How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

irishfeen · 29-08-2014 06:21PM

energy1942 wrote: »

But could it be possible after the update?

Highly unlikely from the sounds of it - they are opening up 23000 but the ITV channels are on 29500 which I think will still be off limits.

29-08-2014 06:41PM

I have a HD sub and can watch ITV Encore through 'add channels' and the blue button card trick.

david1982 · 30-08-2014 09:40PM

The 29500 symbol rate has also been added with the update but I can't find any codes for itv2 3 and 4 HD online

irishfeen · 30-08-2014 09:53PM

david1982 wrote: »

The 29500 symbol rate has also been added with the update but I can't find any codes for itv2 3 and 4 HD online

ITV 2/3/4 HD - 11758 H 29500-3/4

david1982 · 04-09-2014 12:11PM

Lovely. Have them stored in other channels now.

david1982 · 04-09-2014 12:13PM

Disney XD HD and Animal Planet HD are also on that frequency

david1982 · 04-09-2014 12:23PM

Channel 5HD now stored in other channels Really wish my card trick still worked now

gtg60 · 04-09-2014 12:43PM

david1982 wrote: »

Channel 5HD now stored in other channels Really wish my card trick still worked now

Channel 5HD is a UK only HD subscription channel so you wouldn't have been able to watch it anyway.

energy1942 · 05-09-2014 11:41AM

In order to end the constant worry over if & when the card trick will end, I am going to buy the Manhattan HDR-S Freesat+ Recorder Box 320gb.

I am getting it next Friday, But I would like to know if I can change the postcode manually, so as to be able to record regional variations.

05-09-2014 11:44AM

energy1942 wrote: »

In order to end the constant worry over if & when the card trick will end, I am going to buy the Manhattan HDR-S Freesat+ Recorder Box 320gb.

I am getting it next Friday, But I would like to know if I can change the postcode manually, so as to be able to record regional variations.

Who are you ordering it from?

05-09-2014 11:45AM

gtg60 wrote: »

Channel 5HD is a UK only HD subscription channel so you wouldn't have been able to watch it anyway.

Similar to ITV Encore,if you have a HD sub you should be able to view it!

energy1942 · 05-09-2014 12:33PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

Who are you ordering it from?

From Satworld, Bluebell

galtee boy · 05-09-2014 03:25PM

energy1942 wrote: »

In order to end the constant worry over if & when the card trick will end, I am going to buy the Manhattan HDR-S Freesat+ Recorder Box 320gb.

I am getting it next Friday, But I would like to know if I can change the postcode manually, so as to be able to record regional variations.

Yes you can manually put in any postcode you like and get any UK region you want. Brilliant for getting away from NI political programmes, having Final Score interrupted by NI scores etc.

greendom · 05-09-2014 03:27PM

energy1942 wrote: »

In order to end the constant worry over if & when the card trick will end, I am going to buy the Manhattan HDR-S Freesat+ Recorder Box 320gb.

I am getting it next Friday, But I would like to know if I can change the postcode manually, so as to be able to record regional variations.

How much does it cost and what's the EPG like ?

energy1942 · 05-09-2014 05:41PM

greendom wrote: »

How much does it cost and what's the EPG like ?

Just got it Cost €239

Absolutely brilliant, I have it set for UTV, but could change to any postcode, only would be necessary for ITV channels as all BBC regions are provided on the EPG,

greendom · 05-09-2014 05:45PM

energy1942 wrote: »

Just got it Cost €239

Absolutely brilliant, I have it set for UTV, but could change to any postcode, only would be necessary for ITV channels as all BBC regions are provided on the EPG,

Thanks for that. How does it compare to the sky epg for ease of use, retrieving stored progs, search facility etc etc?

energy1942 · 05-09-2014 05:48PM

greendom wrote: »

Thanks for that. How does it compare to the sky epg for ease of use, retrieving stored progs, search facility etc etc?

Very simple,
Though having just got it I am still learning what it can do.

hallo dare · 05-09-2014 07:06PM

energy1942 wrote:

Just got it Cost â‚¬239

You got fleeced man! Way cheaper on Amazon!

energy1942 · 06-09-2014 02:40PM

hallo dare wrote: »

You got fleeced man! Way cheaper on Amazon!

Yes you are quite right I had already seen that, I could have saved €30, but I wanted it yesterday and I prefer to buy Electronic Goods locally, in case anything should go wrong, also I have bought goods from Satworld before & I have been happy with them.

hallo dare · 06-09-2014 03:15PM

energy1942 wrote:

Yes you are quite right I had already seen that, I could have saved â‚¬30, but I wanted it yesterday and I prefer to buy Electronic Goods locally, in case anything should go wrong, also I have bought goods from Satworld before & I have been happy with them.

I bought from that crowd before and never again. Brutal customer service. But maybe I just got the wrong guy that day

energy1942 · 09-09-2014 05:18AM

I have just received the new update on my one of my boxes, Blue button trick gone, but I now can tune HD channels including ITV 2,3, & 4.

09-09-2014 09:56AM

Oh crap,won't be able to record any more on a Sky box from those missing UK channels! Is there anyway to avoid an update?
Blue button and EPG trick both gone? Maybe someone will discover a new 'trick'.

Plascebo · 09-09-2014 10:15AM

energy1942 wrote: »

I have just received the new update on my one of my boxes, Blue button trick gone, but I now can tune HD channels including ITV 2,3, & 4.

Would prefer the ability to record the "other" channels via card trick than extra HD channels that I can't record, limited EPG information and can only accessed via "other channels" on the menu!

09-09-2014 10:39AM

200motels wrote: »

I tryed this with an old blue free to air card and it worked. Superb find and let's hope Sky doesn't stop it some way.

Oh well, it worked for 3 years!

jca · 09-09-2014 11:09AM

Do we have a vote from the UTV jury yet? Anyone with a UTV card updated? No sign of it on either of my boxes so far.

hallo dare · 09-09-2014 11:15AM

Just something for you to consider lads. Have a look over on the Amiko Alien 2 thread. Alot of us there are using that box and if you are any way handy at setting up this kind of a Linux box it would really suit alot of your needs for having all your "other" channels,recording them, full epg, etc.

Just something to consider.

galtee boy · 09-09-2014 06:42PM

hallo dare wrote: »

Just something for you to consider lads. Have a look over on the Amiko Alien 2 thread. Alot of us there are using that box and if you are any way handy at setting up this kind of a Linux box it would really suit alot of your needs for having all your "other" channels,recording them, full epg, etc.

Just something to consider.

Problem is, unless you have a computer science degree or are pretty good at computers, the Linux system is beyond a lot of people. Is there any place or anyone that sells one of these boxes in a plug and play package, ie loaded with correct software, epg, Irish and UK channels and their respective HD variants etc, listed on one epg, series link, recordable etc ?

anonanymore · 09-09-2014 07:53PM

Just been updated and lost the blue button trick.
What's a good FTA box that has HD, recording and a decent epg.
Have a quad LNB, so can use SKY and FTA boxes.

hallo dare · 09-09-2014 07:56PM

galtee boy wrote: »

Problem is, unless you have a computer science degree or are pretty good at computers, the Linux system is beyond a lot of people. Is there any place or anyone that sells one of these boxes in a plug and play package, ie loaded with correct software, epg, Irish and UK channels and their respective HD variants etc, listed on one epg, series link, recordable etc ?

All images that come for these boxes are already written, you don't need to write any code. My brother in law after seeing my setup got his from tvtrade i think. It came with an open pli image but he wanted the image i was using as it most resembles sly.

energy1942 · 09-09-2014 08:29PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

Oh crap,won't be able to record any more on a Sky box from those missing UK channels! Is there anyway to avoid an update?
Blue button and EPG trick both gone? Maybe someone will discover a new 'trick'.

Maybe if you disable your Broadband connection overnight, it may not update,

I Bought a Freesat recorder box last Friday & I think that was the best option I could take.

How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

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