'This after they removed non HD kids channels like CBBC so that our box keeps hitting 100% full because have to record programmes in HD Not pleased!'
everything is moving to hd now as with all providers, sky/bt etc. the old sd is being pased out. i would add that recordings are not meant to be for archiving, ie keeping shows indefinately. we have a show of someone we knew who went on tv, but when we upgrade to another box/the box goes kaput/we cancel the recording will be lost.
even on a 500gb hard drive it should hold 50 hours hd at least, probably more now due to a recent video compression exercise.
as for your other complaint. i sympathise.