Editing Digibox (section)

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[[Image:Sky-digibox.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An [[Amstrad]] Digibox with a Viewing Card inserted]]
[[Image:Viewing card.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Sky Viewing Card]]

The '''Digibox''' is a [[Information appliance|device]] marketed by [[Sky UK]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] to enable home users to receive digital [[satellite television]] broadcasts (satellite receiver) from the [[SES Astra|Astra]] satellites at [[Astra 28.2°E|28.2° east]]. An [[Internet]] service was also available through the device, similar in some ways to the American [[MSN TV]], before being discontinued in 2015. The first Digiboxes shipped to consumers in October 1998 when Sky Digital was launched, and the hardware reference design has been relatively unchanged since then. Compared to other satellite receivers, they are severely restricted. As of 2020, Sky Digiboxes have become largely outmoded, superseded by Sky's latest-generation [[Sky Q]] boxes and [[Sky Glass]] televisions; the previous generation Sky+HD boxes are still in use, however.