Who has SKY HD+?
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What make of HD box did you get might i ask? Views vary on the quality of SD, some say its fine and just like their old Sky+ box and some say its much much worse.
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lol @ paying £9.75 for the extra pixels when HD should be free for digital subscribers anyway.
I can't fault my install tbh.
49 quid for the HD box ,installed within 2 days and it look great.
Dolby Digital into my Onkyo 876
Snappy interface and recording fucntion....No point in getting just a + box right now.
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I love it, about the only company in the country with no download limit or fair use policy.
I love it, about the only company in the country with no download limit or fair use policy.
There is a big thread on avforums, apparently thousands of PACE HD boxes are being recalled by sky, but it is optional. No reasons being given 
Maybe sky don't want all those good boxes out there, and need to get rid of all their Thomsons
Maybe sky don't want all those good boxes out there, and need to get rid of all their Thomsons
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There is a big thread on avforums, apparently thousands of PACE HD boxes are being recalled by sky, but it is optional. No reasons being given
Maybe sky don't want all those good boxes out there, and need to get rid of all their Thomsons
Apparently it's all Pace boxes. They appear to have a major design flaw causing them to fail. Stock could be the reason installations are taking so long at the moment.
Sky are offering three months free HD to those whoes box they recall, but you do lose all your recordings.
Its an Amstrad
The unlimited downloads only apply to the max broadband package, the mid has a 40 gig limit and the base has a 2 gig, though I'm on base, regularly download on Iplayer and have never once been called up on it.
Interesting note for the future, just had a HD brief in work. Apparently they'll be launching 3D on sky within the next 18 months to 2 years but this'll be done through the existing HD boxes so no further upgrade required. And the anytime function will be upgraded to a much bigger on-demand service in the near future.
Interesting note for the future, just had a HD brief in work. Apparently they'll be launching 3D on sky within the next 18 months to 2 years but this'll be done through the existing HD boxes so no further upgrade required. And the anytime function will be upgraded to a much bigger on-demand service in the near future.
I don't have Sky HD but Freesat HD on a 42" plasma with 768p reolution. The difference is massive and definitely worth it. On freesat unfortunately you still only have bbc hd and itv hd still. Besides 1080 resolution can only be properly appreciated from 6 feet or so on a 42" screen. Don't know about 46".
Heh.
It was supposed to be last october when I got mine installed. Then I was told february. Im not holding my breath . . . .
Heh.
It was supposed to be last october when I got mine installed. Then I was told february. Im not holding my breath . . . .
Well I saw a demo of it so they must have ironed out the glitches by now. Lots of small improvements in the functionality and certainly looks impressive.
Now if they only start handing out employee discounts to their outsourcing partners I'd be laughing!
