Sky Plus in a nutshell is your normal Sky TV but with the ability the record, pause and rewind live TV at the touch of a button without the need to for tapes – all you need is your Sky Plus remote control.

You’re in control

Make TV revolve around you and your family – with Sky Plus you can record up to 40 hours of TV which you can then access in a matter of seconds.  TV programmes are ready to watch when you want them.

No tapes or timers needed to record

With Sky+ recording programmes could not be easier.  With one touch recording you will have all you favourite episodes of Friends / Coronation Street / Eastenders all waiting for you to watch them when you want to! 

Sky Plus doesn’t stop there…you can even be watching one programme whilst recording two different programmes with Sky Plus.  There is no need to stop the recording when your recording programmes are ending – Sky+ will take care of it…there is also no need to rewind your recorded programmes back to the beginning, Sky plus does that for you as well!

Pause and rewind live TV

That’s right, you’re watching that all important Premier League Football game and there is a knock at the door or the phone rings…no problem, simply press pause on your Sky+ remote then see who is at the door or on the phone.  Sit back down and press play - you won’t have missed a second of the action!

Like your series?...are you a big fan of Lost or Dragon’s Den?

Each week you catch up on the latest episode of that ‘can’t miss’ series or soap – Sky plus series link lets you record the entire series at the touch of a button.  Never miss that episode of Dragon's Den again.

Record Sky+ from your Mobile Phone

Recording Sky+ on the go is easy.  You can control your Sky+ box in your home through your Mobile Phone or the Sky.com internet site.  Sky + record information here.

Q. Is there a limit to the number of programmes that I can record using my Sky+ box?

A. You can record as many programmes as you like – the limit is the number of hours which can be recorded, which is 40 hours or to put it another way 80 episodes of Coronation Street!

A. No problem you can with Sky Plus.  Your Sky+ box can record 2 different channels simultaneously.

Q. How do I record using my Sky + box?

A.Sky has made it very easy to record.  Select the programme you would like to record either by the scan banner at the bottom of your screen or by using the full TV listing.  Once you have highlighted the required programme, press the red ‘R’ button on your Sky + remote control.  When that programme is about to start Sky+ will begin the recording.