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can I use a Sky HD box for a standard sky subscription

  • 08-04-2014 07:39PM
    #1
    RayCon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,035 ✭✭✭


    Hi ... I have a standard Sky+ box thats a bit old at this stage (80GB HD and a remote control where half the buttons no longer work). Dont want to buy a new remote if I can avoid it ...

    My brother has just cancelled with Sky so has a spare Sky+ HD box ... Is it compatible with my Viewing Card ? Just want it for the increased HD capacity and better remote ... obvisouly I know I wouldn't get the HD channels without a HD Sub ..

    anybody any ideas ?


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  • #2
    blindside88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭blindside88


    RayCon wrote: »
    Hi ... I have a standard Sky+ box thats a bit old at this stage (80GB HD and a remote control where half the buttons no longer work). Dont want to buy a new remote if I can avoid it ...

    My brother has just cancelled with Sky so has a spare Sky+ HD box ... Is it compatible with my Viewing Card ? Just want it for the increased HD capacity and better remote ... obvisouly I know I wouldn't get the HD channels without a HD Sub ..

    anybody any ideas ?

    You can use it without a hd subscribing and you can view rte had and bbc hd


  • #3
    Redser13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭Redser13


    RayCon wrote: »
    Hi ... I have a standard Sky+ box thats a bit old at this stage (80GB HD and a remote control where half the buttons no longer work). Dont want to buy a new remote if I can avoid it ...

    My brother has just cancelled with Sky so has a spare Sky+ HD box ... Is it compatible with my Viewing Card ? Just want it for the increased HD capacity and better remote ... obvisouly I know I wouldn't get the HD channels without a HD Sub ..

    anybody any ideas ?
    Yes you can use it with a standard sub but you will have to ring sky and get them to pair the card to it to enable the recording and live pause end of it.


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