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In-Depth Look: The SkyHD-120 (Pace TDS850NB) – A 2009 Workhorse in a 4K World 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

No. Unless you are a collector or need a cheap Freesat-from-Sky box for a caravan. Sky stopped supporting firmware updates for the SkyHD-120 years ago. You cannot get the newer apps (Disney+, Netflix is broken), and the EPG data runs out faster. However, if you have one already connected to an old 720p plasma TV in a bedroom, and you just want the basic Sky channels without a subscription hike? It will chug along forever. You cannot get the newer apps (Disney+, Netflix