You certainly can't accuse Sky of sitting on its laurels and not updating its main product, as it has released another update and improvement to its Sky+ HD box. This time around, it's all about improving the movie experience for Sky Movies subscribers, adding a range of new features to make the service easier to use.
First up is the More Like This feature, which will give you recommendations based on the title that you're looking at. Customers can just hit the Yellow button on their remote to bring up the new details. It's a neat way of getting more from your box and adds a feature that's already common with streaming movies services.
Next, you can build your own Watchlist, saving titles that you're interested in as you discover them. A click of the green button does the job quickly. Again, it's a feature that exists with a lot of streaming services, such as Netflix, but it's an important one to have, as it means you can quickly start watching something you want to watch, rather than ploughing through the guide.
Customers in Italy have had the Watch from Start tool for a while, but it now makes its appearance in the UK. If you find a film that has already started on one of the movie channels, you can just tap the green button and the film will be downloaded to your box, so you can start watching it. As Expert Reviews proved in its Sky+ HD vs Virgin Tivo article, Sky's on-demand service downloads the broadcast-quality show, so you don't have to suffer inferior quality for the sake of convenience. Later on in the year, the company will roll out Rotten Tomatoes scores, so you'll have a better idea of what's worth watching, too.
Sky has started to roll out the new update now and has promised that it will be available to everyone later in Autumn. As usual with these updates, your box will download and complete the upgrade automatically, provided that it's powered on. Check out how the Sky EPG has evolved in our full gallery.
