TechRetrospective | Filed under: Set-Top Boxes, Satellite TV
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. skyhd-120
If you have been a Sky subscriber in the UK, Ireland, or Italy for over a decade, you have probably owned or touched a SkyHD-120. Officially known as the Pace TDS850NB (often just called the “Pace 120GB”), this box was Sky’s mainstream entry-level High Definition recorder from roughly 2008 to 2010. At a time when “streaming” meant waiting for BBC iPlayer to buffer, the SkyHD-120 was the king of the living room. TechRetrospective | Filed under: Set-Top Boxes, Satellite TV