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Sky HD Box - Freeview

  • 02-01-2013 2:20pm
    #1
    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys - Have a non HD, non Sky plus box connected to the dish for free channels. One of the old boxes is connected.

    There is only one lead coming from the Satellite into the box I currently have. Someone said to me that you need two cables coming from the Satellite for Sky HD box but do you need this for freeview without a card? I know Sky Plus doesn't work without subscription. Also will I be able to pick up the BBC HD, ITV HD without a problem with it.


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  • #2
    MrFrisp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,306 ✭✭✭MrFrisp


    areyawell wrote: »
    Hi guys - Have a non HD, non Sky plus box connected to the dish for free channels. One of the old boxes is connected.

    There is only one lead coming from the Satellite into the box I currently have. Someone said to me that you need two cables coming from the Satellite for Sky HD box but do you need this for freeview without a card? I know Sky Plus doesn't work without subscription. Also will I be able to pick up the BBC HD, ITV HD without a problem with it.



    Yup,,should work away fine....The second cable is for the live pause,recording,,etc.
    .


  • #3
    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭areyawell


    Also would you know would I be able to put the old box into another room for sky multiroom freeview.


  • #4
    winston_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭winston_1


    You cannot connect a cable to a satellite 'cos it is 22000 miles away.

    You cannot get Freeview on a Sky box. Freeview is a UK service received through an aerial.

    If you put the old box in another room you will need a second lead from the dish for it. You cannot split the existing lead, you will need a quad LNB.


  • #5
    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭areyawell


    winston_1 wrote: »
    You cannot connect a cable to a satellite 'cos it is 22000 miles away.

    You cannot get Freeview on a Sky box. Freeview is a UK service received through an aerial.

    If you put the old box in another room you will need a second lead from the dish for it. You cannot split the existing lead, you will need a quad LNB.

    Yea I meant the free air channels that you can pick up with it.

    Yea was thinking that you would need a second cable. Cheers.


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