Sky+ HD Box now only £49

The Premier League season has now been trundling along constantly for the past four months, but it is over the next stretch that the losers will be separated from the winners. Liverpool are currently looking unlikely title contenders, but the more familiar pairing of Manchester United and Chelsea are snapping away furiously at their heels.

Then there is the surprise package of the pack. Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa have emerged this year as one of the most talented, pacy and effective teams. Players like Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashley Young, Gareth Barry and Martin Laursen form the backbone of a squad that are everyday looking like ever-more serious contenders for a Champions League spot. So can the Villa defy the Gunners? Your best bet is to sign up to a digital television service, and you’ll be able to see for yourself.

Upon the launch of Sky+ HD in 2006, it was met with a wave of critical acclaim as it was installed in houses across the United Kingdom. One Internet site claimed that it was a ‘drastic improvement’ and ‘that the colour is vivid and the quality is kept even with the fast moving action of an England rugby international.’

Another commentator at the Register noted how they were impressed with their HD service, referring to cricket, they argued that, ‘...you could also see the marks the ball had made in the batsman’s crease and the graphics were amazing. I can’t wait to see the Premiership in HD.’

As the informed amongst you will already know, the Premiership is now available in High Definition – which is certainly good news for sports fans everywhere.

Feel the power of film, reborn in your living room

With High Definition television and Dolby surround sound, the realism of a pure cinematic experience can be relived in homes across the country. Sky recently increased their output of high definition movies and documentaries – some of which included Al Gore’s crucially successful enviro-documentary An Inconvenient Truth and Iñárritu’s iconic post modern thriller, Babel.

Part of a trilogy of films, Babel wove three interconnected stories together – featuring families living across different continents. The film was notable for standout performances from Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and it delved into questions of identity and responsibility. The film garnered many nominations for the 2007 Academy Awards, eventually winning the prize for the Best Original Score.

Babel is an example of one of the films that has recently been featured on the Sky Movie channels in high definition, along with others such as Stomp the Yard, Ghost Rider, Breaking and Entering and Norbit.