MattW

Just popped into my mail box.

£299 and £10 per month

stevem2k

does the hd box have the sky+ functionality ?

MattW

Yes, Sky+ Subscription on top

Moonloops

I'll have to cancel my existing subscription and see if I can get HD for free

Iwan

Bugger, just got Sky+ about a month ago.

Still, means I don't have to fork out for a HD TV now.

imlach

Details here

http://www.sky.com/hd/navigationself

Sky+ included in the £10 HD fee.

If you are a new customer, you will get the channels half price for 3 months. If you are an existing customer, you get **** all in terms of offers Both new and existing customers pay £299 for the box.

MattW

That's not what the email says. Only true if you have 2 prem channels.

Mogsi

Copy of the mail can be found HERE....

imlach

Oops...yes, my mistake.

However, given Sky Sports & Movies are two of the main HD channels, then I guess it'd be unlikely you'd take HD without them.....

rotty

apart from the real techno folks the general public are not going to go for the £10 extra , won't take off for the masses until they drop that

davegtt

The main problem is the majority of the general population dont even have an HD Ready set.

Adam M

I totally agree.

I never watch sport or movies, I would be buying it for the sky one and E4 programmes, and they don't really warrant HD.

IMHO, it is a total waste of money.

davegtt

For you maybe.

MattW

Have to say the box is probably a ton overpriced for me, and defo don't want to pay another £10 per month, especially when my football is watched at the pub

rotty

don't mind the money for the box but I'm not paying the extra tenner as the cost is of sky is pushing it already

will wait a bit , without doubt they will have to drop this charge eventually if they want it to take off

rik1471

I doubt it, they've never dropped the charge for Sky+.

rotty

they did for subscribers of premium channels

Type-R

I read yesterday that the World Cup will be in HD on the BBC but the service will not be availabe to everyone.

Does anyone know if this is true or not, as the contridct by stating it will be available to everyone with Sky/ Cable

Telewest have HD £10 month, can record 3 sep progs

davegtt

You didnt read it right. Its available to everyone with Sky and those who have a HD Ready set and subscribe to SKY for their HD Subscribtions.

The part about not being available to everyone is about Freeview, there is not enough airspace to send HD Signals through freeveiw but they'll be trialing it in sections of London. We wont get HDTV through freeview at least til 2010-2012 IMO when the old terrestrial signals get turned off creating space for HD.

mightyyid

I understood the BBC HD broadcast was in certain areas of London only...

davegtt

On freeview. Sky will broadcast it as per normal.

RRH

Ordered within two minutes of getting the email, and new Panasonic HD plasma should be here on monday

Sad or what

Neil W

Recently bought a HD TV but think I will stick to regular Sky+ for now as the price for SkyHD is sure to drop later this year.