BBC HD channels missing ( sky hd box )

colossus-x

I just picked up a second hand sky hd plus box without a card sub obviously.

BBC NEWS HD is not in the guide and I can't tune it in manually because the 'symbol-rate' setting for that channel ( 23000 ) is not selectable/available in the Manual Tune In settings section. This goes for BBCHD3 and 4 as well and possible other channels. Anyone know of a way around this ? Thanks.

twinklerunner

colossus-x wrote: »

I just picked up a second hand sky hd plus box without a card sub obviously.

BBC NEWS HD is not in the guide and I can't tune it in manually because the 'symbol-rate' setting for that channel ( 23000 ) is not selectable/available in the Manual Tune In settings section. This goes for BBCHD3 and 4 as well and possible other channels. Anyone know of a way around this ? Thanks.

BBC News HD should be on 570, BBC3 HD on 210 and BBC4 HD on 211

colossus-x

For 570 i get Channel Unavailable
For 210 and 211 I get only the SD version of bbc3 & 4.

twinklerunner

colossus-x wrote: »

For 570 i get Channel Unavailable
For 210 and 211 I get only the SD version of bbc3 & 4.

That means that the box was previously paired to an Irish card so you need to get your hands on a Sky UK card. I have one but I'm in the other side of the country. Those HD channels can't be manually tuned in to a Sky HD box.

colossus-x

twinklerunner wrote: »

That means that the box was previously paired to an Irish card so you need to get your hands on a Sky UK card. I have one but I'm in the other side of the country. Those HD channels can't be manually tuned in to a Sky HD box.

BUMMER !!!!!!!!!!!

But very kind of you to offer the card : )

But ya , your right the box had previously been used with an Irish Sub.

Fec Fec Fec and inner Fec

twinklerunner

colossus-x wrote: »

BUMMER !!!!!!!!!!!

But very kind of you to offer the card : )

But ya , your right the box had previously been used with an Irish Sub.

Fec Fec Fec and inner Fec

Unfortunately, a Sky HD box that has been paired with an Irish card is fairly useless.

colossus-x

Well it will still do all the freeview sd channels so it's not completely completely useless.

So I see a guy on ebay selling a 'freeviewfromsky' card for a tenner. Would that solve my problems and help in selling it which I will prolly do eventually ??

twinklerunner

colossus-x wrote: »

Well it will still do all the freeview sd channels so it's not completely completely useless.

So I see a guy on ebay selling a 'freeviewfromsky' card for a tenner. Would that solve my problems and help in selling it which I will prolly do eventually ??

What I meant was .. viewing the UK free to air channels via 'other channels' on a Sky box is a bit of a pain, but if you're happy with it then grand!!
What you need is a Freesat from Sky card

ZiabR

twinklerunner wrote: »

Unfortunately, a Sky HD box that has been paired with an Irish card is fairly useless.

EDIT - For being stupid

mackersdublin

twinklerunner wrote: »

Unfortunately, a Sky HD box that has been paired with an Irish card is fairly useless.

Not necessarily http://www.adverts.ie/5539779

The box was paired to an Irish card, but then later a UK FTV one. The box just remembers the last card inserted

colossus-x

twinklerunner wrote: »

What I meant was .. viewing the UK free to air channels via 'other channels' on a Sky box is a bit of a pain, but if you're happy with it then grand!!
What you need is a Freesat from Sky card

I just got the box for my dad who's last sky sd box no sub went bust. I though he might like the hd upgrade but it's a little bit pointless if you only get like 3 or so HD channels. Anyway he's already got a skysdbox replacement and I'm left with this skyhd box I dont need as I've got an extremely capable htpc .

So...I've asked this already but I'll ask again "So I see a guy on ebay selling a 'freeviewfromsky' card for a tenner. Would that solve my problems and help in selling it which I will prolly do eventually ?"

The box is a drx890-c . If there was a way to hack it to get the recorder to work I'd be up for trying that too .

lertsnim

twinklerunner wrote: »

What you need is a Freesat from Sky card

I'd say an uncrippled HD set top box would be a better idea.

ei9go

colossus-x wrote: »

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So...I've asked this already but I'll ask again "So I see a guy on ebay selling a 'freeviewfromsky' card for a tenner. Would that solve my problems and help in selling it which I will prolly do eventually ?"

T .

Yes it will solve your problems
Plenty of them on Adverts

If the box had an Irish sub, it will revert to the Irish epg if there is a power cut so you want the UK card to give you the UK epg and keep it