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15-01-2009
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Advice Please. I am along standing Sky customer with a std sky box. I am getting a sky+ box fitted on saturday. My question is this, I currently run acable from the back of the sky box into a TV in the bedroom, can this be done with a sky+ box? Also can the old sky box be installed in the bedroom to watch free channels with/without a viewing card. | ||
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My System: Various digiboxes, broken Nokia 9800S, numerous analogue boxes. My lovely little lappy, HP Omnibook 6100 | Yes to both questions. You will need to make sure that the channel used by the Sky + box to send the signal out is the same as your old Digibox. Ask the installer to check this and change if necessary. If you put the old Digibox in the bedroom then you obviously need a a cable from the satellite dish. You'll probably get a 4 output LNB (a Quad) fitted to your dish for the Sky + which needs two of those outputs. You MAY be able to persuade the installer to run an extra cable for you if you cross his palm with silver. | ||
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My System: TM6800HD, TM1000, TM600 Linux,TM5200, TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish + Fortec 85cm. Meter=Satlook Micro+G2 NIT | You could of course pay the extra for multiroom. Don't know how much it is though. Or if you are going to continue using the downstairs receiver with a cable out of the back, you may wish to consider getting a magic eye device so that you can change channels from upstairs. | ||
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Thanks for your reply, very useful. Another question if I may, do I have to have another viewing card to watch free channels? | |||
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My System: TM6800HD, TM1000, TM600 Linux,TM5200, TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish + Fortec 85cm. Meter=Satlook Micro+G2 NIT | No you don't, although channel FIVE will appear scrambled in the EPG, you will have to use ADD CHANNELS via the system/install button. The transponder details for channel FIVE ar on lyngsat.com, 10773H is the frequency off the top of my head. | ||
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