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Help me ditch SKY!

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  • #62
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,037 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    Seve OB wrote: »
    yes. but a uk one, this will change the egg to bbq on 101 etc
    there was a lad selling the cards on adverts a few years ago for 50quid, but i was lucky enough to get my cousins old card (lives in london) and it works fine for me

    There were firmware updates by sky that stopped that except for a few rare ancient sky boxes that weren't receiving the updates. Those old boxes are impossible to find anymore they were some of the first ever Sky HD boxes


  • #63
    LenWoods
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭LenWoods


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    There were firmware updates by sky that stopped that except for a few rare ancient sky boxes that weren't receiving the updates. Those old boxes are impossible to find anymore they were some of the first ever Sky HD boxes

    I was thinking something must have changed as I couldn't record on my sky+HD box using a uk card, so I bought four sky DRX595 multiroom boxes on Ebay uk and the cards,


  • #64
    Seve OB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,318 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    IrishHomer wrote: »
    There were firmware updates by sky that stopped that except for a few rare ancient sky boxes that weren't receiving the updates. Those old boxes are impossible to find anymore they were some of the first ever Sky HD boxes

    mine certainly wasn't one of the first ever Sky HD boxes, far from it actually. Reckon 2015, possibly 2014, certainly no earlier.

    and my box has updated regularly. it is connected to Wi-fi. I forgot to say earlier on, that it also gives me access to all the players, iplayer, itv hub, 4od (or whatever its called now) and channel 5 player


  • #65
    roadmaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,348 ✭✭✭roadmaster


    I have reread this thread a few times. If I where to buy a Zgemma H7S and got a person who knew what they where doing to set it up and replace my sky box I would get irish and uk channels setup essentially the way my current sky is set up. Would this be correct?


  • #66
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,018 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    roadmaster wrote: »
    I have reread this thread a few times. If I where to buy a Zgemma H7S and got a person who knew what they where doing to set it up and replace my sky box I would get irish and uk channels setup essentially the way my current sky is set up. Would this be correct?


    You could do that yourself,Saorview and Freesat.


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  • #67
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,766 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    roadmaster wrote: »
    I have reread this thread a few times. If I where to buy a Zgemma H7S and got a person who knew what they where doing to set it up and replace my sky box I would get irish and uk channels setup essentially the way my current sky is set up. Would this be correct?

    Essentially yes. You won't have exact same channel list (obviously won't have paid channels like sky 1,etc) and you'll beer an aerial as well as satellite dish. If you already have aerial, you could really do it all on own.


  • #68
    henke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭henke


    This zGemma h7s looks like an interesting option? Question though it wouldn't be a straight swap out for a Sky Q box? Would I need something on the satellite changed and is that expensive?


  • #69
    Irishder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 952 ✭✭✭Irishder


    henke wrote: »
    This zGemma h7s looks like an interesting option? Question though it wouldn't be a straight swap out for a Sky Q box? Would I need something on the satellite changed and is that expensive?


    In the middle of this process myself. You need to change the LNB if its a wideband Sky Q one. I found one on adverts for 20 Euro

    Have a read of this thread:

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058095042


  • #70
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,311 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    So I've had an FTA setup for a few years now - originally a Freesat HDR-1100S box with a hybrid LNB, but I ditched the box when I upgraded the TV for a 4K LG with integrated satellite tuner and added a Saorview aerial.
    Something I'm regretting as it's supposed Freesat support is extremely basic and clunky and there's a known bug in the EPG where the mini-preview doesn't work and you can't select anything, which affects multiple models and yet LG have done nothing about it.

    So, it's time for a new box. I was going to get one of the new Freesat 4K boxes but the downside to that is it doesn't include some of the 28.2 FTA channels that I would watch. Will this zGemma H7S do the trick for all + Saorview?
    Is the spec decent (an ARM CPU and 1GB RAM doesn't sound like much), or is there a better version? I do want it to be as simple to setup, use and maintain as possible - but I don't mind a LITTLE work to get there!

    Cheers!


  • #71
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    So I've had an FTA setup for a few years now - originally a Freesat HDR-1100S box with a hybrid LNB, but I ditched the box when I upgraded the TV for a 4K LG with integrated satellite tuner and added a Saorview aerial.
    Something I'm regretting as it's supposed Freesat support is extremely basic and clunky and there's a known bug in the EPG where the mini-preview doesn't work and you can't select anything, which affects multiple models and yet LG have done nothing about it.

    So, it's time for a new box. I was going to get one of the new Freesat 4K boxes but the downside to that is it doesn't include some of the 28.2 FTA channels that I would watch. Will this zGemma H7S do the trick for all + Saorview?
    Is the spec decent (an ARM CPU and 1GB RAM doesn't sound like much), or is there a better version? I do want it to be as simple to setup, use and maintain as possible - but I don't mind a LITTLE work to get there!

    Cheers!

    Check out this thread might help you

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057971250

    I got a Zgemma during the week. Do plenty of research and a read through that thread, loads of tips on how to setup.

    Nice box so far, but early days for me.


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