Sony Sky Box

Hi Folks

Any info on where to buy one of the Sony sky boxes

Thanks

Garth wrote:
Hi Folks

Any info on where to buy one of the Sony sky boxes

Thanks

You will probably have to find a second hand one as Sony no longer make
them.

jackal wrote:

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Me - Cost - One sky Plus box (Do they work from a single LNB at all?)

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Hi,

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Matthew wrote:
Me - Cost - One sky Plus box (Do they work from a single LNB at all?)

Yes, if you don't want any of the Sky+ functionality. You might get live
pause / instant rewind (if you pay the tenner), but no recording.

Andy

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Would only behave like a normal digibox with a single feed. No record
features.

Janice

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:48:33 +0000 (UTC), "jackal"
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Just **dont't** get the 750 - it's frustratingly slow.

I bought one from Unbeatable when they had them for £170 and sold it
on ebay a year later for £180 - I got two Panasonics with some of the
money and am extremely pleased!

Gareth

I have the 750 version which I am currently thinking of shifting upstairs on
a mirror sub alongside a sky+ box, if you are interested in making an offer
I might reconsider.

Lettuce Prey




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"Garth" wrote in message
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Hi Folks

Any info on where to buy one of the Sony sky boxes

Thanks

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Hi Folks

Any info on where to buy one of the Sony sky boxes

Thanks

I assume you mean the slim silver best looking box for standard sky (not
sky+).Go to Comet and see the price there, they are charging approx.
£590-00. The reason being they are no longer selling spares for them and
under comets guarantee It would cost a fortune to repair one.



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Janice wrote:

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Me - Cost - One sky Plus box (Do they work from a single LNB at all?)

Would only behave like a normal digibox with a single feed. No record
features.

Fine with me - all I'm really after is a faster digibox - I have TiVo
and a communal satellite system so I'm guessing I can't get Sky Plus'
full functionality through that.

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I have two 750`s without the issues described so its a little harsh to infer
that this affects the range.

Lettuce Prey




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Adrian wrote:
Garth wrote:
Hi Folks

Any info on where to buy one of the Sony sky boxes

Thanks

You will probably have to find a second hand one as Sony no longer make
them.

There are some known problems with the Sonys, too. I've the earlier
model (750U), and have trouble getting it to receive anything on the
transponder that Performance is on.

It's nothing to do with the frequency (that MUX moved from Astra2B to
Eurobird). It appears to be something to do with the uplink's
multiplexer. A different manufacturer's box connected to the same dish
has no problems.

The Sony also has problems with the BBCi overlay system, with the
bottom of the TV picture "tearing" on movement, when the translucent
BBCi side panel is overlaying the picture.

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