Sky +

[RiG]

I am getting Sky + installed next week. Does anyone have it? I heard it is really good. I am looking forward to recording lots of football on it.

[+L_G]

It is the best invention ever.  So easy to use.  This is one product where the adverts are actually quite accurate.

[RiG]

Easy and simple. Just the way I like it  :003:

We went for 4 mixes and the Sports stuff as well. I aim to have the entire series of Yu Go Oh GX recorded by the end of the year.

[tm4tj]

Not as good as the George Foreman Grill.

[RiG]

Not as good as the George Foreman Grill.

I already have one of those

[Jinkystan]

I live paused the football last night with Sky+ and was in the middle of fast forwarding through the boring bits when the mother-in-law asked if it would be possible to forward to the end to see the result before everyone else  

[SMEE]

I had it installed, and ended up getting through 3 boxes each with faults before i told Sky to cancel my contract. According to the engineer that was out at mine, there are 3 makes of Sky+ box, and each has known problems which can occur.

I ended up getting a BT vision box. Far more reliable, with space on the hard drive to record twice as much as Sky+ :crazy07:

[Kingsmills]

Our SKY + box is so simple that not only can my 9 year old son operate it but so can I which is even more remarkable.

[Granty24]

Really is idiot proof and have had no problems with it.  Once you have it, you just cant do without it.

[RednBlackComeback]

I had it installed, and ended up getting through 3 boxes each with faults before i told Sky to cancel my contract. According to the engineer that was out at mine, there are 3 makes of Sky+ box, and each has known problems which can occur.

I ended up getting a BT vision box. Far more reliable, with space on the hard drive to record twice as much as Sky+ :crazy07:

Doesn't sound good. I've just had my first Sky+ box replaced (still within guarantee) after it developed a fault. If it happens again think I'll be cancelling too !!

TBH the subscription has increased hugely from the ?32 (for all channels) I was paying when I first had sky installed. Yet the service has got poorer IMO. No longer show SPL football, and I'm still gutted over the loss of VH2 !!

[SMEE]

Al just add...i went thro the 3 sky+ boxes within 4 months. Seemed to be when the hard drive was over 1/4 full that the issues arose. Still on my original BT Vision box :022:

[RednBlackComeback]

What was the fault(s) ?

The first box I had lasted about 10 months. Then suddenly just stopped working and came up with the message 'No satellite signal being received' and couldn't view any channel !

[SMEE]

On the first box it was the fan was too noisy. The second one, the box took fits of turning itself off, and the third just went bonkers, would be treated to a screen flashing different colours, A noisy chainsaw-esque sound, then it wouldnt come back on unless you turned off at the plug....only for it to happen again within 15-20 mins of resetting

[RednBlackComeback]

I can see why you cancelled !!

[strathyjags]

i have it,onlyannoying thing is every night after my son goes to bed,i have to delte 10+ progs hes set to record or recorded that night

[Heilandee]

Sky+ is undeniably the best and most intuitive hard drive recording system available but has had a lot of software issues and as stated above the fans can be noisy and irritating.It's not the only choice though and Humax make excellant freeview hard drive recorders with no subscription,(but no Sky Sport obviously)also BT Vision seems to be making some inroads.The new BBC Freesat is superb on the free HD channels, watching the footy just now is unbelievable qaulity and NO subscription (Mr Murdoch must be twitching a bit methinks)

[The Mantis]

I've had a Sony HD with DVD-R and Freeview for just over 3 years now. Totally silent and the programming seems intuitive just like Sky.

It had problems with software updates when new but it's been faultless for ages now. Used it to transfer a lot of video stuff to DVD.

I read at the time the Humax ones were good though.

Have to say all this Sky stuff is a turnoff for me. Far too much fitba on telly. There's a whole generation of folk who know all about sport but never attended a live event. One live game a week for me is worth a dozen televised games what with all the banter and the bevvy and the travel and the radio in the car etc.

[+CaleyD]

Sky+ is undeniably the best and most intuitive hard drive recording system available but has had a lot of software issues and as stated above the fans can be noisy and irritating.It's not the only choice though and Humax make excellant freeview hard drive recorders with no subscription,(but no Sky Sport obviously)also BT Vision seems to be making some inroads.The new BBC Freesat is superb on the free HD channels, watching the footy just now is unbelievable qaulity and NO subscription (Mr Murdoch must be twitching a bit methinks)

The quality must be superb for a man with such bad eyesight as yours, and your hearing don't seem much better!!!  Tooted the horn, flashed and waved at you today and you never even so much as glanced in my direction....either that or you saw me before I saw you and intentionally ignored me  :024:

[Heilandee]

Sorry D , wisnae ignoring ya honest, but when folk flash lights and wave at me it's usually their fist there waving!!! where about was that?

Should have gone to Specsavers DSC

[+CaleyD]

You were coming off Balloan Road onto Culduthel Road and then went round onto Green Drive.

[tm4tj]

Watch out, stalker about :014:

[Heilandee]

You were coming off Balloan Road onto Culduthel Road and then went round onto Green Drive.

Was back round there again today, and guess what......Eh still couldn't see you!!!!

[The Mantis]

Maybe it was two other folk.

[RiG]

Superb.

That is all.

[RednBlackComeback]

Got the sky monthly magazine delivered today. The newsletter states yet another increase to the subscription !!! :008: Now ?47 !!!!!!!!

Time to consider an alternative methinks !!!

What are the alternatives? :024: