What Sky HD Box to buy?

johnmolloy554 · 2016-08-08 20:26:40

Hi due to a mix up, Sky are giving me a 2TB HD box for free but they have none in stock and I have to buy it on Amazon / eBay and they'll refund the cost to me (long story, don't ask) My question is, what box to go for? Do any of them have built in wireless connectors? Can all of them use the "magic eye" ? I heard a some…

08-08-2016 09:26PM

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johnmolloy554

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Hi
due to a mix up, Sky are giving me a 2TB HD box for free but they have none in stock and I have to buy it on Amazon / eBay and they'll refund the cost to me (long story, don't ask)
My question is, what box to go for? Do any of them have built in wireless connectors?
Can all of them use the "magic eye" ? I heard a some new ones can't.

Cheers

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#2 09-08-2016 07:28PM

swoofer

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get this one, its wireless

https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B003SNH770/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=recent#R3G88CO4IVRJ56

and look here for spec.
https://skyepginfo.co.uk/Firmware/SkyPlusHD.php

To use magic eye you have to purchase an external gadget like this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Triax-Link-Output-Sky-Box/dp/B00HY9E5LA?tag=duc08-21

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#3 09-08-2016 08:14PM

johnmolloy554

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Thank you so much. That was exactly what I was looking for.

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