Sky HD

[newt]

My sky box is playing up and I am going to replace. I am inclined to replace with a sky hd box which I understand has sky plus incorporated. Here are my questions, my tv is positioned on an internal wall and I only have room at the moment in the trunking for the telestrial cable (need to keep for freeview) and the single current sky cable: the sky plus has two cables, can I operate normal SD sky and HD from just one cable feed?. I assume I do not have to subscribe to sky hd even if I get them to install the box as I would like to see the quality of hd first on bbc freesat (which is one payment only. Your views would be appreciated.

 

[Racers]

Hi,
You need two cables so you can record one channel and watch another. not much on HD at the moment as far as I can tell I am not getting HD at the moment. I have an upscaling DVD and HD tv and it is good but have a look in the paper and see how many progs are in real HD not upscaled.


Pete

 

[Mcluma]

You will like Sky plus, but there is currently not much on Sky HD

 

[Argee]

To confirm Pete's reply, the whole point of Sky+ and HD's two-cable installation is "watch one, record another." Actually, you can record two and watch another (terrestrial channel), or another pre-recorded Sky programme from the planner.

I see no reason why you couldn't operate with one feed from the dish, but I very much doubt that you'll be able to convince Sky to install it, as they replace the LNB with one having four feeds. I also doubt if they'll install an HD box without an HD subscription (extra £10 per month currently). Still, you never know.

Ray.

 

[newt]

Argee, thanks the BBC are stating that you only need a one-off payment for freesat inferring that you do not have to pay the sky hd subscription. I understand that two feeds are needed for sky plus, but I do not need that at present, its just that the hd box comes with sky plus. I would let them add the 2 nd feed but leave it in the loft for connection at some later date. I also understand that the sky installers will not now go in lofts, that lay the cables in gutters, so I would have to take it through into the loft myself anyway. All I was checking for is to see if I could have HD with just one feed, logic says it should and you seem to think that also. Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[OLD]

Freesat box can be connected to the sky dish and lnb to receive same as digital terrestrial tv and the bbc and itv hd channels all free just the cost of the box.
http://www.freesat.co.uk/
its just come on line humax do a box .
When i upgraded to sky+ i installed new trunking along side the existing and ran my own extra cable i ran two actually, the sky man just changed the lnb to four way and connected my three cables no problem.same will apply for hd.
I have lots of cable left if it helps.

 

[newt]

OLD, thanks for the info.

 

[TrimTheKing]

I would let them add the 2 nd feed but leave it in the loft for connection at some later date.

I tried that, they wouldn't do it. As part of the install they are required to take the dual core cable from the dish and plug in both cables into the back of the SKY HD box before they will commission it.

All I was checking for is to see if I could have HD with just one feed, logic says it should and you seem to think that also.

Same as above. You cannot buy a system from SKY that gives you the HD box but not have the HD subscription...

Cheers

Mark