Sky Digital FAQ Summary: This article answers questions about the UK digital television satellite system "Sky Digital": the equipment needed for reception, and channels and services carried. This FAQ primarily describes the Sky Digital package as provided to UK residents. Residents of the ROI may...

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Hello All, Here is some info that might help others.. I am an ex-pat living in the south of France. A couple of years ago I installed sky to receive the FTV channels. I have a friend in the UK who was never going to get Sky and he didn't mind my using his address to register for a Solus...

Can anyone inform me if I can pick up Irish t.v channels, and what codes do I have to enter in add channels to do so, just wanting the ones you get on normal t.v there? Many Thanks John --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.

I know i'm not supposed to do this and i know i will get many reactions as "just pay if you want to watch it !!" but I dont care im not going to pay loads and loads of money every month since i'm living abroad and will only watch every once in a while. so if anyone can help...

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I understand that Sky+ has a Dolby 5.1 bitstream output. Now I don't have a amp, but my television (a toshiba) has a built in 5.1 decoder and amp. The catch is, the television only has one bitstream input which you can associate with one of the three SCARTs. At the moment, my DVD is using the...

Can anyone inform me if I can pick up Irish t.v channels, and what codes do I have to enter in add channels to do so, just wanting the ones you get on normal t.v there? Many Thanks John --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.

Am getting sky plus and am new to all this, so hopefully someone out there will be able to answer my questions. 1) When the Sky installer visits, will he be able to move my present Digi Box so that I can use it to receive all the freeview channels in another Room, and maybe at some point in time...

With the forthcoming removal of the Sky+ subscription fee, I'd like to upgrade my Sky installation by getting this box. My current dish was installed by a local independent, now unfortunately no longer trading. At my request the dish is located at the side of the house (just under my - completely...

I have a new sky receiver and want to know if I simply place the card from the old receiver in it or do I need to phone sky to reauthorise the old card in the new machine. Alan

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Hi, I keep hearing people mentioning the sound in the background of the Sky Digital David Blaine thing ... but I am not getting sound! I had thought they were just broadcasting the video and no sound until hearing people talk about it on this ng and on the radio. Should I be getting sound? Am I...

Can anyone please tell a thickie like me what is pout and can i get in touch online Thanks

Where are the details of the no subscription offer, please? And do you have to buy the box, or is there another way of doing it? http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=BSY.UK&script=415&layout=0&item_id=446378 BSkyB unveils Sky+ marketing drive BSkyB unveils Sky+ marketing...

(The stand-alone versions, not the PC drives) Does anyone have one of these, which model, and what do they think of them? How much recording time can you get on one disc? -- Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett Website at http://www.activist.demon.co.uk/USsitcoms/

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What size hard drive is in a Sky+ box? How many hours recording can you get on to it? Is the hard drive upgradeable and if it is what about formatting it? Can the box format it? If all the above can be done can anyone recommend a particular hard drive that works well in the box?

I have a caravan in Wales where i have a digibox to receive the free channels, i have sky at home where i get the lot, i want to take my card at the weekend to put in the caravan box but from what i have read the card has to be matched with the box is there any way i can do this Thanks Sue

Anyone else find that if they record movies from Sky (not the encrypted ones) that the picture goes to B&W occasionally? I am recording from RF output. STeve

Tumbleweed wrote: Another potential solution (worked for me). Unscrew connection into digibox from dish, discover that the centre wire isnt making good contact, rectify, replace. I think that is covered by the mention of cable and splitters. It goes without saying that any sort of bad...