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Something worth trying for anyone with a dead or decidedly suspect sky+ box is to open it up and take out the hard drive, plonk it in a PC and run some hard drive diagnostics on it (preferably via a dos boot disk - to ensure windows doesn't mess it up).
If the PC won't boot, or it fails the diagnostic tests...£40 for a new 250gig drive (PVR specific) should coax it back into life.
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The deal is only for new customers, you also need to buy a Sky package of minimum £16 per month for sod all channels and also Sky HD is an extra £10 every month on top of your package and its a £30 install fee. Total of £342 for a 12 month
contract or more if you want more channels.
contract or more if you want more channels.
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Sky HD is pants, sorry. Not enough good programmes broadcast in HD to justify the extra spend.
PS3 and GT5 Prologue £299 ???
PS3 and GT5 Prologue £299 ???
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If you have Sky+ you could flog the box on ebay for about 60-70 and buy a HD box from ebay for 140 ish. Have the card paired to the HD box and away. £10 a month.
2nd hand Wii £170 - So £250 for both.
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Also with HD is the 5.1 surround sound, to get the best out of the full experience a propper audio setup is a must, not just an HDTV.
Slightly OT, good DVD to test system.
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not enough programming yet on hd and with the extra monthly cost not worth it in my opinion. What a few years, [rice will drop, more channels will be available and the technology will have improved as well
not enough programming yet on hd and with the extra monthly cost not worth it in my opinion. What a few years, [rice will drop, more channels will be available and the technology will have improved as well
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Seems to be alot of sky+ boxes dying these days.
Something worth trying for anyone with a dead or decidedly suspect sky+ box is to open it up and take out the hard drive, plonk it in a PC and run some hard drive diagnostics on it (preferably via a dos boot disk - to ensure windows doesn't mess it up).
If the PC won't boot, or it fails the diagnostic tests...£40 for a new 250gig drive (PVR specific) should coax it back into life.
Something worth trying for anyone with a dead or decidedly suspect sky+ box is to open it up and take out the hard drive, plonk it in a PC and run some hard drive diagnostics on it (preferably via a dos boot disk - to ensure windows doesn't mess it up).
If the PC won't boot, or it fails the diagnostic tests...£40 for a new 250gig drive (PVR specific) should coax it back into life.
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Yup, I plonked in an old 30gig maxtor into a PVR3 when its 160gig (Seagate) drive failed, and it worked fine albeit with little recording space...which is odd as 80gig is supposed to be reserved for Sky's use.
Was a temporary fix just to get it working again. Since replaced with a more suitable Seagate 250gig PVR drive.
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Just a quick update, bought a wii yesterday
Not had chance to use it yet so can't comment, but my feelings were Sky HD is a bit of a rip off at the moment. I'm hoping they'll start to treat long standing customers a biut better by not charging them over £300 to upgrade, when new customers can get it far cheaper...
Not had chance to use it yet so can't comment, but my feelings were Sky HD is a bit of a rip off at the moment. I'm hoping they'll start to treat long standing customers a biut better by not charging them over £300 to upgrade, when new customers can get it far cheaper...
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Bit of advice, go to the local computer store, get it 'modified' then have a look here
http://v3.newzbin.com/browse/group/p...ies.games.wii/
http://v3.newzbin.com/browse/group/p...ies.games.wii/
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