Upgrading old PACE box

[Worried_G]

I access SKY via a satellite dish using an old PACE box which doesn't show HD channels.  I don't pay a subscription.  Is there any way I can upgrade my old PACE box, or buy a new one, so I can receive BBC HD channels without having to take out a SKY subscription?

[Mark39]

You can't buy a new Sky+ box - there aren't any, the last ones having been made in 2015/2016. However, you can cheaply buy a used Sky+HD box from the likes of ebay.  Just look for a DRX890 or DRX895 model.

With no subscription, you might encounter problems with pairing your Viewing Card and the replacement box.

[Worried_G]

Could I just buy a modern Freesat box and plug in the cable from my satellite dish?  Would the old dish & cable be compatible? 

[Annie+UK]

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@Worried_G wrote:

Could I just buy a modern Freesat box and plug in the cable from my satellite dish?  Would the old dish & cable be compatible? 

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If you get a wideband Freesat box then you'll need a new LNB on the arm of the dish as the current one is not wideband, the cables are OK for either type of LNB 🙂

[TimmyBGood]

@Annie+UK @Worried_G 

As I understand it older LNBs are compatible with Freesat 4K boxes, just with two fewer Recordings

https://www.freesat.co.uk/help/4k-tv-boxes/first-time-installation/lnb-types