Sky Amstrad DRX890 HD Box

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When I had mine installed (1st attempt) he tried two Samsungs and the remote wouldn't work on one, the 2nd feed wouldn't work on the other. If you have purchased your new Sky box privately, the box may still be keyed to the account of the person you bought it from. Amstrad has been a major supplier of set top boxes to UK satellite TV provider Sky since its launch in 1989. To reduce recording problems due to having too many deleted items it is a good idea to regularly go into the deleted items folder and delete the contents.

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On our 46-inch LG TV, the HD picture is as good as any other HD TV image we've seen, and for the first time on a Sky box, Dolby Digital is passed through the HDMI as well as the dedicated digital audio out. It could be a legit change such as your SKY box or TV (or other display device) has received a firmware update that has caused a compatibility issue. It will still record scheduled programs, download updates and adverts, and carry out housekeeping tasks such as deleting deleted recordings older than 60-days.

There are different options with Sky Q, such as Sky Q Multiscreen and a choice of 1TB or 2TB, so it's down to your preferences. This process will perform a low-level format of your hard drive followed by a reload of the firmware. Or it could be that a fault has occured such as a break in your video-out cable or a loose connection. When an update is pushed out a small percentage of SKY+ box owners experience one or more glitches or even system failures.

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Amstrad later successfully sued Seagate, but following bad press over the hard disk problems, Amstrad lost its lead in the European PC market. Some people have reported that some recordings just won't delete but when they download or record the same program again or another in the series and delete the nested programs the recording is finally deleted. If you don't move the replacement box you will most likely receive will be a refurbished DRX89x model with a short warrantee.

The same year, Amstrad supplied set top boxes to Australian broadcaster Foxtel, and in 2004 to Italian broadcaster Sky Italia.

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Sky states that as long you tell them about a problem by 4pm, if they can't fix your core Sky equipment the next day, they'll refund you a week's Sky TV subscription (excludes special heights and premises difficult to access safely, North Highlands, and Islands). It's only a matter of time before Sky discontinues support for the Sky+HD service, but until then I hope that this article will help you to keep your boxes ticking over for as long as possible. Even a small spike in power can result in the presence of the dreaded FAILED message in your planner.The box defaults to the Welcome Channel (channel 998) which confirms the reset and connection status. The general symptom is a frozen picture on the screen and no response to the controls, whether via the remote or facia, or a channel or recording is playing but the system won't respond to any commands. UK Web Media Limited (FRN 503968) is an Appointed Representative of Consumer Credit Compliance Limited who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 631736).