RE: (ukha_d) 1st UK DigiBox with digital audio out

[peter.white@xxxxxxx]

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Definitely go to a local store/supplier.

My Digibox went wrong last week, (an Amstrad, NOT by choice) - the local
fi=
tter
said that Sky will generally supply Amstrads unless specifically asked not
=
to,
and even then you'll probably only get another Grundig.  I doubt Sky will
distribute the Sony boxes as part of the =A340 deal, despite what they
said=
in the
publicity blurb.

A word of warning - my digibox is costing =A3160 to repair, regardless of
t=
he
fault.  This is because (again according to the installer) the Amstrad
boxe=
s
were cheap to build, and not many spares were built at the same time, as
th=
is is
lost revenue in their eyes.  So the box goes back to Amstrad for fixing -
n=
ice
way of recouping the money 'lost' with the 'free' offer!

The annoying thing is that I've just moved, so I could have got a new box,
=
but
now it's too late :-(

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: MIME:ben@xxxxxxx at INTERNET
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:37
To: White, Peter; ukha_d@xxxxxxx at Internet
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] 1st UK DigiBox with digital audio out




I've just moved into a place that's already got a digibox and dish
installe=
d.
It seems that I can either pay =A310 to get a card, then the subscription
monthly, or pay =A340 to get a complete new box and dish installed
includin=
g a
card, then the subscription.  Both seem to tie you into a 1 year contract.

I figure it's probably best to go with the complete new kit as it's likely
=
to
be a newer model than the current receiver (a grundig box with the back
missing from the remote so the batteries fall out)

Then I'll also have the old box and dish which I can get a free to view
car=
d
to give away/use elsewhere.

Think I'll try to ask for one of these new Sony jobbies, are local stores
more likely to fulfil a request than Sky themselves?

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Mark McCall wrote:

>
> > I specifically asked for Pace when I got mine a few months ago on
the
> basis
> > that I had always had Pace and liked the build quality. I ended
up with=
a
> > Silvery coloured Panasonic. :-((
>
> Bugger indeed :-)
>
> Here's another bugger....my older box can have S-Video out enabled in
the
> software but Sky won't do it.  It's possbile to do if you have the
Pace
> diagnostic software but it won't save the setting so once you
disconnect
> from the PC the S-Video out stops :-(
>
> M.
>
>
>
>
>
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Ben White
ben@xxxxxxx
KeConnect Internet
http://www.keme.net/



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