Sky has created three World Cup Sky +HD limited edition boxes that features prints created by Actor Phil Daniels, fashion designer Wayne Hemmingway, and the illustrator Gerald Scarfe.
The Hemmingway Sky+HD World Cup Box offers the final score and date of the England 1966 World Cup embossed onto it in patriotic red. Phil Daniels offers a collection of South African flags pasted across his. Gerald Scarfe also used the ode to the past with a 1966 player in a retro uniform on the field with a ball substituted for a bonce.
Sky stated that those who take advantage of the offer of limited edition World Cup boxes will receive 240 hours of HD recording time so that the viewer does not miss a single minute of any of the games.
The company will air the World Cup on both ITV HTD and BBC HD but you may also want to splurge on a Freeview HD package and save yourself some pennies by avoiding the need for the subscription.
The limited edition World Cup boxes are priced at £249 each and can be ordered now. Those interested in getting the Freeview HD recorder may want to consider the Panasonic DMR BW800 which can help offset the price of viewing a bit. As an added bonus, the ultra bright boxes will dress up your television a bit and possibly make your home the central viewing point for the World Cup among your pals.