Buying new sky box.
Fri, Jul 31 2009, 2:49PM
I keep reading about people buying new SKY HD boxes, 'better' ones. Mine seems to work fine but IF I wanted to buy a better one is it as simple as just swapping boxes myself and sticking my new card in or what? Do I have to buy from sky??
Charlotte
Wed, Aug 5 2009, 12:23PM
#2
Thanks for this Gerrardasnails.
My current box is a Thompson and 17 months old. Nevr had any real problems with it, just the odd reboot. But might get a second to see how pic compares and then i will always have a spare...football season approaches 
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Thanks again
Charlotte
Wed, Aug 5 2009, 4:54PM
#3
mmm...this is interesting! Does this mean you can buy a sky hd box from sky for £49, and fit it yourself? I'm looking to replace my current sky+ box for an hd one, but don't want to pay the £30 installation fee!
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Yes, it's that simple and no, you don't have to buy from Sky. I took Sky up on their offer last year of new HD boxes for £75. The offer was specifically for new customers but they did it for me. I got a new box which has coaxial (into my DAC for radio duty) and optical (into my receiver for 5.1) inputs rather than just optical and I sold my old one for £120 on ebay!
Screen - Samsung UE46D8000. Sources - Dell Zino HD 410; Sky HD; Sony BDP S550; Wyred 4 Sound DAC1. Amps - Yamaha RX-A3010; SimAudio Moon I-3 RS. Speakers - Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand; Vienna Acoustics Waltz Grand centre; Proficient Audio W690 rears; Monitor Audio RSW12. Cables - Van Damme Blue 4mm speaker cable; Townsend DCT300 and Atlas Voyager interconnects; Van den Hul Optocoupler.