Sky+ Remote Question

Hi there

I am about to get sky plus and obviously the remote controls are
different, but will an old sky remote change the channel on the sky
plus box? The reason I ask is I just bought a new remote so i could use
the magic eye thing i have in my bedroom, and am wondering if it will
still work the basic commands or if i have to buy a second sky plus
remote

This doesnt seem to be directly addressed in Jomtien's FAQ, so perhaps
it could be added?

cheers
ed

I am about to get sky plus and obviously the remote controls are
different, but will an old sky remote change the channel on the sky
plus box?

Mine didn't.

Fred.

Ed wrote:

I am about to get sky plus and obviously the remote controls are
different, but will an old sky remote change the channel on the sky
plus box? The reason I ask is I just bought a new remote so i could use
the magic eye thing i have in my bedroom, and am wondering if it will
still work the basic commands or if i have to buy a second sky plus
remote

You will need to get a new remote, especially as you will presumably
want to use the playback and record features from the bedroom also.
Otherwise it seems rather pointless having the TVLink at all.


This doesnt seem to be directly addressed in Jomtien's FAQ, so perhaps
it could be added?

I specifically avoided having Sky+ questions in the FAQ as they were
previously covered elsewhere. As this is no longer the case I may have
to think about including more Sky+ questions.

I don't think that this one qualifies as being "frequent" though.

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You will need to get a new remote, especially as you will presumably want to use the playback and record features from the bedroom also. Otherwise it seems rather pointless having the TVLink at all.

No, not pointless. Assume for a moment I dont watch much tv in the
bedroom, so simple channel changing using the old remote would suffice.
I could always take the sky+ remote upstairs if i needed to. But the
woman at sky assured me it would work. I told her that general
consensus was that it wouldn't, but she said consensus was wrong. So
I'll call her back when the box is installed and ask for a free sky+
extra remote. I'm a Sky VIP now apparently, having won a competition
for a year free Sky+.

Ed wrote:

You will need to get a new remote, especially as you will presumably
want to use the playback and record features from the bedroom also.
Otherwise it seems rather pointless having the TVLink at all.

No, not pointless. Assume for a moment I dont watch much tv in the
bedroom, so simple channel changing using the old remote would suffice.
I could always take the sky+ remote upstairs if i needed to.

You speak as someone who doesn't have a PVR.

My Tivo is piped to my bedroom. I don't watch much there but I do
watch something or another every night. I can't imagine being able
only to change channels and not to use the PVR functions. It would be
silly.
What I want to watch is rarely what is being broadcast at the time.
When you have had your PVR for a while you will discover that you no
longer watch live TV at all. You will record everything and replay it,
which allows you to fast forward through all the dross (adverts,
intros, outros, credits, prologues, epilogues, recaps, precaps,
announcements etc. etc.) thus saving a lot of time and dead brain
cells. I estimate that I fast forward through about 30% or more of
every recorded item, on average, even on non-commercial channels.

Also you will find that the pause button is handy, even in the
bedroom.

You should invest £15 in a spare Sky+ remote.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8vef5
UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
BBC reception questions? ; http://www.astra2d.com/
Fed up with on-screen logos? : http://logofreetv.org/
----
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No monies return'd. ;-)

Jomtien wrote:
Ed wrote:


You will need to get a new remote, especially as you will presumably
want to use the playback and record features from the bedroom also.
Otherwise it seems rather pointless having the TVLink at all.

No, not pointless. Assume for a moment I dont watch much tv in the
bedroom, so simple channel changing using the old remote would suffice.
I could always take the sky+ remote upstairs if i needed to.


You speak as someone who doesn't have a PVR.

My Tivo is piped to my bedroom. I don't watch much there but I do
watch something or another every night. I can't imagine being able
only to change channels and not to use the PVR functions. It would be
silly.
What I want to watch is rarely what is being broadcast at the time.
When you have had your PVR for a while you will discover that you no
longer watch live TV at all. You will record everything and replay it,
which allows you to fast forward through all the dross (adverts,
intros, outros, credits, prologues, epilogues, recaps, precaps,
announcements etc. etc.) thus saving a lot of time and dead brain
cells. I estimate that I fast forward through about 30% or more of
every recorded item, on average, even on non-commercial channels.

Also you will find that the pause button is handy, even in the
bedroom.

You should invest £15 in a spare Sky+ remote.

If you have a V6 sky remote you can make it work like a sky plus and
vice versa.

If you have a V6 sky remote you can make it work like a sky plus and vice versa.

I have a brand new white/grey sky remote. Are you saying I need to
reprogramme it like you do to make it work your tv, or does it transmit
dual codes?

Ed wrote:

I have a brand new white/grey sky remote. Are you saying I need to
reprogramme it like you do to make it work your tv, or does it transmit
dual codes?

It needs to be reprogrammed. But it still won't operate the record
functions etc. This seems to be a complete waste of time to me.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/8vef5
UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
BBC reception questions? ; http://www.astra2d.com/
Fed up with on-screen logos? : http://logofreetv.org/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)

But it still won't operate the record functions etc. This seems to be a complete waste of time to me

I never expected it would.