Sky plus features

In the UK the conversion from analogue to digital in nearing completion, and by the end of 2012 it is hoped that the whole country will be receiving a digital signal. In order to receive a digital signal and turn it into something that is watchable, you will need a set top box. These set top boxes come in many different shapes, sizes and types, but by far the most popular is the high quality Sky plus box that is provided to you when you sign up to the Sky plus service.

Features

Sky boxes come with a variety of incredible features that, if you are new to the digital TV service, will amaze you and make you television viewing experience so much easier and more fulfilling. The Sky digital box that is provided when you sign up to the Sky plus service will allow you to record up to 40 hours of television broadcasts.

This can be done by either selecting the particular show you wish to record from the TV guide planner, by pressing the record button, or by selecting the series link option that will allow all subsequent episodes in the selected series to be recorded as well as the current episode. So if you follow a particular programme on a regular basis, you’ll never accidentally miss another episode ever again, as the series link will record all instances of your show automatically.

Series link

If however you forget to set a series link recording, or simply didn’t notice that a particular show was on until after it has finished, you can always catch up on it later on, with Sky anytime. This service provides all of your favourite shows, to be viewed when it suits you best, shortly after they have aired.

In addition to this, programmes viewed through both Sky anytime and your pre recorded list of saved programmes can be paused, rewound or fast forwarded at the touch of a button. This feature acting much like you would expect with programmes recorded to VHS or DVD, allowing you to pick and choose which parts you wish to watch.

Additionally, you are also able to pause live TV, should someone come to your door, or perhaps for a tea break. You can then continue viewing or fast forward to the current point in time, or even rewind the show up until the point that you began watching it.

The incredible convenience of a Sky plus box will not fully hit you until you have experienced one for yourself. Moreover, once you have experienced it, you will wonder how you ever lived without it, and may even find yourself searching for the pause button on a conventional TV remote when away from home.

For more information visit: http://www.skyplus.org.uk