Sky+ & TV link

In message , Jomtien
writes
Mike Gasson wrote:

"We don't want to control each others box, just our own so I assume one
TV link per room (both boxes are off the same phone line)?"

The problem is that you didn't explain clearly how the units are
connected, or exactly what you want to do.
My apologies!
My wife has a Sky+ box in the sitting room and I have another Sky+ box
in my study (2 floors up), both off the same phone line. My box has a
phone extension cable run up 2 stories into the study. This is a
'multiroom' setup, I pay £10 extra to use wife's viewing package. We
want to be able (initially) to receive Sky programs on a kitchen TV from
_her_ box. We don't want the hassle of running co-ax cable, so I assumed
that a digisender unit would be needed.
I was previously talking about doing the same for another TV in my
bedroom, but controlled from _my_ Sky+ box, not my wife's. I could
probably go without this bedroom TV but I mentioned it in case an
overall setup solution could include it.
Hope that makes sense?
I'm not sure if the SkyEye multiSat converter will do all of the above,
or is it required together with a digisender? Is it a digisender itself?
All this is new to me so I am struggling here!!
Thanks for help


Assuming that each remote location can only 'see' one Sky+, and that
they are individually cabled back to the respective Sky+, then you
just need to fit one TVLink for each TV.


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Mike Gasson
(from the Isle of Purbeck)

Mike Gasson wrote:

I'm not sure if the SkyEye multiSat converter will do all of the above,
or is it required together with a digisender? Is it a digisender itself?

The SkyEye and other TVLink-type devices require a cabled RF
connection.

If you don't want/can't have a cable connection then you must use a
wireless videosender. These require no cable and no TVLink.

You can use two of these in the same house, as long as they use
different wireless channels and as long as they are well-made.

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Zero Tolerance wrote:

Clever bloke that Sky-Eye chap.

Especially if he can make a living selling units that press 'back up'
every 30 seconds, when that feature is already in the digibox
software.. :-)

Don't run him down. For many years his gadget was the only way of
doing this automatically. My Tivo was red-dot free for years before
the Sky firmware allowed it.

Also the red-dot remover unit is just one of many devices he makes.
Some are very clever indeed and without any equal, such as the one I
mentioned and the Tivo version.

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

In message , Jomtien
writes
Mike Gasson wrote:

I'm not sure if the SkyEye multiSat converter will do all of the above,
or is it required together with a digisender? Is it a digisender itself?

The SkyEye and other TVLink-type devices require a cabled RF
connection.

If you don't want/can't have a cable connection then you must use a
wireless videosender. These require no cable and no TVLink.

You can use two of these in the same house, as long as they use
different wireless channels and as long as they are well-made.

Many thanks for that Jomtein. It looks like the digisender is what I
need. Are you able to recommend a good one please?
--
Mike Gasson
(from the Isle of Purbeck)

Mike Gasson wrote:

It looks like the digisender is what I
need. Are you able to recommend a good one please?

Not from where I am.

AFAIK Argos do one that works well. Perhaps other readers have some
suggestions?

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

In message , Jomtien
writes
Mike Gasson wrote:

It looks like the digisender is what I
need. Are you able to recommend a good one please?

Not from where I am.

AFAIK Argos do one that works well. Perhaps other readers have some
suggestions?

I'd not thought of Argos! They have several, as you say. I can pick one
of those. Thanks again.
--
Mike Gasson
(from the Isle of Purbeck)

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:10:19 +0100, Jomtien wrote:

Don't run him down. For many years his gadget was the only way of
doing this automatically. My Tivo was red-dot free for years before
the Sky firmware allowed it.

Also the red-dot remover unit is just one of many devices he makes.
Some are very clever indeed and without any equal, such as the one I
mentioned and the Tivo version.

Yes, fair enough. :-)

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