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Using 2 Sky Boxes

  • 11-03-2005 10:05am
    #1
    corm500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Looking for advice here.
    I switched over to Sky+ about a year ago. I have a full subscription for this box. Thing is I have ordered a FTV card and would like to use my old grundig digibox (which has been packed away since) to watch the FTV card in.
    I am planning to have both boxes together downstairs. Question is can I use the existing Sky+ cable (through some kind of signal splitter) to view the old digi box or would I have to run a new cable from the Lnb ?

    Corm500


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  • #2
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    corm500 wrote:
    Hi

    Looking for advice here.
    I switched over to Sky+ about a year ago. I have a full subscription for this box. Thing is I have ordered a FTV card and would like to use my old grundig digibox (which has been packed away since) to watch the FTV card in.
    I am planning to have both boxes together downstairs. Question is can I use the existing Sky+ cable (through some kind of signal splitter) to view the old digi box or would I have to run a new cable from the Lnb ?

    Corm500


    or would I have to run a new cable from the Lnb ? Is the answer!!!


  • #3
    Charles Slane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭Charles Slane


    New cable is the answer alright, but the good news is that with Sky+ your lnb will have four outputs, so it's not too difficult to connect up your cable to one of the spare outputs - next thing you know, you're watching ITV2 !


  • #4
    corm500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 863 ✭✭✭corm500


    Thanks Guys

    I have now ordered the cable. so everything going to plan I will be able to watch F1 again.

    Corm500


  • #5
    vsat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭vsat


    good look


  • #6
    Strasser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭Strasser


    Just wondering has anyone tried using 2 sky+ boxes. Currently I have sky + down stairs and use a mirrow sub for an ordinary box upstairs. Bit extreme I know but I was wondering about upgrading the sky+ box downstairs to one of these 160GB jobs and moving the current sky+ upstairs. Would this involve an extra sub to sky or would the mirrow sub cover it? I know I will have to get the 4th cable to run down from the LNB so some installation (from an independent hopefully) would be required.


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