Sky digiboxes

pineapple

My ancient Panasonic digibox is due for replacement. Anyone got any recommendations?
HD not essential and Sky + not wanted.
Cheers

spike7451

Sky only do HD/Sky+ boxes now unless it's multiroom,your best bet would be to either buy one off e-bay/car boot sale or go Freesat.If you are going to get one of E-Bay these are the best types;

bengalknights

Theres an Amstrad HD only box for £99 available from Satbuyer

http://www.satbuyer.co.uk/sky-drx595-skyhd-digibox-p143.html

although you could probably pick it up cheaper elsewhere

spike7451

I can pick the boxes up in my pics for around a tenner from a boot sale,loads of them floating about because of the HD offers..

davemurgatroyd

spike7451 wrote: »

I can pick the boxes up in my pics for around a tenner from a boot sale,loads of them floating about because of the HD offers..

Around here you can also pick them up free on Freecycle and freegle.

Niv

pineapple wrote: »

My ancient Panasonic digibox is due for replacement. Anyone got any recommendations?
HD not essential and Sky + not wanted.
Cheers

Why does it need replacement? If it is no longer working (and assuming you still have a sky subscription) have you tried ringing Sky and asking for a new box for free?

Niv

Heinz

pineapple wrote: »

My ancient Panasonic digibox is due for replacement. Anyone got any recommendations?
HD not essential and Sky + not wanted.

If it's a TU-DSB30 (not a 31), it was one of the best* ever made (the next is probably the Pace 2600CI) - with one of the fastest processors.

If it's still working (the only problem I ever had with mine was it did not like a particular brand of LNB as the LNB started to age), you won't improve upon it unless you upgrade to Sky+ or HD.

* I still have one (with the latest software) which I keep on my emergency spares shelf together with a spare standard DVD player, a working VCR and a spare DTT adaptor.

pineapple

Niv wrote: »

Why does it need replacement? If it is no longer working (and assuming you still have a sky subscription) have you tried ringing Sky and asking for a new box for free?

Niv

No subscription. I have Sky Freesat. It's the original box fitted from when I used to have subscription.

Niv

So I ask again, why does it need replacement? You havent stated it is broken, simply that its 'due for replacement', if it is working I dispute it needs replacement. I have had a couple of different digiboxes (as previous one had broken) and I can state now, there is no noticable improvement with a newer model (for newer models sake that is), in fact the only reason i replaced my panasonic box was because I upgraded to sky+ (when I say upgraded i threatened to leave due to not being able to record tv so they gave me a box).

penrhyn

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

If you just want a newer model go to the local car boot sale.