Comments on: SKY’s the limit http://crucket.co.nz/2009/11/skys-the-limit/ Dedicated to the best little cricket team in the world – New Zealand's Black Caps Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:30:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ben http://crucket.co.nz/2009/11/skys-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 Ben Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:31:12 +0000 http://crucket.co.nz/?p=1281#comment-2224 <i>We have been watching The Wire on DVD over the past few months. Whenever we get a new season the house goes to wrack and ruin until we’ve finished watching it. Then we have to catch up on a week’s lost cleaning and stuff.</i> I tell you what, if HBO were on Sky I'd snap up a subscription. We have been watching The Wire on DVD over the past few months. Whenever we get a new season the house goes to wrack and ruin until we’ve finished watching it. Then we have to catch up on a week’s lost cleaning and stuff.

I tell you what, if HBO were on Sky I’d snap up a subscription.

]]> By: Ben http://crucket.co.nz/2009/11/skys-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-2223 Ben Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:29:26 +0000 http://crucket.co.nz/?p=1281#comment-2223 <i>I should add that with our wee chap, we don’t get out much(!) – I’ve commented on Hadyn’s site that MySky is pretty much our entertainment budget / enetertainment.</i> I can certainly understand. We have a four-year old and a two-year old. Not only do we not get out much, but we don't have much time to watch TV either. A Sky enthusiast told us that any time we had a spare hour, we'd be able to find something to watch on Sky. A 'spare hour'? Not likely. We have been watching The Wire on DVD over the past few months. Whenever we get a new season the house goes to wrack and ruin until we've finished watching it. Then we have to catch up on a week's lost cleaning and stuff. I should add that with our wee chap, we don’t get out much(!) – I’ve commented on Hadyn’s site that MySky is pretty much our entertainment budget / enetertainment.

I can certainly understand. We have a four-year old and a two-year old. Not only do we not get out much, but we don’t have much time to watch TV either. A Sky enthusiast told us that any time we had a spare hour, we’d be able to find something to watch on Sky. A ’spare hour’? Not likely.

We have been watching The Wire on DVD over the past few months. Whenever we get a new season the house goes to wrack and ruin until we’ve finished watching it. Then we have to catch up on a week’s lost cleaning and stuff.

]]> By: Richard Irvine http://crucket.co.nz/2009/11/skys-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-2222 Richard Irvine Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:03:34 +0000 http://crucket.co.nz/?p=1281#comment-2222 I should add that with our wee chap, we don't get out much(!) - I've commented on Hadyn's site that MySky is pretty much our entertainment budget / enetertainment. I should add that with our wee chap, we don’t get out much(!) – I’ve commented on Hadyn’s site that MySky is pretty much our entertainment budget / enetertainment.

]]> By: Richard Irvine http://crucket.co.nz/2009/11/skys-the-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-2221 Richard Irvine Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:06:25 +0000 http://crucket.co.nz/?p=1281#comment-2221 We have MySky - I'm lucky enough that it's subsidised by my place of work, but even if it wasn't, we'd probably keep it. Being able to pause live TV, and watch stuff when we want to easily has been a revealation. What do we watch? The news, after our son has gone to bed (he doesn't watch TV). Sport - I tape Cricket, Rugby, Football and Cycling and watch it when I can, we're a bit pushed for time all the time. I'd really miss being able to watch sport at home either first thing in the morning, late at night, or live as it suits. My partner is into Rugby too, and we watch the test matches together of a Saturday evening. Other stuff? I keep an eye on the documentary channels and tape what looks good, same goes for Food Channel. I don't think there's a killer programme on the non-free channels that will sway you, TBH, most of the really good stuff seems to pop up on 1,2,3 or prime at some stage anyway. That's our experience - not sure it'll swing you either way, but let us know how you get on. We have MySky – I’m lucky enough that it’s subsidised by my place of work, but even if it wasn’t, we’d probably keep it. Being able to pause live TV, and watch stuff when we want to easily has been a revealation.

What do we watch? The news, after our son has gone to bed (he doesn’t watch TV). Sport – I tape Cricket, Rugby, Football and Cycling and watch it when I can, we’re a bit pushed for time all the time. I’d really miss being able to watch sport at home either first thing in the morning, late at night, or live as it suits. My partner is into Rugby too, and we watch the test matches together of a Saturday evening.

Other stuff? I keep an eye on the documentary channels and tape what looks good, same goes for Food Channel. I don’t think there’s a killer programme on the non-free channels that will sway you, TBH, most of the really good stuff seems to pop up on 1,2,3 or prime at some stage anyway.

That’s our experience – not sure it’ll swing you either way, but let us know how you get on.

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