SkyHD on nonHD TV

[harveymt]

Just a quick question. My mother has Sky. She has a very old dish that has recently begun playing up badly. I cant get an exact figure for getting it fixed but I know upgrading to SkyHD can be done for £75.

The only problem is that she has an 12year old Sony TV with no HDMI connection. She is an old-school lady only changing something when it is well and truly broken. The TV is just about on its last legs so hopefully I can get her something new in the next 6 months. Can she use the Scart connection on the SkyHD in the meantime?

 

[Dave_]

yes you can use the scart to connect up the sky until you get an hd tv. dont forget that sky will be charging you the extra £10 for the hd subcription every month though,which seems a waste to me. personally if it was me i think i'd get the dish sorted and stick with standard sky until i got a new set

 

[fatboyslimfast]

V. True. 6 months of HD is £60, add that to the £75, and you have £135 - it shouldn't cost that much to get a local guy around to replace the dish and LNB... and then you aren't tied into the other 6 months of HD either...