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Sky+ HD failures – Thomson DSI8215 model

I have one of the original Sky+ HD satellite PVR boxes made by Thompson (model DS18215). It’s been a fairly reliable unit until about two months ago when the box started to increasingly suffer from picture break ups, failed recordings and requiring frequent reboots. I initially chalked this up to the autumnal weather when we had heavy rain. But [...]

Sky HD – yes. Multiroom – no!

Right, after the debacle with Sony Centre and the Sony 40inch LCD TV, I went ahead to get Sky’s HD box on Monday 23 October 2006. Went to http://www.sky.com/ and navigated to their HD page to order the HD box. Well, in a not so obvious way, I found that when you order Sky HD [...]