Sky plus... can I

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Mar 2006 at 08:38

I have a £10 multiroom subscription, but sky only allow 4 feeds per dish, and we have only one feed left so I have a normal sky box in my room, the rents have a sky + box and annother sky box downstairs.

My question is can I use a sky + box with only one feed if I was to by one from an auction site. Is this possible, that would allow recording and viewing but not 2 channels at the same time presumably. Is there a better way of achieving this without spending to much?

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Mar 2006 at 09:39

damn, isnt there annother box I can buy to do sheduald recording? what are they called. Are they expensive? reccomendations?

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Mar 2006 at 09:57

And that would just record the channel which was left on at a set time. Any recomendations?

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Mar 2006 at 10:46

now I have scy in my room I'm just looking for an easy way to record programmes. I presume a DVD recorder would be the cheapest option. What are my options basically is my question.
A DVD Recorder also appeals because I currently play DVD with my Xbox 360 and although quality is good, the noise of the thing isnt great. it is a bit loud and my room is small so I have to be quite close to it.

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Mar 2006 at 11:36

Problem is its not my house/dish or sky subscription I just have multiroom from the rents in my room. The cost of a dish and setup etc... might be easyer to just buy a recorder All I want it for is recording footie/motoGP etc... when Im not in. Either DVD ram or Hard disk. Any reccomendations or other options?

Just read about an IR lead or something that allows a dvd recorder to interact with the guide on the sky box, is this true, what recorders support it etc...

Oakesy2001uk · 28 Mar 2006 at 12:32

In the house we have the full whak, movies and sports with sky plus.then we have 2 multiroom subscriptions, one for me one for the back room, sky+in the living room.

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 07:16

I was told it wouldent work at all. So If I get a sky plus box then it will work, I will be able to record but only the channel I'm watching if I get a splitter. where can I get one from, and will this definetly work?

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 10:00

Yes but as I say as it is my parents house and sky subscription I dont really want to be messing with it. So If I got a sky + box and a splitter then I could watch record rewind etc... one channel at any one time. And record/series link etc... whils I'm not there to watch it Thats sounds like all I need really.. where can I get this splitter?

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 11:13

well whatever happens I need a sky box and a splitter what splitter are you talking about Jez. So will a sky plus box record from one feed just not 2 things at once? someone told me it wouldent. I just would have to be watching or recording and not both right? So if I turned it on whilst recording it would stop recording?

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 11:23

fantastic cheers for the edit lifesaver! where can I get it from or cant you say?

So I would even sometimes be able to watch and record different channels wit that woulden I, just be hit and miss

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 11:27

brilliant, where can I get one? and how many different bands are ther? any idea what channels are on the same band?

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 11:49

so basically it will work fine hith 1/4 of the second tuner functionality. 90% of the time when recording I will not be there (thats why I want to, so this seems ideal) Thanks guys! lifesavers. any good/bad sky+ boxes. the one we have downstairs is a bit dody, its the 40gig standard one but sky have to keep coming to fix it. Which one should I get?

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 12:12

that site actually has a deal for the V3 at £120, thats not too bad considering its new and will be warrentied. I take it sky will have nothing to say about any of this? they wont be able to tell I have changed box will they? dont know wether to get that V3 for 120 or surf a well known auction site, the idea of a warrenty is nice.
They are coming to install the multiroom in my room on saturday so I'll just rip it all out when theyv gone, put this lot in and sell the box they gave me.

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 12:49

Right... I just tried unplugging one of the feeds on our sky+ box downstairs and it said it was ringing sky and wouldent display anything. So before I buy this V3 box, are we sure it will work with this splitter on it? and will sky know about it/be unhappy about it?

Oakesy2001uk · 29 Mar 2006 at 14:53

anyone know? Im waiting to press the button on this £120 pace v3 offer as it seems to be very cheap, but no point if it wont work!

Oakesy2001uk · 30 Mar 2006 at 07:12

cool, I will ask the engineers when they come in on saturday, We have 2 multirooms and 1 sky plus box at the moment.

Oakesy2001uk · 30 Mar 2006 at 09:00

yea might be the best way I reckon. I will see if my Ma and Pa go for it or not sounds like a lot of hassle to get it running on this splitter might aswell see If I can get it sorted properly.
Cheers guys.

Oakesy2001uk · 30 Mar 2006 at 10:38

I'll ask the engineers what they reckon on saturday

Oakesy2001uk · 30 Mar 2006 at 12:50

I agree, but they may have dealt with this situation before. no harm in asking. If anyone missed that bit I haveing multiroom fitted on saturday (with a normalk box) for £50