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Soon No More Standard Sky boxes???

  • 12-02-2008 8:24pm
    #1
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭


    I heard a rumor from a reliable source in the UK that soon sky will no longer be making any more standard boxes and instead will be concentrating on Sky + boxes as standard...

    Just wondering if any of the other engineers out there has heard anything...


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  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I have heard rumours about the same over the past year or so. Especially after they dropped the €15 recording levy.

    However, I've not heard much about it recently.


  • #3
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    I first heard this 3 years ago from a pace rep.

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  • #4
    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    its going to happen eventually i'd say........might be no harm to buy a spare standard box just to have handy?
    what do ye think?


  • #5
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    niceirishfella wrote: »
    its going to happen eventually i'd say........might be no harm to buy a spare standard box just to have handy?
    what do ye think?

    for what purpose?

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  • #6
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I'd still consider the standard boxes handy for Multiroom applications.

    Anyone remember a story about some unique PVR/LNB that would just use one downlead? I'm nearly sure I heard it in here about a year or so ago.


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  • #7
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    we have a standard box and sky+ in the house and there really is no comparsion .hate using the standard box once i got used to the sky+


  • #8
    Zaphod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,733 ✭✭✭Zaphod


    byte wrote: »
    Anyone remember a story about some unique PVR/LNB that would just use one downlead? I'm nearly sure I heard it in here about a year or so ago.

    Unicable twin tuner PVRs are surprisingly thin on the ground - Inverto IDL 7000S is the only one I can think of.

    If the Freesat spec included unicable, it would be a serious advantage over Sky+.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055052924


  • #9
    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    Tony wrote: »
    for what purpose?

    well, about 3 years ago my old pace box went kapput........and i bought one from a bloke outta the buy and sell for €50 i think it was. Its an amstrad and works a treat..........but i know they are expensive new and it might be good to have a spare?


  • #10
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,341 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    niceirishfella wrote: »
    well, about 3 years ago my old pace box went kapput........and i bought one from a bloke outta the buy and sell for €50 i think it was. Its an amstrad and works a treat..........but i know they are expensive new and it might be good to have a spare?

    Yeah but maybe better just to replace it with a sky + if it goes faulty

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