SKY GNOME RADIO

mike65

Anyone got one of these and do they only work with SKY boxes?

georgekildare

I have two and I am quite satisfied.

When on vacation in Scotland I use one with a Sky box to transmit radio stations from the living room to the bedroom.

Normally I use them as simple wireless loudspeakers over a distance of about 15 m.

They are not sold anymore, but you can usually find them on EBay.

tinner777

mike65 wrote: »

Anyone got one of these and do they only work with SKY boxes?

yep, only with sky boxes, great for radio i've a uk freeview card and get all those stations

Onikage

Wizard satellite do refurbished ones for 28 GBP

http://www.wizardsatellite.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=83&zenid=9a6it62irr3k3f30t8lpq0med1

mike65

Cheers for that everyone, now if I buy and out of contract Sky-box do I need a phone line? I presume not.

Onikage

You sure don't. Even if you have a non-multiroom contract, you can pay 40 euro to drop the phoneline stipulation.

Sam Radford

georgekildare wrote: »

They are not sold anymore.

They are still sold:
http://www.tvlink.co.uk/acatalog/SPECIAL_CHRISTMAS_SKY_GNOME_OFFER.html

Onikage

Sam Radford wrote: »

They are still sold:
http://www.tvlink.co.uk/acatalog/SPECIAL_CHRISTMAS_SKY_GNOME_OFFER.html

They are second hand. They haven't been sold new since 2007.

kilasser

Hi guys, for those of you that have one of these , Just a few questions. What is the sound like out of them and also have they got stereo sound or just mono and have they got a headphone socket. Thanks and sorry about hijacking the thread.

Lennoxschips

I'd go for a wireless internet radio over this. If you haven't got internet though, it could be handy.

Although, the sound quality from satellite radio is tops, it has to be said.

mike65

I have internet radio but bbc insist on blocking IPs for soccer/motoracing etc.

georgekildare

The sound isn't bad for such a small unit. I think that they are stereo, but they are so small that it doesn't much matter.

I use them independent of the Sky box as an inexpensive way of extending my SONOS (music and internet radio) to the kitchen.

bittihuduga

i have my sky in the living room downstairs
can i use this in the room upstairs?
does it interfere with my wireless broadband and av senders which are 2.8ghz

Ozzie

i bought one on ebay about 3 months ago for about €60 all in. well worth it. have it set to an old sky box. excellent for bbc5 live especially (football). sound is very good. it has a headphone jack. batteries are rechargeable so it can be moved around easily. the only gripe i'd have is that it's fiddly to use the buttons, but i love it.

barnicles

Digital Spy wasn't good enough, Mike? :P

mike65

Heh saw that thread eh? I'm just feeling out the options

Sky box plus Gnome = most effective solution (which to be fair was the conclusion of the digitalspy thread)

watty

Video senders work for audio.

barnicles

In the Freeview forum?

barnicles

watty wrote: »

Video senders work for audio.

Sky gnome is good for changing channel etc.

mike65

Yep

Dr. Nick

Does your box have to be tuned to the radio channel you want to listening to?

Onikage

Yes.

Dr. Nick

Onikage wrote: »

Yes.

Thought as much......but obviously one can change the channel on the gnome itself.

Onikage

Sure, as well as get rds-like info. You can get audio from the tv channels too.