Sky HD

[Tallulah!]

I haven't got HD ready tvs so would an HD box work like Sky+ or be rubbish or not work at all?
It's not often Sky give existing customers anything and I was thinking of buying another Sky+ from Amazon before I saw the offer.
Yes, I could phone Sky and probably join a queue until tomorrow!

[redcrx]

If you dont have HD tvs then itd be pointless paying the extra cost for sky HD.

If you had the TVs then sky is giving the SKY+HD boxes away at moment. Then its £10 a month extra i think for the service.

[Tallulah!]

Thanks, redcrx for replying but it is worth my while to take up Sky on this offer because the HD box will act in exactly the same way as a Sky+ box does until we get an HD ready tv. You are only allowed one HD box using the offer!
The Sky HD rep was in the supermarket this afternoon and although I'll be spending an extra £9.75 per month for a service I won't receive it works out cheaper in the short term than forking out a huge amount for a second Sky+, either new from Sky or secondhand from Amazon then hoping for a local company to come and, hopefully, set it up. Sorted!

[ChuckFickens]

Yes you can use a SKY HD box with a SD television.

(BTW, you say "until we get an HD ready tv".... Don't get a HD ready TV, make sure you get a full HD TV with 1080P resolution when you do get one)

[VHG]

> it works out cheaper in the short term than forking out a huge amount for a second Sky+,

I dont fully understand this question.

Are you saying you want this new Sky HD box AS WELL as keeping your existing Sky+ box (have 2 Sky boxes)?

If you go from having ONE Sky box to TWO Sky boxes this counts as Multiroom and that costs you an extra £10 a month (as well the EXTRA £10 a month for Sky HD).

So you are looking at an extra £20 a month if you go Multiroom AND Sky HD.

[Tallulah!]

I really wanted 3 Sky+ boxes for 3 tvs. I have 2 digiboxes and 1 sky+. I already pay for multi-room and sky sports,and espn in addition to a basic package.
Anyway, I've signed for the HD box deal and hope to get a tv in the sales . The man at Curry's is very helpful and patient.
I shall then have a spare digibox and a spare tv to go in another room.
Thanks for your replies. I'll close the question now.