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27 Mar 2024 05:37 PM
I received an email saying that my Sky+ HD Box would no longer be receiving software enhancements and that I was being offered a free upgrade to Sky Q. We are very happy with Sky+ HD, have a lot of recordings and also have Freesat in another room connected to the dish. I have a lot of questions
1) What are the downsides of not accepting the offer?
2) How soon will the Sky + HD service deteriorate without software enhancements and will it become unusable?
3) How long is the free offer open for?
4) Can I upgrade to Sky Q and keep the Freesat connection for the other TV?
5) If I upgrade to Sky Q, can I connect the old Sky+ HD Box to a separate TV and watch the recordings?
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27 Mar 2024 06:36 PM
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@stevet987 wrote:
I received an email saying that my Sky+HDD Box would no longer be receiving software enhancements and that I was being offered a free upgrade to Sky Q. We are very happy with Sky+HDD, have a lot of recordings and also haveFreesatt in another room connected to the dish. I have a lot of questions
1) What are the downsides of not accepting the offer?
The hard disk will eventually fail. Diminishing support for Sky+ equipment. The offer may expire.
2) How soon will the Sky +HDD service deteriorate without software enhancements and will it become unusable?
There hasn't been any software upgrade for many months. It's unlikely to become unusable as a result of a lack of updates
3) How long is the free offer open for?
I doubt Sky will say.
4) Can I upgrade to Sky Q and keep theFreesatt connection for the other TV?
You would need to request a hybrid LNB. I'm not sure that Sky still provide,them
5) If I upgrade to Sky Q, can I connect the old Sky+HDD Box to a separate TV and watch the recordings?
I'm afraid not.