Anytime TV using HD box without HD package
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I have recently had sky plus installed. I was given a HD box even though I don't subscribe to the HD package.
When I go into the anytime TV feature all the movies listed in there are HD movies - which I can't watch on anytime as I don't have the HD package.
There's some confusion as to whether I should get the normal non HD channels on anytime tv or not - depends who I speak to at Sky.
The last person I spoke to said this is normal because it's an HD box and if I want to watch them i need to pay the extra £10 for the hd package.
I never asked for a HD box - i would have been quite happy with a sky plus box but apparently they only instal the hd boxes now. Seems that new customers are loosing the anytime tv function through no fault of their own.
Can anyone please advise as i'm totally confused now.
Jim
When I go into the anytime TV feature all the movies listed in there are HD movies - which I can't watch on anytime as I don't have the HD package.
There's some confusion as to whether I should get the normal non HD channels on anytime tv or not - depends who I speak to at Sky.
The last person I spoke to said this is normal because it's an HD box and if I want to watch them i need to pay the extra £10 for the hd package.
I never asked for a HD box - i would have been quite happy with a sky plus box but apparently they only instal the hd boxes now. Seems that new customers are loosing the anytime tv function through no fault of their own.
Can anyone please advise as i'm totally confused now.
Jim
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I didn't ask for an HD box but thats what was installed - if i'd had a normal sky + box installed then i'd have been able to watch the anytime tv - don't think there's an advantage there somehoiw
SKY are just desperate for everybody to get HD.
I see no reason to buy a new TV, when mine works fine, just to suit them!
Such a bet is stupid, as Sky confirmed that years ago.
Did they?, I would have thought SD was more likely due to the smaller bandwidth requirements.
I believe he/she was referring to it only being available on HD boxes.
I'd expect the content to stream in SD (or a similar resolution).
I am in a similair situation to you my Sky+ box was replaced with a HD box due to unrelibility.
I have been trying to sort out the confusion over this for many weeks. I have had 3 different answers to Anytime with HD box + sd subscription.
Some say it should work and have tried to make it so but to no avail. Others say it will only work on the very latest HD boxes which I assume you have.
I hope to get a definitive answer shortly.
People at Sky don't have a clue what they are telling you, as far as I'm aware there are two Anytime streams, one for Sky+, and one for HD, controlled by which BOX you have, not which subscription.