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Sky+ on one feed?

  • 07-03-2006 2:12pm
    #1
    cian01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭


    I live in an apartment where I have Sky installed through a communal system. Is it possible for Sky + to work off one feed into the apartment? I'm pretty sure that recording one channel and watching another or live pause wont work, but I only want the record function for what ever channel I'm currently watching.


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  • #2
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    yes that will work fine like that


  • #3
    JohnC.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,496 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    Your theory would be correct. Like you say, you can't watch one and record another. But you can record whatever channel is currently tuned.


  • #4
    cian01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭cian01


    Thanks for the quick replies! :)
    I will go and buy a sky+ box now :)


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    If next door aren't using theirs?


  • #6
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    what would next door have to do with it? :confused:


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  • #7
    Blaster99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Blaster99


    Why is it not possible to split the feed from the dish?


  • #8
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Blaster99 wrote:
    Why is it not possible to split the feed from the dish?

    Because the cable only carries one quarter of the IF band at once - Hi Horiz, Lo Horiz, Hi Vert, or Lo Vert. The box selects which it wants per tuner.


  • #9
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    there are stackers - de stackers done that utilise one cable feed, but they need 2 feeds at the dish obviously.

    One thing to remember is when you set a recording for a time your out, you would need to leave that channel on and but the box in standby.
    If not you will just get a failed recording.


  • #10
    Daavid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭Daavid


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    what would next door have to do with it? :confused:
    I'm assuming Watty means that the line could be hi-jacked, with next doors say so of course, and used to implement sky+ properly.


  • #11
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    not sure exactly how appartments and satellite work but my appartment has 2 dedicated feeds fpr Astra 2. is this not the same everywhere else where satellite is an option?


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  • #12
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    most appartments ive worked in have octo lnbs to one dish, its only last year that the managment copped on that sky plus is the way ahead rather than leaving the person with one feed.
    So for the 16, 4 dishes were installed.


  • #13
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    You can also use a professional distribution system for ANY number of outlets using a single Quattro or Quad LNB to drive it.


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