Sky HD offers your favourite shows, top sporting events, movies, music and much, much more in crystal clarity with rich, pin-sharp sound that's hard to believe.
HD on Sky brings you a picture that's five times sharper than standard definition broadcasts. This means that the image on your screen is sharper than DVD. Colours are richer and more vibrant and the level of detail is simply incredible.
Sky TV has been at the forefront of the HD revolution in the UK and their HD box is a serious piece of kit. Based on their revolutionary Sky+ box, the Sky HD box incorporates all of he features of the original such as the ability to pause and rewind live HD Sky programmes, record individual programmes or 'series link' to make sure that you never miss an episode again. You can even record two programmes at the same time and set your HD Sky Box to record via your mobile phone; you don't even need to be at home.
Sky HD also gives you access to Sky Anytime which gives you the chance to watch up to 200 hours of Sky's most popular programming each month, all at the simple touch of a button.
How to get Sky HD as a new customer
It couldn't be easier to get Sky HD. All you'll need is a Sky HD box, satellite dish, HD ready TV and a subscription to Sky HD. There are 60 Sky hi def channels and this figure is set to rise over the coming years. The HD Sky channels you’ll have access to will depend upon whether you sign up for the basic Sky HD Entertainment Pack or the complete Sky HD Entertainment Extra Pack.
I'm an existing customer, can i get a Sky upgrade to HD?
All existing Sky customers can upgrade to a Sky HD package. Our comparison lists include upgrades to HD for existing customers. Sky will provide you with a Sky HD box and you can choose self installation or arrange for a Sky engineer to do the install (for an additional one-off-fee).
The Sky HD Entertainment Pack
If you sign up for a basic Sky TV package you’ll automatically get the Entertainment Pack. This channel pack features 42 standard definition channels which focus on the themes of Entertainment and Lifestyle.
Many people will find that this pack will be enough for them as it includes many of Sky's most popular channels including Sky1, Sky Atlantic, FX, Comedy Central and SyFy plus their HD variants.
The Sky HD Entertainment Extra Pack
For the full Sky TV experience the Entertainment Extra pack includes 51 more top standard definition channels plus 11 more HD channels which cover the themes of Kids, Documentaries, Music and News.
Kids will be entertained and enthralled by the cartoons and more with top channels including Nickelodeon, Disney Junior, Boomerang and the Cartoon Network. For music fans
The Sky HD Music Pack brings you the best new music in glorious Sky Hi Def with MTVN HD. You’ll be blown away by the exclusive HD 360 sessions from some of music’s biggest stars, while World Stage brings you new and exciting artists from the four corners of the globe every week. The Data Video show brings you all the stories behind your favourite stars and videos while Samantha Rowley’s weekly Uncompressed show takes you even further behind the scenes with top stories and gossip.
The Sky HD knowledge Pack features seven dedicated HD Sky channels including both National Geographic and National Geographic Wild. History HD & Bio HD bring you the stories behind the most fascinating historical figures while crime buffs will love Crime Investigation HD. Documentary buffs will be spoilt for choice with Discovery HD & Eden HD.
The Sky HD Style and Culture Pack brings you documentaries, classic movies and fascinating documentaries on Sky Arts HD 1 & 2 while the biggest names in the culinary world showcase their talents on Good Food HD in programmes including Top Chef Masters, Good Chef Bad Chef & Neven’s Home Chef.
The Sky Hi Def News And Events Pack features three great sports channels in blistering HD. Sky Sports News HD brings you the biggest news and in-depth analysis 24 hours a day while adrenalin addicts will love Rush HD’s coverage from the world of extreme sports while Eurosport HD takes you deep into all the action from the worlds of Football, Tennis, F1, Athletics and Golf.
Sky HD has an unbelievable array of hi def sporting action across five dedicated channels. Sky Sports HD 1, 2, 3 & 4 has something for everyone, from live Premiership & SPL clashes to unrivalled international cricket coverage. Golf’s biggest tournaments are brought to you in fantastic detail and promising the greenest greens anywhere. Rugby fans can enjoy both domestic and international clashes.
Boxing fans can enjoy the thrills of being ringside with Sky Hi Def coverage of the biggest bouts from across the globe while WWE Smackdown will keep wrestling fans glued to their screens. All this is combined with Sky Sports News in HD, 24 hours a day, each and every day of the year so you will always be the first to hear the latest, breaking news from the whole world of sport. Further action can be enjoyed via Pay-Per-view events.
And as you’d expect from HD on Sky, movie buffs will be spoilt for choice with dedicated Sky Movie channels including Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime & Thriller, Drama & Romance, Sci-Fi & Horror, Family, Indie, Classics & Modern Classics. There are even two further Sky Hi Def movie channels from Disney and MGM that bring you the best classic films from the last 80 years.
Extra channels can be added for a small monthly fee and the more channels you subscribe to the cheaper they will be.
Throw in the free-to-air HD channels on Sky including BBC One HD, ITV 1 HD, ITV 2 HD, 4 HD, Five HD, and Sky News HD and you’ll see why a Sky HD Box should be on your shopping list today.
Can I get Sky HD in my area?
Sky HD is broadcast via satellite and so its service covers the whole of the UK. People living in rented, shared, student or listed accommodation may not be able to subscribe to Sky due to not being able to site a Sky dish on the side of their property. If this is the case for your home you can use our postcode checker at the top of this page to see a list of all the digital TV services available in your area.
