Remote controls for Sky Digiboxes are not available at Amazon.com. Replacement controls can be ordered from http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/remote-controls/order-replacement-remote-control/index.html?hcmp=search-article-sslc.
The most direct place to get Sky remote controls is directly from their website. Other places to look are centers of online commerce, such as Amazon, or eBay.
Sky remote controls can be found from Sky's website. Amazon UK also has Sky remotes. There are other websites that have Sky remotes as well, but the stores that carries them is very limited.
It seems Sky remote controls are easily programmable. Here is a site that will help you program you're Sky remote to any television: http://www.sky.com/helpcentre/tv/remote-controls/operate-tv-with-sky-remote/
Sky remote controls are manufactured by Philips
A Sky+ remote is better in that it allows you to rewind, pause, fast forward, play, record, and stop playback of a program. The Sky+ also offers 40 hours of program playback.
I have found that you can get a Sky Plus remote control on Amazon as well as well is Alibaba. The price is roughly 19.00 for the Sky Plus remote control.
Sky remote controls are very easy to use. They are universal, and can connect to any TV, DVD/VCR player, or DVD recorder. They will work with absolutely anything, and they are easy to read as well.
You can find Sky Remote TV codes at the Sky official website. They list all the codes for several different brands of televisions. If you cannot find the codes there, then your television may not be supported.
Sky is a brand that has made TV boxes and even broadband boxes. The Sky remote makes use of a "code" to operate the Sky box and the operator's TV, meaning that the operator only needs one remote to handle all Sky functions, including turning the TV on and off.
Any electronic store should carry the sky remote. Try a store like Best Buy, though, as they tend to have all of the types of electronic products that you could imagine.
A Sky remote control is a remote control that works in sync with a Sky Digibox and TV. A Sky Digibox is a specific brand of cable boxes. Most of these remote control are universal and will work with any TV.
The Sky remote code for Alba 142M1 is 0253 [at least this code works for a rev 9 remote for Sky+ HD]