RE: [OT[ Sky HD

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can tell you this...

Sky are currently running a promotion with Comet whereby if you buy
certain=
TV's (it appears to apply to just about all HD-ready models above a certai=
n price), you can purchase a Sky HD box for half price (=A3149).

I bought a HD ready 20" Philips at the weekend for the kitchen, this
was a =
=A3399 set, and this qualified for the promo...

However, *even if* you already pay $ky for HD (as I do), and *even if* you
=
already pay the extra "multiroom" sub (as I do), if you then want
to run as=
2nd HD box (as I do), then they will charge a 2nd HD sub!! (B**TARDS!)

Outrageous rip-off or what?!?! - I'm going to be writing to $ky to
complain=
most vigorously. In the meantime, I've cancelled a couple of sports channe=
l subs from my package to offset most of the extra cost.

Caveat Emptor....

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Erik Carlson
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 6:57 AM
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT[ Sky HD
>=20
> AFAIK, you need a sky+ sub (=A310 a month, or "free" if you
take premium
> channels) to use sky+ functions, otherwise the skyHD or Sky+ box
> functions just like a normal decoder, no recording.
>=20
> My skyHD box can cope with 1 feed disconnected and still functions
> fine, but it will hapilly allow me to schedule conflicting recordings
> that would require two feeds so beware.
>=20
> HTH
>=20



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