Olympics Coverage

[Zacs-Master]

Just got into the curling where GB are competing and they swap to speed skating where we have no interest. Stoopid or what?

[jeffa]

That's what the red button is for!

[Zacs-Master]

Don't panic. I've found the red button.

[sunny-dave]

Pretty tight fisted of the Beeb not to put some more clean HD streams onto Sky/Freesat.

They did it for the 2012 games, but the only HD coverage for Sochi is on the main BBC1/2 channels or online (unless you have one of a very limited number of new samsung/sony TVs with the experimental Connected Red Button system).

[craft1948]

My Sony has the red button, I use it during Wimbledon...........

[sunny-dave]

All sets have the existing 'red button' service - but you only get SD coverage - which looks distinctly crap on a big screen.

There is a new, extended 'connected red button' HD facility being developed and trialled during the Sochi games - but you currently need one of a new range of Smart TVs to get it.