Second TV and sky box

ChoKuRay

I moved recently and got sky had connected to one TV. I also have a second box and TV. How do I rig them up to received satalite TV too even free view. There is also an ariel on the house but I don't see and TV junction in the house. Someone also told me that the kids can watch sky through the Xbox or play station. How is this?

hallo dare

With the second box, simply run satellite cable from the LNB (provided there's a free port at the LNB) to the box and connect it to your tv, then you will get the freeview stations.

You could also use your 1st Sky box to view all channels on your second tv without the need for the 2nd box by means of a Magic Eye.

The kids "I think" can view Sky Go on the Xbox, not available on Playstation

LBK

hallo dare wrote: »

You could also use your 1st Sky box to view all channels on your second tv without the need for the 2nd box by means of a Magic Eye.

"Magic Eye" is just a remote control IR sensor & RF converter, doesn't enable viewing of anything. You first need the cable between Sky box & "remote" TV, & the Sky box needs to have an RF modulator, not present on latest models: these require additional accessory "IO link".

Also OP should know that the same channel must be viewed on all TVs connected to the same box, so really only worth doing if you want to watch subscription channels on other TVs (at reduced quality compared to "main" TV), without paying extra to Sky.

And "Freeview" is nothing to do with satellite, BTW.

winston_1

LBK wrote: »

And "Freeview" is nothing to do with satellite, BTW.

And ariel is nothing to do with Freeview. It's washing powder.

muffler

winston_1 wrote: »

And ariel is nothing to do with Freeview. It's washing powder.

I think it's fair to say that everyone knows what he meant without being given a grammer grammar lesson (again).

mickdw

LBK wrote: »

"Magic Eye" is just a remote control IR sensor & RF converter, doesn't enable viewing of anything. You first need the cable between Sky box & "remote" TV, & the Sky box needs to have an RF modulator, not present on latest models: these require additional accessory "IO link".

Also OP should know that the same channel must be viewed on all TVs connected to the same box, so really only worth doing if you want to watch subscription channels on other TVs (at reduced quality compared to "main" TV), without paying extra to Sky.

And "Freeview" is nothing to do with satellite, BTW.

surely best option would be too have both sat feeds going to second tv. Cable from main box with magic eye or even sky plus app to control it and then cable from dish to spare box giving the free to view channels thereby giving options of having the pay channels and ability to watch a different channel in alot of cases.

winston_1

muffler wrote: »

I think it's fair to say that everyone knows what he meant without being given a grammer grammar lesson (again).

Not a grammar lesson, otherwise I would have said Ariel should have an upper case letter being a proper noun.