Is there an alternative to a Sky+ box?

Question

I no longer pay for sky yet i still have the box. Unfortunately, sky are robbing b*****ds and have removed the recording facility even though i have paid for the box.

Are there any alternatives that i can plug into the reciever cable to use in place of the box and record in the same way?

I live in the sticks and CAN NOT recieve a signal on a digi-box thingy, so it has to be via the dish on the side of the house. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

there will be, Humax have announced that the eagerly anticipated Humax Freesat PVR/DTR will be unveiled at the IBC show in Amsterdam, September 12th - 16th, and its release into the consumer market will take a few more months after that.

there are other receivers available that hve PVR functions but they are not as easy to use, are more expensive than sky+, only have one tuner, no series links etc., you need to manually tune channels. best to wait for Humax to release its freesat pvr box

Answer 2

there is an alternative to a sky + box there are lots of DVD recorders with a hard drive any one will do