Sky HD

We decided to get Sky+ High Definition in our house when Setanta went bust earlier in the year and freed up £12.99 per month. We are currently with Sky so any other provider such as Virgin wasn't really an option as we are happy with the level of service. It was choice between high definition Sky or ESPN for the football and after visiting my uncle's house who already had a HD box, the choice was made, and I was on the sky website booking the upgrade. The deal at the time was the box for £49 which replaced our current Sky+ box, £30 for installation and one month's free subscription to the HD service which is normally £9.75 per month. The box is a ...  Read the complete review

If you want the highest quality high definition television experience currently available, there are currently no real rivals to Sky's HD Service which at present offers 38 HD channels compared to it's nearest rival Virgin media offering just 4. The channels range from entertainment channels, sports & movie channels to documentary channels. I have to say I think the sports channels illustrate some of the best pictures I have seen so far, it's just like being at the particular sporting event. The set top box has 320GB storage space, half of which is reserved for Anytime TV, so you have 160GB remaining for your own recording, this may sound alot, ...  Read the complete review

I purchased Sky HD in February 2009 as a treat to myself for quitting smoking! Having bought a new HD TV it seemed the obvious next step, and was being offered on a very good deal by Sky at the time! As always the communication from Sky was excellent throughtout the booking process and they turned up to connect us only 2 weeks later - very quick and unexpected! The service on the day as great - in and out in 40 minutes and no mess! At first i was a little dissapointed with the range if channels but have since realised that in reality most things i watch are broadcast in HD so its all good. We have been very impressed with the ...  Read the complete review

My review is a little different to the others in that I am really reviewing the Sky+ HD box and the principle of HD, rather than the Sky HD subscription service. Why? Well, I brought my HD box privately (i.e. not from Sky) and just use it with my normal Sky subscription. This gives me the added benefit of additional hard disk space over the standar Sky+ box.... plus it also allows me to watch the free HD channels ... the main ones being BBC HD, Channel 4 HD, and ITV HD.... and at no extra monthly cost! I am currently writing this as the England football match is about to start and is being shown on ITV.... and, oh my gosh, I am so glad I am able to ...  Read the complete review

So, you have your HD Television. How do you watch something in HD. You have three options. Some kind of Blu Ray player, Free-Sat HD or Sky HD. I got sky HD because I have a 1080P Full High Definition TV. I wanted to get the best out of it so I got Sky HD instead of my normal subscription. It costs at the moment £50 to buy a box & £10 per month thereafter to receive the HD channels. The HD box is black, modern looking & will match your new appliances. It has a hard disc memory recorder & 2 inputs so you record 2 things at once while you are out. Watch one & record one. Or watch something you have recorded while you record another two ...  Read the complete review