Sky IO link

higster

Hi

Supposed to be getting sky hd 2tb next week...just spotted RF is gone and now need IO link. Anyone know where can get one in Limerick area (can't see any available on line)?

Doom

I don't think there is any left in the country...I heard a sky installation company ordered up all existing ones off manufacturers

higster

Not good. Not going to feck up the system...think I'll cancel

Kristopherus

Good range of them on Amazon.co.uk.

cornholiooo

From what I have heard it'll be weeks / months before they are widely available, Triax link-kits work pretty good as an alternative.

steveon

higster wrote: »

Hi

Supposed to be getting sky hd 2tb next week...just spotted RF is gone and now need IO link. Anyone know where can get one in Limerick area (can't see any available on line)?

Been quoted december 7th for next delivery of one...if U hear of any beforee then I will contact ya mate :-)

higster

Thanks Steveon. Tried urlan etc no joy. Got onto sky and they were they had the usual unhelpful story so cancelled the install out if pure frustration. Probably better off as system in house ain't straight forward and they may make a balls of it all.

You're in Limerick area from what I can see. Are you interested in some work on my set up to get Sky HD/multiscreen working the way I want it? I'm in Cratloe area.

steveon

higster wrote: »

Thanks Steveon. Tried urlan etc no joy. Got onto sky and they were they had the usual unhelpful story so cancelled the install out if pure frustration. Probably better off as system in house ain't straight forward and they may make a balls of it all.

You're in Limerick area from what I can see. Are you interested in some work on my set up to get Sky HD/multiscreen working the way I want it? I'm in Cratloe area.

Feel free to contact me via Pm.....

vkid

Just on 1/o link with sky hd. my sister has one ordered but not sure when its going to arrive, but slightly related. Would it be possible to run a wireless sender off the scart socket also. the i/o link doesnt use it so it should be? Can anyone confirm and could anyone reccomend a good wireless sender to get to the TV upstairs?

steveon

vkid wrote: »

Just on 1/o link with sky hd. my sister has one ordered but not sure when its going to arrive, but slightly related. Would it be possible to run a wireless sender off the scart socket also. the i/o link doesnt use it so it should be? Can anyone confirm and could anyone reccomend a good wireless sender to get to the TV upstairs?

Wireless senders are hit and miss and I wouldnt recommend any, a better solution if you cannot get your hands on an I/O Link is a triax tri-Link, it will allow you to run a cable from the scart to the second room and you can change it with a magic eye supplied with the kit.

shoes34

I got the new SKY plus HD box about 10 days ago and a TV Link box which was attached to the box and connected to the Magic Eye, all lights are on but I cannot change the station on the upstairs TV, had the installation come out and look at it and as it is new to the market he can't figure out why it won't work. The upstair remote is working as I have tried it on the downstairs TV and all lights are on. Just wondering if anyone has had this problem.

Thanks.

steveon

Make sure the rf power is switched on, it will still light up even if it isnt turned on. Once all connections and power are set, take the power out from the wall and once it reboots it should be working.

shoes34

steveon wrote: »

Make sure the rf power is switched on, it will still light up even if it isnt turned on. Once all connections and power are set, take the power out from the wall and once it reboots it should be working.

All this has been done and still nothing - i can get the picture on the screen upstairs but i just can't change the station, would have to run up adn down stairs each time I wanted to change the station !

Ronnie Raygun

shoes34 wrote: »

- i can get the picture on the screen upstairs but i just can't change the station

If you disconnect the tvlink from the upstairs tv aerial input, can you then change Sky box channel via the "eye"?

If that has no effect, what about the location of the IO link: is it close to other equipment, maybe it & the Sky box sitting on top of a DVD player or something?

shoes34

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

If you disconnect the tvlink from the upstairs tv aerial input, can you then change Sky box channel via the "eye"?

If that has no effect, what about the location of the IO link: is it close to other equipment, maybe it & the Sky box sitting on top of a DVD player or something?

The DVD player is sitting on top of the SKY box and the link is also on top of the SKY Box, the DVD player is a small one. Will try removing the DVD player, I have the two cords from TV link box lined up with the SKY box.

Ronnie Raygun

When I referred to "tvlink", I meant the device the "magic eye" connects to at the upstairs tv.

The device at the Sky box is the "IO link" (although both are branded tvlink).

Peter Rhea

shoes34 wrote: »

The DVD player is sitting on top of the SKY box and the link is also on top of the SKY Box, the DVD player is a small one. Will try removing the DVD player, I have the two cords from TV link box lined up with the SKY box.

Just power off the DVD player completely, no need to remove it. Take the IO link off the top of the Sky box.

What do you mean by 'lined up with the Sky box'?

shoes34

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Just power off the DVD player completely, no need to remove it. Take the IO link off the top of the Sky box.

What do you mean by 'lined up with the Sky box'?

there are two cords with what are similar to "magic eye" at the bottom which i was told need to be lined up or looking at the green light on the sky box - the installer did this.

Peter Rhea

shoes34 wrote: »

there are two cords with what are similar to "magic eye" at the bottom which i was told need to be lined up or looking at the green light on the sky box -

That isn't the Global IO link: must be something like the Triax Tri-Link?

Only 1 of the IR emitters needs to be used for the Sky box. Using both is probably delivering a distorted signal.

shoes34

Peter Rhea wrote: »

That isn't the Global IO link: must be something like the Triax Tri-Link?

Only 1 of the IR emitters needs to be used for the Sky box. Using both is probably delivering a distorted signal.

there are two TVs upstairs so I assume one for each TV.

Peter Rhea

No, the emitters downstairs would be to control 2 separate pieces of equipment at the downstairs TV, on any sensible kind of system like the Tri-Link anyway.

Redskins

Hi All, does anybody know where i can get a Triax Tri-Link in Limerick? I know i can get one on line but I'd like to get one locally today.

The Cush

Redskins wrote: »

Hi All, does anybody know where i can get a Triax Tri-Link in Limerick?

Try Urlan on Clare St.

steveon

Redskins wrote: »

Hi All, does anybody know where i can get a Triax Tri-Link in Limerick? I know i can get one on line but I'd like to get one locally today.

Electrical Factors in the Eastern Business Park have them.

ciceroant

Hi,

For anyone stuck for an I/O link for the new Sky box. Zintek Systems on the Greenhills road in Tallaght have just got them in. On my way there now!

steveon

I notice there is now another provider of the I/O Links by labgear. About time as they are well overpriced units.

pistolpetes11

steveon wrote: »

I notice there is now another provider of the I/O Links by labgear. About time as they are well overpriced units.

Triax will have them also ,

steveon

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Triax will have them also ,

Was aware triax were releasing a version but knowing them it will be more expensive, more manufacturers the better to drive down the cost for end user :-)

byte

We got a delivery of the Global ones at work today, and they seem to be a bit cheaper this time compared til our last order in November (they seemed very scarce through December).

steveon

byte wrote: »

We got a delivery of the Global ones at work today, and they seem to be a bit cheaper this time compared til our last order in November (they seemed very scarce through December).

were scarce as they were the only supplier which was a joke....have had back orders for them for weeks now every1 has em....glad I have them since early last week!

byte

steveon wrote: »

were scarce as they were the only supplier which was a joke....have had back orders for them for weeks now every1 has em....glad I have them since early last week!

You did better than me so, and I tried various supply channels.

Seemed a bit of a shame that the new revision Skybox was released without enough supply of the iO Links, but these things happen, I guess.

steveon

byte wrote: »

You did better than me so, and I tried various supply channels.

Seemed a bit of a shame that the new revision Skybox was released without enough supply of the iO Links, but these things happen, I guess.

Totally agree it could have been handled better and skys excuse of running out of Stock of older boxes is a lame one....but glad we can now get the I/O Links but I will be happier when price has dropped dramatically.

frank149

Hi,

http://www.satworld.ie

On this web site this morning.

Peter Rhea

The Triax Link has 2 RF-outs & a PSU input for link amplifiers.

stooge

Using an IO link and magic eye can I run a cable from my SK+HD box to another set top box in another room and control the sky channels through the STB? Is there a STB that can record this output to disk much like the Sky box?

e.g.

Room1:
Sky +Hd
TV
IO Link

Room 2:
STB
Magic Eye
TV

Ronnie Raygun

The IO link just does what the built-in modulator did in earlier Sky boxes: provides a UHF analogue output of the currently selected channel. This can be viewed via any device with an analogue tuner such as the vast majority of TVs or a VCR or DVD recorder & could be recorded on the latter 2. It also handles the "magic eye" functions, sending the remote control signals to the Sky box.

Don't know if there's a HDD device that can record RF analogue signals.

stooge

Thanks Ronnie, the reason I asked about a set top box with recording was due to the fact that I only have one tuner input on my TV in 'room2'. I want to be able to duplicate the sky output only at certain times while also being able to receive freesat/saorview.

I was hoping I could get a set top box with recording capability such as an Amiko Alien, that would have a triple tuner where I could connect a Saorview aerial, sat connection and the Sky+HD box output. Then combine the three into one HDMI output to my TV.

From what you are saying, I will have to use th tuner inoput on my TV for the SKY output, and then HDMI for the saorview/freesat. PVR will be restricted to the STB with no capability to record the sky output.

Ronnie Raygun

The 3 tuners on the Alien & others like it are 2 x DVB-S2 (satellite) & 1 x DVB-T (terrestrial, some models might be DVB-T2).

No capability to do anything with the analogue Sky RF output.

Silver-Tiger

Sorry to go thread digging.

I was handed one of these IO Links in a box.

I have multi room downstairs. No interest in getting another box in the bedroom.
For the Bedroom TV. Do i need to get the magic eyes to change the channel in bed with a remote on top of this?
Or is that already built in to this device?

Thurston?

You need an 'eye' for remote control to work, yes.

Presumably you already have a coaxial cable between the Sky box & the bedroom TV you want to send the signal to?

Silver-Tiger

Thurston? wrote: »

You need an 'eye' for remote control to work, yes.

Presumably you already have a coaxial cable between the Sky box & the bedroom TV you want to send the signal to?

I'm not in the house yet.
I will do shortly though.
I've a sky engineer coming on Thursday. Would he do that for me?

Thurston?

Yeah, I'd say the Sky installer will sort it for you.