Sky Plus
Sky Plus is a TV service offered in the UK and some parts of Europe by Sky Broadcasting. In essence a Sky Plus box allows users to pause live TV, rewind and watch in slow motion.The box requires modification to the existing Sky dish installation, as a secondary feed cable needs to be installed. This allows for the user to view one channel while recording another. At a maximum its able to record two channels, while watching a pre-recorded item.
The box also has a digital recorder which allows programmes to be recorded and watched at a later date.
There have been a number of reports of problems with Sky Plus boxes, and Sky was recently featured on the BBC consumer programme Watchdog.