Comments on: Should you buy FreeviewHD this Christmas? http://gonedigital.net/2010/12/03/should-you-buy-freeviewhd-this-christmas/ Nigel Whitfield’s digital TV & technology blog Fri, 18 May 2012 16:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil Thomas http://gonedigital.net/2010/12/03/should-you-buy-freeviewhd-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Phil Thomas Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:08:20 +0000 http://gonedigital.net/?p=847#comment-2199 Many thanks for this article.I was seriously considering buying a Freeview HD recorder for xmas,but after reading the article I will consider it for next christmas! Many thanks for this article.I was seriously considering buying a Freeview HD recorder for xmas,but after reading the article I will consider it for next christmas!

]]> By: Rob http://gonedigital.net/2010/12/03/should-you-buy-freeviewhd-this-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-1988 Rob Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:39:33 +0000 http://gonedigital.net/?p=847#comment-1988 Wow - an unbiased envangelist of new technology that admits when now might be the right time to defer a purchase. This kind of blog is pure gold when it comes to finding out the reality about digital TV. Most other websites are so similar to each other, basically repeating official messages, that are obviously "on-message" or "conservative" or "overly-enthusiastic about shouting about surround sound without giving you the details. This kind of blog increases my faith as a consumer in UK digital TV by showing (a) there is a plan, and (b) there are people involved that really do understand what is being rolled out. It's kind of like the difference between someone showing you a Powerpoint of a topic, compared to you having a meaningful conversation about the topic. The former makes you feel like you've learned something when what really matters is the details that were (intentionally?) avoided. The latter makes you feel truly confident that you understand because you can get a much better idea of whether the person is glossing over details. Wow – an unbiased envangelist of new technology that admits when now might be the right time to defer a purchase. This kind of blog is pure gold when it comes to finding out the reality about digital TV. Most other websites are so similar to each other, basically repeating official messages, that are obviously “on-message” or “conservative” or “overly-enthusiastic about shouting about surround sound without giving you the details.

This kind of blog increases my faith as a consumer in UK digital TV by showing (a) there is a plan, and (b) there are people involved that really do understand what is being rolled out. It’s kind of like the difference between someone showing you a Powerpoint of a topic, compared to you having a meaningful conversation about the topic. The former makes you feel like you’ve learned something when what really matters is the details that were (intentionally?) avoided. The latter makes you feel truly confident that you understand because you can get a much better idea of whether the person is glossing over details.

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