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which sky hd box?

  • 20-03-2011 12:35am
    #1
    sweetie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,796 ✭✭✭


    Am thinking of buying a second hand box to replace my regular sky plus but dont know which is the better/newer type to get, thomson or amstrad and are the hard drives upgradeable like with the regular sky plus ones? cheers


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  • #2
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    Thomsons were discontinued/retired ages ago, lol. There were a few technical problems with them too.
    The only real benefit was of course the fact that they had dual HD outputs, hdmi and component.
    So if you have use for a component connection, then it would be a good choice.

    Otherwise, the new mini Amstrad HD boxes are probably your best bet. :cool:


  • #3
    sweetie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,796 ✭✭✭sweetie


    norbert64 wrote: »
    Thomsons were discontinued/retired ages ago, lol. There were a few technical problems with them too.
    The only real benefit was of course the fact that they had dual HD outputs, hdmi and component.
    So if you have use for a component connection, then it would be a good choice.

    Otherwise, the new mini Amstrad HD boxes are probably your best bet. :cool:

    thanks, what size hd and what model are they please?


  • #4
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Do you get to choose or do you not just get what Sky give you?


  • #5
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Sky now owns Amstrad so they supply almost all new boxes and have done for some time now...Keep well clear of any thomson made boxes..


  • #6
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    sweetie wrote: »
    thanks, what size hd and what model are they please?
    Details here \/
    http://www.satbuyer.co.uk/amstrad-drx890-sky+hd-digibox-500gb-p114.html

    As Steve mentioned, the vast majority of SKY+HD installs these days, use the Amstrad box above. :cool:


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