In reply to a post by PaulKirby:

So these Sky Boxes are not that perfect, as for Sky Q, not tried that, good idea them all linking up, not a fan of the single hdd in the main box.

Sky Q's biggest problem is the mesh network it tries to establish for multi-room setup. If you use Ethernet it seems a lot better from reading their forums. I wouldn't know though as I only have the one box. Overall I'd say it's been very stable for me. The UI is poorly designed (inconsistent, breaks various UI conventions and seems geared toward touch tablet use than a standard remote) but it does the job. I love having 6 turners available for recording - programme clashes are a thing of the past.

Don't get me wrong, I like these Sky HD Boxes, just they have some intermittent issues.

Same here. My first Sky box was a silver Panasonic before Sky+ was available. And I fell in love with Sky+ immediately - haven't watched a live programme since I first got it. But their hardware and software could be better :-/

Edited by Andrue (Mon 18-Dec-17 09:24:18)

In reply to a post by Andrue:

Don't get me wrong, I like these Sky HD Boxes, just they have some intermittent issues.

Same here. My first Sky box was a silver Panasonic before Sky+ was available. And I fell in love with Sky+ immediately - haven't watched a live programme since I first got it. But their hardware and software could be better :-/

Yeah we had the 4 Sony Digi Boxes which was also before the Sky+, then parents got an Amstrad Sky+ Box, then Sky started their HD Service so we all upgraded to 4 HD Boxes, mine is either the 1.5TB or 2TB version, cannot remember, been a while LOL.

I had to repair 2 of the 4 boxes PSU due to faulty caps, one box needed a new power reg which took out the card and left a nice brown scorch mark on it.

Other than that they have been fine.

But yeah, the GUI on their boxes are a bit rubbish, I just whished they didn't drop / sold Tivo, Tivo ruled back then.

Paul