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Using red eye with sky HD box

  • 06-01-2013 4:08pm
    #1
    watchingthepols
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I hope someone can help me with this as I haven't a clue how to sort it.

    I have a full HD TV and I receive the Irish Channels via a standard rooftop ariel.

    I also use an old sky box (in the attic) to view the British channels, BBC, UTV etc

    I also use a "red eye"

    Here is my problem.

    A friend recently gave me a sky HD box which I decided to substitute for my old sky box as I wanted to receive BBC etc in HD.

    I connected up the new sky box exactly the same as the old sky box but I can no longer receive the British channels.

    Way back I simply scanned my tv in digital mode to set up the Irish Channnels and scanned in analogue mode to set up the British Channels.

    Is there something further that I need to do to facilitate the new HD box?

    Thanks..


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  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    You got things wrong. Putting a Sky HD box in the attic will give you analogue SD just like the box you replaced. The only way to deliver HD is by connecting the HD box to the TV directly with a HDMI cable..


  • #3
    watchingthepols
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭watchingthepols


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    You got things wrong. Putting a Sky HD box in the attic will give you analogue SD just like the box you replaced. The only way to deliver HD is by connecting the HD box to the TV directly with a HDMI cable..

    Thanks for that. I didn't know.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    see also https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056847371

    Old sky boxes default to London, newer HD boxes usually default to Irish EPG which doesn't include ITV/C4/C5 unless you have an old UK card to hand


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