Upgrading to Sky HD - already recorded content?

oscarBravo · 14-09-2010 1:21pm #1

I have the upgrade to HD booked for Friday, but at the moment I have a bunch of movies recorded on my Sky+ box that I haven't gotten around to watching yet.

What happens to my old box? Is there a way (apart from the copy function and a PVR) to keep this recorded content for later watching?

JDxtra · 14-09-2010 1:33pm

You get to keep your old box. The only way to view these after the install is to maintain an active sub on the box (e.g. with Sky multiroom).

A long shot is that you could transfer your active viewing card from the new box to the old. This may allow playback of content from non-premium channels but I'm not sure.

Or, have a few late nights to catch up on the content...!

JDxtra · 14-09-2010 1:34pm

By the way - how much is the upgrade from Sky+ to Sky+ HD these days, and are you taking out the HD sub (€15/month)?

watty · 14-09-2010 1:43pm

The viewing card for new box may work for non-premium channels in old box. Not sure.

John mac · 14-09-2010 2:39pm

long winded but,,, transfer recordings onto a pc , opening and removing the hard drive from your + box. use copy+ to transfer.

open the new HD box remove the hard drive and using copy + copy the recordings onto new Hard drive .

should work.. )

greendom · 14-09-2010 2:58pm

Or you could just record all premium content onto a dvd

oscarBravo · 14-09-2010 3:54pm

Thanks for the advice, y'all. I don't think I care enough about these movies to bother removing hard drives, although I have to admit the procedure appeals somewhat to my inner geek...

JDxtra, the upgrade is €30 with a free HD box, and the sub is an extra €15 per month.

John mac · 14-09-2010 5:25pm

thought it might

Upgrading to Sky HD - already recorded content?

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