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How To Set Up DIY OTT IPTV for Sky Channels?
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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 1025270"><p>Then you are watching Freesat.</p><p>Sky piggy-backs onto the (Free-to-air) Freesat channels to create the Sky bundle.</p><p>No need for Sky boxes, then, unless you need the Sports or Movie packages.</p><p></p><p>It is reasonably straightforward.</p><p>Except it doesn't work with the HDMI output, due to the copy-protection scheme of HDMI (HDCP) which prevents taking the digital output.</p><p></p><p>Instead, the Slingboxes uses component-out from the source (STB ).</p><p>These are the reg-green-blue phone connectors on the back, that provides analog HD output.</p><p>With the target bit-rates of the redistribution in mind, the quality is usually excellent, so no need to worry of non-digital signals.</p><p></p><p>Some devices don't have component video out (to save output connectors).</p><p>If you don't have them, and can't find a device that has, you can purchase an HDMI->component converter for not too much dosh.</p><p></p><p>You then connect the slingbox to a suitable internet connection - cabled is best, but the most recent slingboxes have WiFi.</p><p>(if you can do cabled this is MUCH preferred, especially as trouble-shooting your installation from when on the go is much more difficult).</p><p>Using a web-browser, you create an account at sling, and then point the slingbox and any viewing apps to this account.</p><p></p><p>Note: You have to use sling's apps to watch the signal, you can't use any old STB. They exist for iOS, Android, PC, Hulu, Amazon Fire etc.</p><p>And you can only have one client at the time. (This is essential to make the product acceptable to the operators in the US, I believe).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 1025270"] Then you are watching Freesat. Sky piggy-backs onto the (Free-to-air) Freesat channels to create the Sky bundle. No need for Sky boxes, then, unless you need the Sports or Movie packages. It is reasonably straightforward. Except it doesn't work with the HDMI output, due to the copy-protection scheme of HDMI (HDCP) which prevents taking the digital output. Instead, the Slingboxes uses component-out from the source (STB ). These are the reg-green-blue phone connectors on the back, that provides analog HD output. With the target bit-rates of the redistribution in mind, the quality is usually excellent, so no need to worry of non-digital signals. Some devices don't have component video out (to save output connectors). If you don't have them, and can't find a device that has, you can purchase an HDMI->component converter for not too much dosh. You then connect the slingbox to a suitable internet connection - cabled is best, but the most recent slingboxes have WiFi. (if you can do cabled this is MUCH preferred, especially as trouble-shooting your installation from when on the go is much more difficult). Using a web-browser, you create an account at sling, and then point the slingbox and any viewing apps to this account. Note: You have to use sling's apps to watch the signal, you can't use any old STB. They exist for iOS, Android, PC, Hulu, Amazon Fire etc. And you can only have one client at the time. (This is essential to make the product acceptable to the operators in the US, I believe). [/QUOTE]
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