Sky TV – The High Definition Home Experience

High definition or HD is the best thing that has happened in the field of home entertainment in years. HD TV experience is all about sharper and clearer visuals, better audio reproduction and broadcasters can include interactive content or additional information if they choose to, unlike in analog broadcasts. The color reproduction are far more superior and near to natural and the usual imperfections of the analog screen are completely eliminated thereby producing more life like and real images. HDTV broadcasts can display 1080 horizontal lines of resolution more than twice as much as the analog mode. And that is why TV broadcasters are switching to HD to find the edge and to get the better of the competition.

It is that time of the year again, when its time to celebrate and UK’s number one satellite TV provider Sky TV has launched its Christmas promotion that would run the whole of November last till December 17, 2009. All of who use the online ordering facility to avail one of these offers will stand to gain a gift voucher worth £ 50 from Mark and Spencer’s. But this offer is limited to only online orders of Sky TV. The vouchers will be sent within 30 days of activation.

Sky TV viewers get to choose from a variety of channels as it is thematically packaged to offer the widest array of interests to choose from. Sky TV channels come under variety, knowledge, music, children, news, style and culture pack in addition to Sky sports and the two movies pack. Viewers are allowed to custom pick the packages that they would like to view and enjoy the best of the movies and sports as well.

The Sky+ and the Sky+HD boxes come with recording and storage facility as well, which means they act as digital video recorders. There is also the additional option of pausing and rewinding live TV broadcasts, which puts you in total control of what you are viewing. One of the latest and most innovative feature of Sky TV is the remote recording, a feature that is most useful if you keep odd hours or if your favorite TV show plays while you are at work. In this system you log into the Sky TV online portal and make a request to record a program or list of shows of your choice half an hour before it is to go on air. This remote recording service is not free and has to be paid for.

Sky+HD viewers will be able to access 35 HD channels, more than any other satellite TV provider in the UK. All you need is a HDTV and the Sky+HD box to enjoy the best of the movie block busters and sports, starting this season. Ninety two Premier League Matches and thirty Scottish Premier League football matches are coming live on Sky TV. Subscribers of Sky TV willing to upgrade can avail the Sky Broadband and Sky talk to their existing Sky TV package. Sky TV was adjudged as the best provider of bundled services last year by the UK consumers.