The "L bar" is such a lousy thing to have done to this channel. The "No GFX L" is something but doesn't really do enough for me and neither will a red button opt-in to full frame (for a start you can't do much with your Sky box when on an interactive channel aside view it and exit pretty much almost everything else (eg browsing EPG, channel surfing) becomes ruled out).
What a disappointment especially with all the extra European football content added (highlights of every Bundesliga and Serie A game Mondays and Tuesdays). It could have been, perhaps should have been, a "go to" channel and in fact almost no need to record anything with something of interest on so much of the time. Instead somebody who probably doesn't give one iota about watching any of this that it affects has come up with a way to kill virtually all of the content and spoil all scores. Ironically or mistakenly thinking people want a load of squit splurged over the screen to ensue they tune in to what they must think of only as a load of dead air delayed coverage of games that are a tiresome chore to have to show or repeat.
Who would ever have thought a month ago that something called the "No GFX L" would appear as a piece of terminology and would have been entered into the televised sports viewing lexicon?! The "L bar" idea is a very, very poor choice of presentation in my view. I can only hope enough people continue to complain and make it clear that it needn't encroach on the viewing of European football at all and the decision makers take note and act accordingly by removing it for good.
