Sky+ is it worth it

Dale Richards wrote:

Depending on the Sky package you have (and I have no Sky package at
all so the cost question doesn't even arise) it may cost no more to
have a mirror sub than it does to have a Sky+. With a mirror sub you
can dedicate one box to your Tivo (this is what I do, but without the
Sky sub) and this way of course you can do more than the Sky+ can
because you can actually watch two live channels at once, and not just
watch one and record another.

And what about recording two channels at the same time?

You can do that also if you have another recording device (VCR, DVD
burner, second Tivo, non-Sky sat PVR for the BBC channels). Recording
two things at once isn't something that I need to do at all often, if
ever.

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SoulSurvivor wrote:

The Panasonic DMR-E100 (or is it E80) records in DD5.1.

Good. I've been waiting for this feature to become available before
buying such a recorder.
I suppose that they'll all have it soon. I see that Philips have a
DVD/DivX player now.

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On 2 Oct 2003 06:25:56 -0700, (SoulSurvivor)
wrote:

The Panasonic DMR-E100 (or is it E80) records in DD5.1. I aint rich
enough to buy it though! Stick to my HS2 for now.


Does it? The spec says it records DD 2 channel only. And there is no
digital sound input..

Jomtien said this:

As I'm sure you're aware by now, to do the same with Sky+ all you'll
have to do is choose the programmes you want to record via the EPG.
The box does the rest for you.

Exactly as with the Tivo, only Tivo does it more reliably and over a
longer time.

You should read posts before you reply to them. I was talking about dual
recording. This is not possible with a Tivo, and never will be.

Dale Richards wrote:

You should read posts before you reply to them. I was talking about dual
recording.

You were talking about a lot of things. Perhaps you should be more
clear in what you write.

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The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/guiv
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
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"Jomtien" wrote in message
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Dale Richards wrote:

Depending on the Sky package you have (and I have no Sky package at
all so the cost question doesn't even arise) it may cost no more to
have a mirror sub than it does to have a Sky+. With a mirror sub you
can dedicate one box to your Tivo (this is what I do, but without the
Sky sub) and this way of course you can do more than the Sky+ can
because you can actually watch two live channels at once, and not just
watch one and record another.

And what about recording two channels at the same time?

You can do that also if you have another recording device (VCR, DVD
burner, second Tivo, non-Sky sat PVR for the BBC channels). Recording
two things at once isn't something that I need to do at all often, if
ever.

BUt for some of us, its a key requirement. AT the time I made my Sky+
choice, Tivo was (just) an option, and the resaon I dint pick it was this.

FWIW was the TIvo life time sub for all your Tivo boxes, or was it one per
box?


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Tumbleweed wrote:

FWIW was the TIvo life time sub for all your Tivo boxes, or was it one per
box?

One per box. I have only one.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/guiv
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)