Finally - an end to the family arguments over who gets to watch their program! (Sky Plus (Sky+))

Member Name: daylight_misery

Product:	Sky Plus (Sky+)
Date:	08/02/09 (34 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Value for money, makes TV much more fun by cutting out the bad bits

Disadvantages: Occasionally slow

Until recently, I'd had no experience of Sky, having always had either Freeview or Cable TV, so when my new house came with a Sky+ box, it seemed silly not to take advantage.

So we set ourselves up with a basic package and off we went, and I have to say, Sky+ has really revolutionised how we watch tv. It's a great thing to no longer have to compromise on who gets their way if there's a clash, and it's also great to be able to record who series' to watch back at your own leisure, as well as stock up on films for those rainy days when there's nothing else on any of the hundreds of channels (something which happens shockingly often!).

It's great for pausing tv if the phone rings, rewinding if you missed a bit, and if you can't stand to watch adverts, then you can just start the program recording, wander off to do whatever else you might need to do, then when you come back to watch the program, forward through all the breaks!

One thing I would say is that I've noticed is it sometimes slows up or freezes when scrolling through menus, and fairly often tells me there are no channels available, and I've never been sure whether that's the box or the dish or something else. But it's not too much of a problem and always goes away after a few minutes.

On the whole, we were lucky to get the Sky+ box free, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy one at full price, let alone the half price they seem to offer them for fairly frequently.

Summary: Do yourself a favour, enhance your TV viewing experience!