After months of speculation, Sky has finally announced launch plans for Sky HD, the company's high definition television service. Sales to the public will open on Wednesday 12 April and installations are due to begin in May.
But be warned, the service doesn't come cheap. To get Sky HD up and running you'll of course need an HD ready TV, as well as stumping up £299 for the Sky HD box with a Sky HD subscription of £10
a month in addition to your existing Sky digital subscription. Installation of Sky HD will be free to existing Sky digital subscribers until 31 May 2006.
The Sky HD box itself will be equipped with 160GB of personal storage space, allowing you to record around 30 hours of HD programmes or 80 hours of standard definition. The box will also offer Sky+ functionality, allowing Sky+ subscribers to pause and rewind live TV, record two channels simultaneously and automatically record every episode of a selected series.
For more information on Sky HD, click here.
