Sky DRX890WL 500GB Black SKY+ HD Set-top

Bought this in September - Chigwell Satellite fulfilled by Amazon but only recently installed. Box is brand new and there are very (very) helpful installation notes enclosed in the box from Chigwell. The box comes with power and HDMI cables, a new Sky remote and batteries. Installation was very straight forward and the viewing card from the old box paired with no problem. I was replacing an Amstrad DRX780 which is aged and only received updates to firmware Ro10 and which required the external wifi box. I updated the new box to the current Ro18 (came with Ro13)and its all working great with integrated wifi. Used io link to continue sending rf signal to other TVs in the house over co-axial (the new box doesn't have an rf port). The box works/navigates faster than the old one and now has Sky Store Movies etc. I feel that Chigwell go that wee bit "extra" in helping ensure that the customer is happy - re the helpful instructions etc - rather than being "box shifters"

When the old sky box started playing up with failed recordings, unable to pause and clashed recordings I thought it was time for an upgrade. I thought it would need a phone call to Sky but luckily I decided to search through Amazon and came up with this little beauty. Ordered on Wednesday morning it arrived on Friday morning and I set about an installation. Intriguingly the box did not contain an instruction booklet but a quick internet search revealed a video on the Sky site. I followed these instructions and it was installed, connected to the internet and working in no time. I then setup the remote TV upstairs using a Triax box ordered at the same time as the Sky box and this involved turning the RF power on for the output and selecting a different channel. Again all this is explained on the Sky site in the help and support section. My final task was to programme the remote control for my Sony TV and once again I turned to the internet for the code and the key sequence on the remote. All now working and I must confess I should have done this years ago, the picture quality is stunning and the functionality has improved greatly especially with the internet connection and the catch up TV. Price wise I think it was about right given the functionality and the usage we will get from it.

My old sky box that I've had for 4 + years kept on freezing and not responding to the remote control etc for many months so after taking advice from a local TV repair man I decided to get a new Sky box. To order a box through Sky will cost £199 PLUS £60 for an engineer to deliver it and install so it was a no brainer to order through Amazon. It arrived by courier two days after ordering the box by standard delivery. I downloaded and printed off the instructions from Sky website on how to pair up my Sky card to the new box ( you can phone their technical dept. and they will do it for you). It took all of 5 minutes to connect the cables to the new box and set it up. Its very easy. The new box is smaller than my original Sky + HD box and it looks a lot neater aswell. Not sure if its just me and my wife but the picture looks better aswell. It has built in wireless connection for internet access and again its very easy to set up. Overall I'm very, very pleased with the box. I cant give it 5 stars because to say you ' love a box ' is a bit strange and perhaps need to see a man in a white coat. Highly recommended.

Arrived as expected, the next day (but delivery obviously only relies on the courier - so I wouldn't have blamed the company if it was late). Boxed and then boxed again - so double protection. What I can't figure out is if it was a brand new Sky box (it certainly looked like it), or if it was second hand - although I don't really mind either way as it was like brand new - and I probably haven't read all the blurb properly anyway. Connected it up and follwed the instructions enclosed within and - lo and behold - all working great. Even when I contacted Sky (Aaaaagh!) to pair my viewing card, that was automated and totally painless, so stress levels stayed low. Full marks to Chigwell Satellite and to Richard who was struggling to hold the fort due to low staffing levels that day (I believe he was multitasking). Of course, this now means that I will have to polish all the other items in the TV cabinet - as the new Sky box is standing out like a sore thumb! Only a couple of weeks(?) but still going strong. Just an update (March 2023) - still working fine and no complaints whasoever. Full marks to the company! September 2023 - Still working!

Absolutely brilliant!... This very same box is being sold by Sky for over £200 ! This one is a bit smaller than the older model, nevertheless looks neat and it's certainly effective It was so easy to set up it's simply 'Plug & Play'. I bought this as my old box became unreliable. The cabling goes in the same slots , so all you need to do it pop in your view card,.switch on, . wait a few mins for the box to initialise and then you are up and running! The built in Wi-Fi even finds your network settings. A great piece of kit which I can thoroughly recommend. If you need a replacement sky box purchase this at less than half the price Sky want for the very same box!

I'm very happy with my sky plus hd box with built in wifi. I recently joined sky and purchased multi room as I like watching the sports and discovery channels and my wife likes watching other genres. The multi room box sky supply wont allow you to record, pause live or even watch catch up tv even though I'm paying £10 extra a month! Sky would have charged £250 for a second recordable box. The engineer said that I could pick up a second hand sky box for about £30, the box I purchased cost £23.99 and it's exactly the same model as we have on our main box, I'm really happy with this box which was described as having scratches and general wear and tear, I could only find one mark on my box which also comes with remote control and the leads. The postage was free, the item was dispatched the same night and I received it 3 days after ordering. I can't find fault with the box or the service, I'm a very happy customer.

I bought this box to replace an older, faulty model. Delivery was good and it was quick to install. I had to ring Sky to match my viewing card to the new box in order to receive all my channels, notably BT Sport. I usually hate ringing call centres but the woman from Sky was good, patiently talking me through the process and also helping me to match the new remote control with my Samsung TV so that the "up and down" volume and channel changer work. I haven't set up the On Demand connection to my router yet but, so far, so good.

As anyone would expect, this Sky+HD box is far superior to the old Amstrad/Thomson boxes which seemed to have design faults which Sky didn't care about. It gives a fine clarity of picture and of course has an Ethernet socket which makes it much more widely usable. Having two Dish Inputs also enables you to watch one programme and record another. I found the box relatively easy to set up, although with no "sticker" on the back saying which version of the box this was, it was only the "UPS" on the front that gave me a clue that it did not require any telephoneline-input whereas the old boxes did.. However, the seller provides copious instructions and would probably be willing to help anyone who got totally lost.

Super efficace ..livraison très vite..marche bien..pas de problème