Can standard Sky+ box receive HD broadcasts

[z4me]

Doesn't sound right to me, but that's what Sky representative is telling me, ie that it can receive BBC HD, ITV1 HD, C4 HD, FIVE HD and LUXE TV HD. Can anyone confirm? TIA

[Tycho]

He's talking rubbish.

[z4me]

That's what I suspected, I'm talking to 'Flossy' through live chat, thought it didn't sound right. Suppose the only option is to take the Sky+ HD package then cancel it after a year.

[Alex]

It might be able to receive them, but it can't decode them.

[Mr AJ]

Tycho said:

He's talking rubbish.

Not Necessarily.

If by Standard Sky+ box your talking about the old generation 'White' Sky+ boxes then no.

But if your talking about a standard Sky+ Box as a new customer then yes, It will work. Last year sky Discontinued the old-style PVR3 Sky+ boxes in favour of sticking to just the PVR5 (New Generation) HD+ box - So anyone who orders 'Sky+' now gets a Sky+ HD box without the HD subscription. You then get all the 'free' HD channels.

Atleast thats how it used to work when i was installing sky, It's exactly the setup i have.

[Tycho]

Mr AJ said:

Not Necessarily.

If by Standard Sky+ box your talking about the old generation 'White' Sky+ boxes then no.

But if your talking about a standard Sky+ Box as a new customer then yes, It will work. Last year sky Discontinued the old-style PVR3 Sky+ boxes in favour of sticking to just the PVR5 (New Generation) HD+ box - So anyone who orders 'Sky+' now gets a Sky+ HD box without the HD subscription. You then get all the 'free' HD channels.

Atleast thats how it used to work when i was installing sky, It's exactly the setup i have.

The title said standard Sky+ box not Sky+HD box which is how they are labelled.

[AMD87]

Tycho said:

The title said standard Sky+ box not Sky+HD box which is how they are labelled.

He's right though,what sky advertise as the sky+ now for new customers is a sky+hd box without the hd channels on it except but they can get BBC HD, ITV1 HD, C4 HD, FIVE HD and LUXE TV HD.

[headcase]

If the box has a HDMI output then you can, if it dosent then you cant.

[Laplace]

I don't know if it could or not but a standard sky+ box doesn't have an HDMI out so what's the point?

[Mr AJ]

Tycho said:

The title said standard Sky+ box not Sky+HD box which is how they are labelled.

Yes? And...?

The standard Sky+ Box is a Sky+HD box (PVR5/6?) and has been for circa 12months or so. So yes as the Sales Representative states, The Standard Sky+ box can and does receive and display HD pictures.

The old generation Sky+ box (The PVR1/2/3) does not.

[z4me]

Hmmm, maybe I was a bit hard on 'Flossy' then, thought she was telling a load of sh*te ! So , £35.75 for line rental, all calls, broadband lite, and non-subscription Sky might not be too bad.

[z4me]

Hmmm, maybe I was a bit hard on 'Flossy' then, thought she was telling a load of sh*te ! So , £35.75 for line rental, all calls, broadband lite, and non-subscription Sky might not be too bad.