Sky Box Installation Fees
Sky are to charge for installation of the standard Sky box for new customers from July 1st this year. The new charge will be £30, but the equipment will still be free for new customers.
New customers taking up Sky Plus or Sky HD will also pay £30 instead of the usual £60 fee.
Customers who sign up for Sky Multiroom will still receive free installation of all their equipment.
To order a standard Sky box and subscription before the price increase please visit Sky Tv.
This small price increase for the standard Sky box corresponds with the abolishment of the Sky Plus £10 subscription fee, and leads me to believe that Sky are on a push for more Sky Plus customers. With Freeview Playback branded PVR’s on the market now and BBC Freesat to launch early next year (possibly with more PVR’s), it makes sense for Sky to remove the Sky Plus subscription fee.
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The Stylish Freeview Playback Receiver
TVonics have just launched their new Freeview Playback digital recorder the DVR-250(FP1) and the new receiver is a very classy looking piece of kit.
The design speaks for its self as always from TVonics who brought us the sleek and trendy prism receiver, and this latest offering comes in an up-to-date aluminium and black finish which complements the current style of Tv’s.
The DVR-250(FP1) comes with a large 250Gb hard drive allowing you to record up to 125 hours of your favourite programmes from it’s inbuilt twin Freeview Tuners. Setting up and tuning in the receiver is easy and quick with the no-nonsense menus and the remote control is clearly labeled for ease of use. The DVR-250(FP1) certainly ticks all the right boxes with features like one touch pause, rewind and recording; an 8 day EPG (electronic programme guide) and an environmentally friendly low standby power consumption of 3W.
To find out more about the TVonics product range and to view their latest receivers please visit www.tvonics.com
Freeview Playback PVR’s
Freeview are about to launch a new brand named Freeview Playback on PVR receivers.
The new brand logo will be on PVR receivers maufactured by Sony, Tvonics, Humax and Vestel. Freeview Playback PVR receivers will work in a similar way to the satellite system Sky Plus without any subscription fee, with simple to use recording from the 8 day EPG (electronic programme guide) of upto 125 hours of viewing and live pause and rewind functions.
The new receivers are expected to be available very soon from most major high street and online retailers.
To check your predicted digital coverage through your aerial please visit www.freeview.co.uk/availability
For more information about Freeview Playback please visit www.freeviewplayback.co.uk
Setanta Sports and Freeview CAM’s
Starting in August 2007, Setanta Tv will be transmitting46 Premiership football matches, 60 SPL (Scottish Premier League) matches & other top sporting events all receivable in digital Tv through your Tv aerial, Sky Digital and Virgin Media Cable Tv. The cost of the service is £9.99 monthly and Setanta will be on channel 34 on Freeview.
At the moment Freeview users need to use a Top Up Tv Anytime Box, a Freeview Box with a card slot or an Integrated Digital Tv (IDTV) with a Conditional Access Module Slot. Read more
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