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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 3015" data-attributes="member: 175144">JimboAre you on your own at lunchtimes, if not then this would be two pints for you and your drinking mate.I can see that when reduced doen to its weekly or even daily content the Sky charge looks miniscule, but in another context the tenner a week (unless you are in front of the TV ten hours a day or more), can work out at something close to the minimum wage when you look at the quality material you really make plans to be in front of the TV.Ive looked at the programme guide of the Sky service and can honestly say that I would see on average one film in the week, plus maybe two programmes off the SciFi channel, and maybe an hour of news debate and a couple of music videos, totalling six hours or so of programming for the tenner. I would have to be selective and ensure I dont get pulled into turning on the box beforehand, or leaving it on after.Horses for courses I know but I can se that having a medly of good AND bad programme content on a plate, only drags down the percentage of worthwhile time in front of the box. Others are different in their selectivity and can also put up with the costant barrage of advertising (on the SciFi channel this is tedious in the extreme)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 3015, member: 175144"] Jimbo Are you on your own at lunchtimes, if not then this would be two pints for you and your drinking mate. I can see that when reduced doen to its weekly or even daily content the Sky charge looks miniscule, but in another context the tenner a week (unless you are in front of the TV ten hours a day or more), can work out at something close to the minimum wage when you look at the quality material you really make plans to be in front of the TV. Ive looked at the programme guide of the Sky service and can honestly say that I would see on average one film in the week, plus maybe two programmes off the SciFi channel, and maybe an hour of news debate and a couple of music videos, totalling six hours or so of programming for the tenner. I would have to be selective and ensure I dont get pulled into turning on the box beforehand, or leaving it on after. Horses for courses I know but I can se that having a medly of good AND bad programme content on a plate, only drags down the percentage of worthwhile time in front of the box. Others are different in their selectivity and can also put up with the costant barrage of advertising (on the SciFi channel this is tedious in the extreme) [/QUOTE]

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