Sky Digital

Sky Digital is currently the most popular subscription digital TV offering in the UK. Provided by the pioneer of UK satellite TV, BSkyB, Sky Digital is at the forefront of the television revolution taking place in Britain today.

All Sky TV customers receive its digital output, which has been in operation since 1998. That means millions of Sky Digital customers are currently enjoying the choice of literally hundreds of channels, beamed into their living rooms in glorious digital quality.

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Digital TV

Sky Box

Free

Free for new Sky TV subscribers

Sky Box features

Sky's standard digital receiver gives you access to the world of Sky TV.

• Easy-to-use programme guide
• Set reminders
• Parental control
• Email, games and shopping

Digital TV + Recorder

Sky+

£75

Pause and rewind live Sky TV

Sky+ features

A digital video recorder and satellite receiver in one, our Sky+ box lets you record without tapes, timers or fuss, record an entire series at the touch of a button and pause and rewind live TV. You can even set your Sky+ box to record using your mobile phone.

Digital TV + Recorder + HD

Sky HD

£249

Enjoy High Definition Sky TV

Sky HD features

Sky HD is television as you have never seen it, in vibrant colour, deep detail and amazing clarity. The Sky HD box also comes with all Sky+ functionality so you'll be able to pause and rewind live TV or record every episode of selected series.

How does it work?

To receive Sky Digital you will need a satellite dish, a Sky Digital box and a TV to connect them too!

Digital TV is television transmitted via a digital signal. The future of all TV in the UK is digital, with the government currently implementing a plan to convert all homes to digital TV by 2012. Simply put, digital TV is better than traditional analogue TV. This is essentially because more data can be sent in a digital signal. Therefore picture and sound quality is much better and signal strength is also enhanced to deliver greater UK coverage.

However, this is not all. Because more data can be sent in a digital TV signal, providers, such as Sky Digital, can offer more from their service, thus greatly enhancing the viewer experience. Digital TV allows for the inclusion of active menu screens with interactive features such as creating favourites lists and setting programme reminders. The interactivity does not stop there. With Sky Digital TV the viewer can play games, customise their viewing options, and do many other things.

As stated above, to receive enhanced Sky Digital TV, you need a satellite dish and a set top box. Sky transmits its TV signal via satellites in orbit to maximise coverage and reduce interference. Your satellite dish will receive the broadcasts and covey them to your set top box. Then the Sky box decodes the compressed digital signal and feeds it to your living room TV to give you a crystal clear and interactive Sky Digital TV service.

What you need

Quite simply, to get Sky Digital all you need is a satellite dish and a Sky Digital TV set top box.

Installation costs £30. For that, a specialist Sky engineer will visit your property at a convenient time for you to install your Sky Digital TV system. The engineer will discuss with you the best place to locate your satellite dish (this will be partly determined by local signal strength), then he will secure the dish in place on the outside of your property, run a cable from the dish to the set top box, and then connect up the system.

And don't worry if you are unsure of how to start up your Sky Digital TV service. The helpful Sky engineer will also initialise your Sky TV so that your are immediately ready to start enjoying the hundreds of digital quality channels on offers.