Sky Boxes comparison
See at a glance which Sky box is right for how you want to watch.
Detailed breakdown of features
Please read the terms and conditions below:
Half price standard set-up/£15 credit: We will credit £15 to your Sky digital account if, as a new customer, you subscribe to Sky TV online and take Sky Movies Mix, Sky Sports Mix or both on or before 30 June 2008. Offer only available upon purchase of Premium Mixes. Not applicable to purchase of individual Premium Channels (Sky Movies 1, Sky Movies 2, Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2). Credit will made to your Sky digital account within twenty-eight days of confirmation of your order online. Offer not available to previous or existing Sky digital subscribers or with any other offer(s).
Standard set-up: One off standard set up cost of £30 applies for any combination of Sky products when you join Sky TV as a new customer online, £60 for existing customers taking any Sky box and combination of Sky products. For existing customers taking Sky Broadband alone (without another Sky box) Base - £75; Mid & Connect - £50; Max - £0 or if you already have or take Sky Talk: Base - £50; Mid & Connect - £25; Max - £0. Set up is £120 for non-Sky digital subscribers. Sky Talk is free of set up costs. Non-standard set up may cost extra.
Free Sky box offer: You do not have to subscribe to Sky digital. Offer limited to one per household. You are ineligible if you have entered into an Interactive Discount Contract or a Sky TV Month by Month equipment offer or your household has benefited from either.
Sky+: Sky+ box normally £149 with Sky TV or £99 when its your first Sky+/HD box and you also take Sky Broadband and Sky Talk or Sky Multiroom. £199 for non-Sky TV customers. Only compatible with digital satellite. Sky digital subscription required for Sky digital programming. Sky+ can store an average of 40 hours of programmes at a time. Sky+ subscription required to use Personal Video Recorder features of Sky+ (free while you subscribe to any Sky digital package, otherwise £10 a month). Minimum term for Sky+ subscription 12 months. Sky selects your equipment.
Sky HD: Sky HD box normally £299 (£249 when you buy online) with Sky TV and a Sky HD subscription, or £199 when its your first Sky+/HD box with Sky TV and a Sky HD subscription and you also take Sky Broadband and Sky Talk or Sky Multiroom. Sky HD box costs £399 for customers not taking a Sky HD subscription. Only compatible with digital satellite. Sky digital and Sky HD subscriptions required for Sky HD programming. Sky HD channels depend on your Sky digital package (you need Sky Sports Mix for Sky Sports HD; Sky Movies 1 for Sky Movies HD 1; Sky Movies 2 for Sky Movies HD 2). Sky HD subscription £10 per month. Sky+ subscription is free while you subscribe to any Sky digital package (otherwise £10 per month) and is required to use the Personal Video Recorder features of the Sky HD box. To experience the full benefits of Sky HD you will need a compatible HD Ready TV. Sky selects your equipment.
Multiroom subscription: £10 a month. Provides the same Sky digital channels as your main Sky digital subscription on a second box in another room. You must be a Sky digital subscriber at all times during your Multiroom subscription. Equipment that receive your first and Multiroom subscription(s) must all be connected to the same fixed telephone line at all times. An extra box is required for each Multiroom subscription. If you do not take up the free Sky box offer, a standard Sky box costs £49.
Sky digital Subscription: Packages currently from £16-£45 a month. Sky Box Office and Sky Box Office HD movies/events cost extra. Sky News and Sky Three are available without a subscription. Sky Three requires a viewing card.
General: Offers exclude Sky TV Month by Month customers. Free Sky/Sky+/Sky HD box must be connected to a fixed telephone line for 12 months. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Minimum Sky digital/Sky+/Sky HD/Multiroom subscriptions 12 months. Channels/programmes subject to change. Further terms apply. Information only applies to residential customers in UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Calls to Sky 0844 numbers cost up to 5p per minute plus a connection charge of up to 7p connection fee for BT and Sky Talk customers. Charges from other providers may vary. Information correct at 15th April 2008.