Skyhd-120 Direct

The SkyHD-120 was the Toyota Corolla of Sky boxes. It wasn’t flashy, it wasn’t fast, but it normalized HD recording for the masses. It survived the death of the Thomson boxes and bridged the gap between the early HD adopters and the Sky+ 2TB era. If you see one in a charity shop for £5, buy it for the nostalgia—then recycle it.

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But how does this vintage piece of hardware hold up today? Let’s pop the hood. The SkyHD-120 was the Toyota Corolla of Sky boxes