Sky introduce new encryption system to combat piracy (HD Channels switched)

radiowaves

Sky Sports F1 HD gone.

Henry Ford III

Is there a Sky Sports F1 in sd?

same ol sh1te

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Is there a Sky Sports F1 in sd?

Yes, 12110 H 27500 2/3

Thank god the BBC have started showing F1 in glorious HD!

Gerry Wicklow

Deleted User wrote: »

Thank god the BBC have started showing F1 in glorious HD!

Sadly only some races. They are trying to improve though, by showing a separate pit lane feed on the red button this time.

same ol sh1te

Deleted User wrote: »

Thank god the BBC have started showing F1 in glorious HD!

Pity about the hoovers going round the track, it's a sport that's dead to me having been a fanatic 20 years ago

Gerry Wicklow

Didn't like the sound either at first but it's nice to hear the tyre squeal and turbos winding up/down. Now if only the Mercs would breakdown a bit more often to give the others a chance;)

twinklerunner

same ol sh1te wrote: »

Pity about the hoovers going round the track, it's a sport that's dead to me having been a fanatic 20 years ago

The Canadian F1 Grand Prix was fantastic last weekend, as good as any Grand Prix I've ever seen and I've been a fan for yonks.

irishgeo

considering the last thread was closed i cant see this lasting long as its already off topic.

same ol sh1te

Back on topic, The story so far:

2710 : ITV Encore HD
0F15 : Sly One HD
0F19 : Sly HD
0F17 : Sly Arts 1 HD
0F4A : Sly Arts 2 HD
0F0D : Sly Atlantic HD
0F1A : Sly Living HD
0F47 : Sly Showcase HD
0EED : Sly Movies Premiere HD
0EE7 : Sly Modern Greats HD
0F3C : Sly Disney HD
0EEA : Sly Family HD
0EE6 : Sly Action HD
0EEB : Sly Comedy HD
0F16 : Sly Thriller HD
0EE8 : Sly Drama HD
0EE9 : Sly Scifi/Horror HD
0F3D : Sly Select HD UK
0EEE : Sly Sports HD 3
0EF0 : Sly Sports 3 HD
0EF2 : Sly Sports HD 4
0EF3 : Sly Sports 4 HD
0F4D : Sly Sp NewsHD
0FC3 : Sly Sports News HD
0FC4 : Sly Sports News HD
0EFB : Sly Sports F1 HD
0EFC : Sly Spts F1 HD
0EF8 : National Geographic HD UK
0F2D : NatGeo Wild HD
0F2E : History HD
0F30 : Crime HD

Fresh Pots

same ol sh1te wrote: »

Back on topic, The story so far:

Add sky insider hd to that also!

radiowaves

Technically not a switch I guess but Sky Sports 5 HD can be added to the list of channels not available anywhere but an official box.

hallo dare

Sky Sports 5 SD available on alternative box.

same ol sh1te

hallo dare wrote: »

Sky Sports 5 SD available on alternative box.

That's expected, I'm getting the SD version here too, it's only the HD that uses this new encryption and therefore we don't get it (never did)

radiowaves

same ol sh1te wrote: »

That's expected, I'm getting the SD version here too, it's only the HD that uses this new encryption and therefore we don't get it (never did)

True - ALL the SDs are available outside the official box, if they could stop Sky Sports 5 in SD they'd do it for all SD channels.

hallo dare

same ol sh1te wrote: »

That's expected, I'm getting the SD version here too, it's only the HD that uses this new encryption and therefore we don't get it (never did)

Exactly

mightybashful

3D is gone too isn't it?

radiowaves

mightybashful wrote: »

3D is gone too isn't it?

Change of frequency mate

icdg

When I close a thread, particularly one with constant problems such as the last one, it is not for the good of my health and is certainly NOT an invitation to simply start a new thread on the same topic.

I am willing to allow this thread continue only on the following basis -

There is NO discussing card sharing or any other means of pirating systems
There is NO sniping, name calling, accusations without basis or any other form of personal abuse.

If I am forced to close this thread again, no matter what the reason this subject will hereafter be OFF TOPIC for this forum and attempts to raise it will be met with automatic seven day bans without any further warning.

The story so far:

2710 : ITV Encore HD
0F15 : Sly One HD
0F19 : Sly1 HD
0F17 : Sly Arts 1 HD
0F4A : Sly Arts 2 HD
0F0D : Sly Atlantic HD
0F1A : Sly Living HD
0F47 : Sly Showcase HD
0EED : Sly Movies Premiere HD
0EE7 : Sly Modern Greats HD
0F3C : Sly Disney HD
0EEA : Sly Family HD
0EE6 : Sly Action HD
0EEB : Sly Comedy HD
0F16 : Sly Thriller HD
0EE8 : Sly Drama HD
0EE9 : Sly Scifi/Horror HD
0F3D : Sly Select HD UK
0EEE : Sly Sports HD 3
0EF0 : Sly Sports 3 HD
0EF2 : Sly Sports HD 4
0EF3 : Sly Sports 4 HD
0F4D : Sly Sp NewsHD
0FC3 : Sly Sports News HD
0FC4 : Sly Sports News HD
0EFB : Sly Sports F1 HD
0EFC : Sly Spts F1 HD
0EF8 : National Geographic HD UK
0F2D : NatGeo Wild HD
0F2E : History HD
0F30 : Crime HD

neacy69

so have the channels been removed from the pirate boxes?

kingtiger

neacy69 wrote: »

so have the channels been removed from the pirate boxes?

I have a legit sky sub and use a "pirate box" because it offered 10 times the functionality of a sh1tty Sky box, so not everyone here is a "pirate"

but yes you can no longer use a Sky card or cardshare to view HD channels in a 3rd party box as they have now been paired to an official sky box

neacy69

neacy69 wrote: »

so have the channels been removed from the pirate boxes?

Ill just add to what others have said.

Using my Sky card in my Vu Duo allowed me to have an EPG that gave me all the UK channels such as BBC 1, ITV sat alongside my Irish Sky channels using one EPG. I could move around the channels anyway I liked which in turn allowed me to remove the channels I didnt want and let me have a decent channel setup instead of the EPG mess that Sky give us.

A big plus was that our Irish Sky Subs actually unlock ITV 2HD, ITV3HD, ITV4 HD and BBC News HD but because Sky Boxes dont allow you to tune in certain Frequencies you cant avail of these extra HD channels.

There are/were so many advantages of using alternative boxes which many of us paid good money for that wasn't for pirate use.

now I have to flix between two boxes to watch TV, pretty pathetic if you ask me.

lfc84

a post on another forum says H2 has gone. that's SD

radiowaves

lfc84 wrote: »

a post on another forum says H2 has gone. that's SD

It's not.

People should check signal levels before posting (not you mate, the other forum) :rolleyes:

radiowaves

On the other hand if the post was about Sky Sports 2, the HD version, it would be correct as of 10am today.

irishgeo

radiowaves wrote: »

On the other hand if the post was about Sky Sports 2, the HD version, it would be correct as of 10am today.

the end game so, looks the 26th of june might be correct.

only ss1 left so.

Mallagio

SD won't be going for some time yet, a card change sometime next year may be the final nail in the coffin but who knows.

SD Sports now at a pathetic 704x576i - that's heading towards RTE SD on 28e which is near analogue quality.

irishgeo

Mallagio wrote: »

SD won't be going for some time yet, a card change sometime next year may be the final nail in the coffin but who knows.

SD Sports now at a pathetic 704x576i - that's heading towards RTE SD on 28e which is near analogue quality.

is that a tactic i wonder.

radiowaves

Mallagio wrote: »

SD Sports now at a pathetic 704x576i - that's heading towards RTE SD on 28e which is near analogue quality.

What would you expect it to be?

Mallagio

radiowaves wrote: »

What would you expect it to be?

A man with your knowledge should know the best SD is 720 x 576

STB

Mallagio wrote: »

A man with your knowledge should know the best SD is 720 x 576

704x576 is an ITU standard for 4:3 broadcast output.

Anyhow, its the bit rate that will dictate the quality , not the aspect ratio.

Nowso

Sly sports 2 hd now blocked also

radiowaves

Mallagio wrote: »

A man with your knowledge should know the best SD is 720 x 576

When was Sky Sports reduced out of interest?

Other SD flagship Sky channels (like Sky1, Sky Atlantic) now at 544 x 576 and have been for some time - I can see Sky Sports being reduced to that resolution as soon as Sky Sports 1 HD goes

Nowso wrote: »

Sly sports 2 hd now blocked also

Already mentioned

iba

Has RTE 2 HD gone please?

hallo dare

iba wrote: »

Has RTE 2 HD gone please?

Nope, she's alive and kicking!

radiowaves

iba wrote: »

Has RTE 2 HD gone please?

No, still good

IrishHomer

radiowaves wrote: »

No, still good

Why would anybody be worried about RTE HD while that's free anyway on Saorview

Nowso

IrishHomer wrote: »

Why would anybody be worried about RTE HD while that's free anyway on Saorview

as saorview is not available everywhere and people use that as its easier then setting up soarsat on a different satellite

radiowaves

IrishHomer wrote: »

Why would anybody be worried about RTE HD while that's free anyway on Saorview

Why would anyone with a dish and the Irish channels on their Sky subscription have an ugly aerial on their roof?

same ol sh1te

radiowaves wrote: »

Why would anyone with a dish and the Irish channels on their Sky subscription have an ugly aerial on their roof?

Because they have more than one tv in their house

radiowaves

same ol sh1te wrote: »

Because they have more than one tv in their house

That's not everybody (Probably not even a huge percentage either, in fact I don't know anyone happy with just Irish TV on their extra TVs to be fair)

IrishHomer wrote: »

Why would anybody be worried about RTE HD while that's free anyway on Saorview

watty

Aerials are beautiful.

No more ugly than a rusting Sky Dish.

radiowaves

watty wrote: »

Aerials are beautiful.

No more ugly than a rusting Sky Dish.

Most dishes are (or can be) hidden at the back of a house and out of sight,

Certainly not the case for aerials.

I was being facetious anyway, anybody with any level of Sky subscription does not need an aerial - ugly or beautiful.

same ol sh1te

radiowaves wrote: »

Most dishes are (or can be) hidden at the back of a house and out of sight

If the back of the house faces south or east

radiowaves wrote: »

Certainly not the case for aerials.

I was being facetious anyway, anybody with any level of Sky subscription does not need an aerial - ugly or beautiful.

Unless they have more than one tv, which is nearly always the case nowadays, even for the older generation. And I know plenty happy with just Saorview on a second tv, others Saorview with an rf from the sky box

radiowaves

same ol sh1te wrote: »

If the back of the house faces south or east

And a pole works well if the other way round

same ol sh1te

radiowaves wrote: »

And a pole works well if the other way round

Ugly

radiowaves

same ol sh1te wrote: »

Ugly

But hidden!

:P

radiowaves

Sky Sports 1 HD just kissed goodbye to non-official use.

Agueroooo

is this like when those Starview boxes got knocked off; but this sounds a bit more substantial when it comes to the cat catching the mouse.

or have it wrong and only a matter of time before something else comes out to get around satellite encryption methods?

kingtiger

Agueroooo wrote: »

ior have it wrong and only a matter of time before something else comes out to get around satellite encryption methods?

there is rumour going around from a reliable source that Sky HD has been cracked by some Lithuanian server

I find this hard to believe but seeing is believing though