Sky Plus in separate room

MaceFace

Hi Guys,

I am moving into a new house and plan on getting both Sky Digital and Sky Plus.
I know little (bar the advertising promos) about Sky Plus, but I was wondering if the setup of Sky allows the following:

In one room broadcast the signal of the Digibox.
In another room, broadcase the signal of the Sky+ Box.

So, basically, be able to view two channels in two different rooms, where 1 channel is slightly delayed as it is working off Sky+.

Am I completly off base here, and if so, is the only way I can watch Sky is a different room to get a second subscription?

Thanks.

ShaneOC

MacFace,

Sky+ is a sky digital box with a hard disk to allow recording functionality.

I am not sure what you mean by "slightly delayed as it is working off Sky+".

In order to be able to watch two seperate channels in different rooms you will need a second subscription. (You can watch the same channel in different rooms without the need for a second subscription).

If you get Sky+ then the mirror subscription is €15 per month. Both the sky+ box and the other sky box must be connected to the same phoneline to allow Sky to verify that they are both being used at the same address.

MaceFace

Thanks ShaneOC

I was hoping that the signal from the Sky+ box was sent directly to the TV outside of the Digibox.

Basically like a video - where you watch your live TV in one room and in the other you can watch the recorded video - if you wire the video player up to the other TV.

I assume you need a Digibox to view the contents on the Sky+ hard disk.


I am just seeing if it is possible to watch multiple channels in other rooms without paying this extra charge (which I think is a ripoff).

Thanks anyways.

ShaneOC

No the system is totally integrated. Sky+ has two tuners built in so it can record two things at once however it only has one decoder. This means that only one thing can be watched at a time no matter what output is being used. Basically it means that you can record two things at one time, while watching either of them or another previously recorded programme.

Sky+ (or for that matter normal Sky) does not allow two different channels to be watched at the same time.

You do not have to have a normal Sky box to have a Sky+ box.

MaceFace

Okay, I got it now.

I was under the impression that Sky+ was a separate box to the Digibox receiver.
What I see now is that the Sky+ box needs a Sky card to work and has a receiver built in, meaning I only need one box.

Hmmmm.....

SeanOC, can I ask you one more thing.
Is it really worth it?
Sky are saying it is changes the way you watch TV. Is this correct?

Darren

MaceFace, I believe SKY + is around 300 euros.

I didn't bother with it, I bought myself a Samsung DSR9500 VIACI receiver, a 1.1m dish, an LNB(Can't remember which) and a motor and pole for 350 euros. I get footie on Saturday afternoons and all premiership games sky televise and more, I also get more movies than I could ever possibly watch. It actually saves me about 25 euros a month as I only now have the very basic sky sub.


Now that's changing the way to watch TV!

ShaneOC

Originally posted by MaceFace
Okay, I got it now.
Is it really worth it?
Sky are saying it is changes the way you watch TV. Is this correct?

In my humble opinion, yes it is definately worth it. I already had the full Sky package on a regular box and since I bought Sky+ I find that I am getting alot more value for my subscription. I record things that I may not necessarily watch and when there's nothing on I have plenty of recordings to choose from.

Live Pause is an excellent feature and dual record (record two things at once) is brilliant too. Another one of my favourite features is that you don't have to wait for a recording to finish before you start watching it, i.e. record the simpsons from 7:00 to 7:30. You get home at 7:10 and can start to watch the recording straight away.

Sky plus-is it worth it
Yes I'd say its absolutely brilliant, i have it

heres an example from monday night
live pause star trek enterprise and make coffee, have a biscuit
Record coronation st at the same time and eastenders
watch enterprise from the point it was live paused while having coffee.
Switch over to live enterprise when the viewing on the paused one has gone to add break and the add break is just ended on the live transmission so basically its a continous watching of enterprise.
View corrie and then view Eastenders.
Press the i button at any time during any of the recorded or paused programmes and get the same programme info as normal in the usual info banner.

Yes I'd take my sky plus to bed with me I love it

MaceFace

Well thats that sorted. Already looking forward to it!

Thanks for the comments.