Sky HD (or Sky+ HD to give it its proper name) was launched in 2006 and takes the picture and sound quality of Sky TV to a whole new level.
What Do I Need?
In order to get it you need a Sky+ HD box, the Sky HD Pack and an HD ready TV.
What’s on Sky+ HD?
Movies – including Premiere, Comedy, Family, Modern Greats and Screen1 and Screen2, Sport – 3 Sky Sports HD channels plus ESPN, Eurosport and more, Sky Box Office – in glorious HD and lots more – including Arts, Sci-Fi, History and BBC and Channel 4 HD.
The Sky+HD Box is now free when you join Sky TV with the HD Pack (Standard set-up is normally £30 but that's also free now!) plus you get a £25 M&S voucher when you join online. The HD Pack costs £9.99 a month extra on top of your regular Sky subscription - here are two popular HD packages...
With 37 HD channels available Sky has easily the largest selection of HD programmes at the moment, although Virgin Media are working hard to catch up.
Channels in the Sky HD Pack
Sky HD is broadcast in the formats 720p (standard HDTV resolution) and 1080i (used by Full HD and HD ready displays like high-end LCD, plasma and rear projection TVs.