Sky Anytime TV

[Melton Fox]

Super Dooper

Just pressed my TV guide and I've another new magic button at the bottom:

Red = Anytime TV

So I pressed it, and much to me pleasure there is a load of programmes and films that are "on demand" to watch whenever I want.

Bloody luvvly stuff

 

[Boy Genius]

Super Dooper

Just pressed my TV guide and I've another new magic button at the bottom:

Red = Anytime TV

So I pressed it, and much to me pleasure there is a load of programmes and films that are "on demand" to watch whenever I want.

Bloody luvvly stuff

extra to pay?

 

[Boy Genius]

I've not got it..... must be on another programme plan to you

 

[Melton Fox]

extra to pay?

No, just turned up

 

[Boy Genius]

No, just turned up

the red button fairy has not turned up here yet

 

[Jeff]

It's just on HD at the moment.

 

[Melton Fox]

It's just on HD at the moment.

OK, excellent. At least we're getting something extra for our tenner then

 

[Jeff]

OK, excellent. At least we're getting something extra for our tenner then

Not really. All it's doing is filling up your Sky hard drive with junk you probably don't want to watch. If you did want to watch it you could Sky+ it anyway.

It will become available for all Sky+ subscribers soon.

 

[Melton Fox]

Not really. All it's doing is filling up your Sky hard drive with junk you probably don't want to watch. If you did want to watch it you could Sky+ it anyway.

It will become available for all Sky+ subscribers soon.

Is it on the hard drive or is it streaming?, even if it is it on the hard drive it will expire and delete itself.

 

[Jeff]

Is it on the hard drive or is it streaming?, even if it is it on the hard drive it will expire and delete itself.

It's on your hard drive.

 

[Melton Fox]

It's on your hard drive.

It won't affect us though, Sky are installing it on the section of the hard drive that was alreay portioned off and unused. So it won't alter our % free stat

 

[Jeff]

It won't affect us though, Sky are installing it on the section of the hard drive that was alreay portioned off and unused. So it won't alter our % free stat

Wouldn't you prefer to be able to use it all to record the stuff you want, rather than be forced to use some of it for stuff you're never going to watch?

When the kids have recorded 40 episodes of Lazytown and Dora the Explorer you'll wish you had the extra capacity

 

[Melton Fox]

Wouldn't you prefer to be able to use it all to record the stuff you want, rather than be forced to use some of it for stuff you're never going to watch?

When the kids have recorded 40 episodes of Lazytown and Dora the Explorer you'll wish you had the extra capacity

Of course, yes I would. but I have no choice really, they've blocked it and I don't know how to unblock it. If I did I wouldn't know what the legality issue would be, if any.

 

[Matt_B]

Once your 12 month initial contract is up, my understanding is that you can do whatever you want to your box. I plan to install a 500GB harddrive in mine, apparantly it is just a normal IDE harddrive.

 

[Boy Genius]

Feckin HD subscribers..... want something for nothing as usual

 

[Durham Fox]

Not really. All it's doing is filling up your Sky hard drive with junk you probably don't want to watch. If you did want to watch it you could Sky+ it anyway.

It will become available for all Sky+ subscribers soon.

Not so, it uses an area of the HD box's hard drive you cant use anyway. Not all Sky+ box's will work with it either.

 

[Durham Fox]

Feckin HD subscribers..... want something for nothing as usual

and we get it :icon_wink

 

[Durham Fox]

Once your 12 month initial contract is up, my understanding is that you can do whatever you want to your box. I plan to install a 500GB harddrive in mine, apparantly it is just a normal IDE harddrive.

Wouldnt advise that beights, many peoples box's were rendered useless when sky did a firmware update and screwed up 'upgraded' boxes accidentaly on purpose.

 

[Melton Fox]

and we get it :icon_wink

But only because we are superior

 

[Matt_B]

Wouldnt advise that beights, many peoples box's were rendered useless when sky did a firmware update and screwed up 'upgraded' boxes accidentaly on purpose.

hmm I'm sure there must be legal issues there.

They just sent me a letter saying my 12 months are nearly up, did I want to pay upwards of £80 for another 12 months warranty! A new box is only £99!