I just traded my MySky in for a MySky+, and was surprised to see there is nothing "+" about the menus. Come on Sky, is this sort of fugly blocky text really acceptable on an "HD" box? It looks appalling on a large screen, and makes me cringe every time I see it.
numfarr: I was upgrading from the old, non-HD MySky from 2006.
That is pretty much universal across these sorts of platforms. They don't tend to use the newest processors or interface designs, and can be clunky. BUt it works...
That is why our MySky sits in the cupboard, and I use Vu+ Duo instead
Finally we have a user interface that makes proper use of an HD screen, and a 2TB Hard Disk into the bargain. Recording capacity is unlimited for practical purposes, with 1 hour of HD taking about 5GB. This gives us about 400 hours of HD recording capacity, all of which is under my control. MySky is an outdated piece of junk IMO.
I'm guessing anyone who has used a computer this decade? :) MySky+ makes a 1920x1080 screen look like a CGA screen from an old IBM PC (not sure what the actual text resolution is, maybe 576 lines?). Compare with Tivo for example. Even my el cheapo media player has better text.
Possibly been done that way (SD graphics at 720x576 4:3) so the graphics are displayed across all available output resolutions, and aspect ratios, without having to use low processor speed to try and downscale/upscale them.
ZollyMonsta: Possibly been done that way (SD graphics at 720x576 4:3) so the graphics are displayed across all available output resolutions, and aspect ratios, without having to use low processor speed to try and downscale/upscale them.
It does seem a little counter-intuitive to use this (lowest common denominator resolution) as an excuse/rationalisation for sub-par resolution on a set top box specifically designed to support HD.
The MySky HDi is their premium High Definition product - they have plenty of othe SD units for customers without HD capable displays.
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