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Tezcatlipoca · 16-08-2009, 21:03

You used to be able to get one from Sky for, IIRC, £399 without the HD subscription.

I'm not sure they still do it though - I can't see any mention on the Sky website of being able to get the box without the subscription.

You certainly would not be able to get the reduced price of £49 without getting the HD pack.

As Ben suggested though, you can definitely buy a Sky+HD box from a 3rd party without having to get the HD pack.

When I bought my HD box two years ago, I bought it brand new from a dealer on eBay, for around £160-170 ish I think (a good price at the time, as it was well before Sky slashed the price of the box).

As I had bought it from someone other than Sky, I was not tied into having the HD subscription - all I had to do was phone up Sky to activate the Sky+ recording facility & pair my viewing card with the box.

EDIT:

Oh, & reasons for getting one but not going for the HD subscription:

- BBC HD & Channel 4 HD

- Upscaling of SD channels over HDMI

- Double the HDD size of a Sky+ box.

As I don't bother with the Sport or Movie packs, I didn't see any real need to pay another tenner per month just to see Sky 1 HD & the documentary channels in HD.

16-08-2009, 21:03	#3
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: Sky+ HD box without HD Pack You used to be able to get one from Sky for, IIRC, £399 without the HD subscription. I'm not sure they still do it though - I can't see any mention on the Sky website of being able to get the box without the subscription. You certainly would not be able to get the reduced price of £49 without getting the HD pack. As Ben suggested though, you can definitely buy a Sky+HD box from a 3rd party without having to get the HD pack. When I bought my HD box two years ago, I bought it brand new from a dealer on eBay, for around £160-170 ish I think (a good price at the time, as it was well before Sky slashed the price of the box). As I had bought it from someone other than Sky, I was not tied into having the HD subscription - all I had to do was phone up Sky to activate the Sky+ recording facility & pair my viewing card with the box. EDIT: Oh, & reasons for getting one but not going for the HD subscription: - BBC HD & Channel 4 HD - Upscaling of SD channels over HDMI - Double the HDD size of a Sky+ box. As I don't bother with the Sport or Movie packs, I didn't see any real need to pay another tenner per month just to see Sky 1 HD & the documentary channels in HD.