Following on from the monumentous delivery of the HDTV yesterday soir, I feel it is imperative that we talk about the "High Definition Programming Situation". The "HD Proggy Sit" if you will. Here is how I have fashioned a workaround for this situ.
We currently have a Sky+ box sitting in our front room. It has some recorded proggys on it which I have yet to view, but I shall make sure to separate the wheat from the chaff this evening, no bones about it. Sky+ is a nice thing to do. So now that we are all living in the manner to which we are accustomed, second best just will not do. We have to shell out for Sky HD. Well well well, Bronson, Sky HD is quite a bit more expensive. More of a knock-up charge one off payment foolscap. I navigated myself, on the supernatural highway, to Sky.com to order this HD box of organic proportions. Armed with the credit card belonging to "the folks" I set about purchasing this equipment to the highest normal order. Here are the prices:
£309 for the box (£279) and installation (£30)
£10 per month HD subscription
£45 per month for the channel packages
As we already have the full channel package it is no skin off of our noses, so we're happy. And because we're existing Sky customers we get £20 off the box price. Not too shabby, but not ideal. Whilst in conversation with my Mother she asked "And this is what we need, is it?". Parents have no clue, Warden Pope. "Yes, it is, now shut it" says I in return, as I clicked on the "Buy Now" button...
So here we are, come Monday afternoon the box will have been installed and I have taken the day off to be present when the Sky technician comes around to set it all up. This will be a nice way to spend the afternoon. I will also connect my Xbox 360 to it whilst the folks are away on holiday, so as not to get under their feet with my gaming shenanigans. "Gears Of War" in HD is possibly even better than "Weapons Of Ass Destruction 4".
