BBC os

  • @The_Ruler_of_the_Multiverse
    @The_Ruler_of_the_Multiverse 8 місяців тому

    Rare to see somebody use Sky Digital in 2024

  • @brandonlee7382
    @brandonlee7382 8 місяців тому

    Internet will be our only option in a few years.

  • @ForestFilmsProductions
    @ForestFilmsProductions 8 місяців тому +1

    I can't believe they are forcing people to upgrade, disgusting that this could be an old age pensioner, losing their fav TV shows, who can't afford to upgrade

    • @FG-gu9rn
      @FG-gu9rn 8 місяців тому +1

      They’re probably going to get a used HD set top box off eBay, but they probably dunno that those boxes are sky’s property so that means they’re stolen, and also the decoding card from the old digibox needs to be paired with the new one and activated, but I doubt sky will gonna do that. I wish sky did a promotion to upgrade to a HD box or a Q for a very low price, maybe even for free but I doubt that there are any users with the old digiboxes as many of them replaced ‘em with HD or a Q box..🧐

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      @@FG-gu9rn Not everyone has a Sky subscription

    • @FG-gu9rn
      @FG-gu9rn 8 місяців тому +1

      @@RyanGonTV I actually meant those who have a subscription but with an older non-HD box. I dunno if there are still any of them as I ain’t from the UK nor I’m living there. Probably there are, but mostly elderly folks with old fashioned CRTs.

    • @smophie6260
      @smophie6260 8 місяців тому

      I’m not sure whether this applies to other countries but Foxtel (Australian sky) had a program in which you could swap out your digibox for the newest model at no cost

  • @tvaccount2253
    @tvaccount2253 8 місяців тому

    Gonna be going back in time now but instead of press tv then 3 for ITV it’ll be press TV and 1 for BBC One

  • @clementpruvost8670
    @clementpruvost8670 8 місяців тому +3

    When that was recorded?

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +6

      8th of January, 2024.

  • @BrynStudios
    @BrynStudios 7 місяців тому

    The real question is: Did james make a living or not??

  • @mikesmith5139
    @mikesmith5139 8 місяців тому +2

    Oh dear, how S a D.

  • @therealincomingcalls1234
    @therealincomingcalls1234 8 місяців тому +1

    but at least who can listen to music without paying the tv licence 😂😂😂
    but sometime u have to hear the text to speech voice

  • @EmeraldHistory042
    @EmeraldHistory042 25 днів тому

    Absolutely stupid, why do that? Because sometimes SD is the only option in some circumstances (e.g. lower income or the elderly)
    Quick edit: I think BBC First, BBC Earth and BBC Brit are still available in SD

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  25 днів тому +1

      yeah well this is no good, none of the above are on 28.2. RTÉ closed in February if memory serves correct

    • @EmeraldHistory042
      @EmeraldHistory042 25 днів тому

      @ It’s kinda understandable why they wouldn’t have closed SD as they serve Eastern Europe South Asia North Africa and the Middle East which would have lower incomes on average than the Uk

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  25 днів тому +1

      @EmeraldTech042 aye

  • @horuscurcino
    @horuscurcino 8 місяців тому +2

    Nice sound interferences

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +2

      Pure analogue 😁

  • @Leo_Gaming.954
    @Leo_Gaming.954 6 місяців тому

    If you want to get rid of this, you need to purchase a sky HD box
    The owner of this video needs to pin this comment
    Please

  • @ArtieRaccoonReviews
    @ArtieRaccoonReviews 8 місяців тому

    Thank god something like this will never happen in America

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому +3

      Give it 5 years XD

  • @Dandy_YT24
    @Dandy_YT24 8 місяців тому +1

    I Have That Sky Box At My Auntie's!

  • @Zenith_Star69
    @Zenith_Star69 8 місяців тому

    I'm not even British. rip to your telly m8

  • @Mariokevin-fh8xo
    @Mariokevin-fh8xo 7 місяців тому +1

    Monday 8th January 2024

  • @perezlawnandlandscaping3667
    @perezlawnandlandscaping3667 5 місяців тому

    Fyi I'm going to it rn

  • @fungo6631
    @fungo6631 8 місяців тому +1

    This is not proper 50 FPS, but 25 FPS just uploaded as 50 FPS.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      Thanks for letting me know Fungo, I have the source 25i file and I’ll try deinterlacing it again.

    • @fungo6631
      @fungo6631 8 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTV Do it with Handbrake, and use Bob deinterlacing. Handbrake does pretty good job at deinterlacing, and since recently it even allows upscaling.

    • @RyanGonTV
      @RyanGonTV  8 місяців тому

      @@fungo6631 Thanks Fungo, will have to try it again - sometimes for me it would output 576p50 but not deinterlaced... Confusing XD

    • @fungo6631
      @fungo6631 8 місяців тому

      @@RyanGonTV You need to turn on interlace detection as well. And upscale it to at least 720p50 for it to work on UA-cam.

  • @Arloyoutubechannel148
    @Arloyoutubechannel148 8 місяців тому

    Sky digital on 2023

  • @NobodyisAnybody
    @NobodyisAnybody 6 місяців тому

    tv license

  • @Rob-uv8bu
    @Rob-uv8bu 8 місяців тому +1

    State broadcaster should not be on sky box. Paywall better

  • @Lemerksiscool
    @Lemerksiscool 8 місяців тому

    Sick beat tho

  • @Papacheeks9496
    @Papacheeks9496 8 місяців тому

    Muhahaha

  • @i-love-adventure-time-69
    @i-love-adventure-time-69 8 місяців тому

    i have my television from poland my grandma has the canal+ box and i watch from canal+ online i watch mostly nickelodeon and its in hd already phew