Le Tour on tv, which to watch?

xscreamsuk

Should I be tuning to Eurosport or ITV4 for the best commentary of the Tour? Have enjoyed the stuff I've watched on Eurosport so far, might tape the live stuff from Esport and the highlight thing from ITV4?

iainf72

Eurosport commentary will be far better

ITV will have higher production values

RichN95.

Eurosport has the better commentary, but once the stage is over it is worth switching over to ITV4 who are usually better for interviews and post-stage chit-chat.

ITV are best for evening highlights.

lemon63

ITV are best for evening highlights.

as long as you're prepared to put up with 20 mins of adverts within an hours program :evil:

rick_chasey

lemon63 wrote:

ITV are best for evening highlights.

as long as you're prepared to put up with 20 mins of adverts within an hours program :evil:

They're still better.

flasher

lemon63 wrote:

ITV are best for evening highlights.

as long as you're prepared to put up with 20 mins of adverts within an hours program :evil:

Rather the adverts than no Tour on terrestrial TV!

RichN95.

lemon63 wrote:

ITV are best for evening highlights.

as long as you're prepared to put up with 20 mins of adverts within an hours program :evil:

The adverts are better as well. No boiled Sidis and Malaysia Truly Asia nonsense on ITV.

afx237vi

lemon63 wrote:

ITV are best for evening highlights.

as long as you're prepared to put up with 20 mins of adverts within an hours program :evil:

Record the highlights and start watching at 20 past 7 instead of 7pm.

But I agree with the live = Eurosport, highlights = ITV4 consensus.

Worth mentioning the difference between British Eurosport and Eurosport HD, too. BES has lots of studio guff before and after the stage, while ES HD is a lot more "on location" with pre-stage interviews and chat with the riders.

dsoutar

Worth mentioning the difference between British Eurosport and Eurosport HD, too. BES has lots of studio guff before and after the stage, while ES HD is a lot more "on location" with pre-stage interviews and chat with the riders.

Oh - I thought it was only the picture quality that was different. I didn't realise the content differed too

Gazzaputt

Hopefully no womens tennis to disrupt the scheduling on Eurosport.

simona75

xscreamsuk wrote:

Should I be tuning to Eurosport or ITV4 for the best commentary of the Tour? Have enjoyed the stuff I've watched on Eurosport so far, might tape the live stuff from Esport and the highlight thing from ITV4?

Be careful taping anything off Eurosport via your Sky+ box, they're scheduling on the tv guide is notional at best so on occasion the recording will cut out before the stage has finished. I always record the programme afterwards to be safe (I'm now an aficionado on Hungarian Budgie racing :-) )

ms_tree

My Tivo actually says 'this is live do you want to extend the timing' and gives you several options.

ms_tree

afx237vi wrote:

Worth mentioning the difference between British Eurosport and Eurosport HD, too. BES has lots of studio guff before and after the stage, while ES HD is a lot more "on location" with pre-stage interviews and chat with the riders.

Thank afx I've got HD now and will be happy to be spared all that 'this might happen or that mightn't' stuff in the studio. Of course it will mean missing Tony Gibb (sigh) but if it means more interviews and stuff then I can forgo that.