High Definition

A television system that has twice the number of scanning lines per frame and therefore produces pictures with greater detail.

What do I need?

To take advantage of everything Sky HD has to offer you are going to need an HD TV, one of Sky's new HD boxes and the relevant subscriptions.

If you are thinking about buying a new TV or have already purchased recently you will have to check it carries the 'HD ready logo'. If you are not sure you will need to check with the retailer or manufacturer that it meets the HD ready criteria.

That means that when you purchase your new Sky HD box and relevant subscriptions you will be set to receive Sky HD.
 

How will HDTV work?

Sky's HDTV channel line-up will include a combination of sports, movies, entertainment and documentary programming. Full details of content and pricing will be announced in due course. Sky's HDTV system will support both 720p and 1080i picture formats. Broadcasters will be able to choose the format which is most appropriate to their individual requirements. Sky will use the advanced compression coding system MPEG-4 for its HDTV broadcasts.

BSkyB's HDTV box will be equipped with an HDMI as its primary means of connecting to an HD display. HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) will also be required to view BSkyB's HD content using an HDMI connection. HDMI can also be connected to DVI equipped displays that support HDCP using a suitable adapter cable.

HD Ready is a labelling scheme that is being introduced by the TV manufacturer's organisation EICTA. The “HD Ready” logo will appear on an increasing number of TV displays in shops over the coming months. Any TV set that carries the “HD Ready” label will work with Sky's HDTV service.
 

What Can I watch?

Sky Sports - Live Barclays Premiership Football in HD with Dolby 5.1 sound and Guinness Premiership Rugby in HD with other HD sports to be confirmed. Sky Movies - Two screen showing all films in HD. Titles available at launch include Spiderman 2, The Day After Tomorrow and the House of Flying Daggers. Sky One - A selection of Sky One's must see shows and blockbuster series in HD. Artsworld - A selection of Artsworld opera, arts, ballet and classical music in HD.

Sky Box Office - Movie fans will be able to choose from up to ten HD movies per week.

Options extras available

Sky link up

Thanks to Sky link up it is now possible to to feed Sky to as many as eight rooms and have full control of you Sky box using a Sky remote control.

Sky+ Multiroom

Have total harmony in your home thanks to Multiroom . You can enjoy a movie in one room while someone else gets to see that documentary in another. Sky box and your chosen Sky digital channel package on one TV in one room. Extra Sky box in another room together with an extra Sky digital subscription (£10 a month) that mirrors your chosen channel package.

Sky+ Multiroom freesat

Use your old Sky box in another one room to receive free to air channels BBC ITV ( channel 4 and five need a one off payment viewing card £20)

How to order

Click the Add to Basket below and follow to the checkout, we need your home telephone number and please add in the comment box the following information.

Mobile phone number.

Date of birth

Mothers maiden name,

Your bank name and address including post code account number and sort code, all this can be found on your cheque book.

You will need to know what package you want this can all be found on the sky website.

Feel free to add any helping information that might help the install in the Add comments about your order.

We will then order a sky viewing card from sky, they will send the viewing card to you.

Once you have the viewing card contact us and we will arrange a visit to do install.

You  then will be on a one year contract direct with sky.

We cover a 20 mile radius of Yeovil, Somerset with sky installations, if your are unsure if we cover your area please contact us.