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Sky Plus Box Review

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Satellite TV provider Sky (www.sky.com) offers a range of digiboxes, including its award-winning Sky+ box, the standard Sky box and the Sky+HD box. The latter gives you up to five times more picture detail, sharper images and vibrant colours.

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Getting a Sky+ box will change the way you watch digital TV, as you’ll have the ability to record a programme(s) while watching another - meaning you’ll never have to miss your favourite shows again. Indeed, a survey last year carried out by NDS, the company responsible for the technology inside the Sky+ and Virgin+ boxes, found that seven out of 10 people in the UK couldn’t live without their personal video recorder (PVR).

Below is more information on the Sky+ box, how much it costs and where to get one…

What is a Sky+ box?

The Sky+ box is a personal video recorder (PVR) that combines a satellite receiver with a hard-disk recorder. It lets you record around 40 hours of programmes and movies without tape or DVD.

Features of the Sky+ box:

• Watch one channel while recording another
• Record two different channels at the same time, while watching a recorded show
• Browse through a week’s worth of TV with the on-screen electronic programme guide, (EPG), selecting which shows to record
• Select recordings from your Sky Planner, and copy them off to your video or DVD recorder
• “Series link” can be used to record episodes of your favourite series automatically, keeping track of schedule changes, and avoiding repeats
• Pause and rewind live TV, and fast-forward recorded TV, so you can skip the ad breaks.

The Sky+ even allows you to set-up recordings using a mobile phone application or via the web at www.sky.com.

How much does a Sky+ cost?

Sky connections costs are as follows:

• Standard Sky box - The normal Sky box is free, with a £60 set-up fee for new and existing customers
• Sky+ box - The Sky+ box is £49, with a £30 standard set-up fee for new customers or £60 for existing customers
• Sky+HD box - The Sky+HD box is £49, with free standard set-up for new customers (this is a special offer, and set-up normally costs £30) or £60 for existing customers.

Sky regularly has special offers with free installation and reduced hardware prices, so be sure to shop around before signing up to anything.

Get a Sky+ box

The Sky+ service is available direct from www.sky.com. Read our provider guide to find out more information about Sky and visit www.sky.com to sign-up for a new service.

Sky TV Only

Company	Package Name	Channels	Broadband	Home Phone
	Sky TV 1 Pack	Choose 1 Sky Entertainment 'pack' from a selection of 6
	Sky TV 1 Pack + Sky Sports + ESPN	Live cricket and football coverage
	Sky TV 1 Pack + Sky Movies + Sky Sports	100s of films from comedies to thrillers

Other digital TV providers, such as Virgin Media and BT Vision offer alternatives to the Sky+ box, however costs and installation charges vary. Similarly, the number of channels and the services available also vary, so it’s important you do your homework before signing up to a package that may not suit you or your family’s viewing habits.

Call Sky on 08442 410582 to join, or call 08442 414 141 if you are an existing customer.

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