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Ray_li 12 December 2008 12:16 AM

sky just seems to increase their prices whenever they wish.

I was told the channel price is fixed for my 12 month contract. few months later sky put the price up :mad:

scoobyvirgin 12 December 2008 01:14 AM

Can I not tempt anyone with a dodgy box then? ;)

ScoobyWon't 12 December 2008 01:57 AM


Originally Posted by scoobyvirgin (Post 8341483)
Can I not tempt anyone with a dodgy box then? ;)

Can we leave Kayleigh out of this? :p

ScoobyWon't 12 December 2008 02:01 AM


Originally Posted by Diesel (Post 8340686)
I haven't researched it, although have been tempted - being handy with a soldering iron and that ;) I do get all the sky non premium channels in the bedroom set top box though, as well as on the £35 a month main HD box in the living room. I aint telling though as they normally want an absurd £10 a month for this duplication (as if I had 2 pairs of eyes!). That's as far as my Robin Hood-ness goes ;)

D

I get the HD channels in the living room and upstairs just by plugging a aerial cable from the out socket on the SKY HD box and a aerial cable from the socket to the input of the tv in my bedroom. Dunno how it works though. :confused:

Diesel 12 December 2008 09:28 AM


Originally Posted by ScoobyWon't (Post 8341512)
I get the HD channels in the living room and upstairs just by plugging a aerial cable from the out socket on the SKY HD box and a aerial cable from the socket to the input of the tv in my bedroom. Dunno how it works though. :confused:

Well it wont be in HD mate!!! You are just using the second RF output of the box, and it is a good solution - although both TV's will have to be on the same channel and its probably THE worse output for picture quality. That's £120 in the bank ;) D

Nate 12 December 2008 10:28 AM

So who's signal do these boxes work on, Virgin/NTL or Sky ?

I've had a little look on a famous bidding site and cannot find any ?

ALi-B 12 December 2008 10:54 AM


Originally Posted by Diesel (Post 8341729)
Well it wont be in HD mate!!! You are just using the second RF output of the box, and it is a good solution - although both TV's will have to be on the same channel and its probably THE worse output for picture quality. That's £120 in the bank ;) D

Also the RF outputs are Mono sound on a lot of boxes as teh modulator doesn't support NICAM.

So thats dolby 5.1 down-mixed to mono and 720p/1080i resolution downscaled to 576i.

(translated: no better than the picture/sound from a 1980's TV :D )

Ant 12 December 2008 11:37 AM

Search eurovox on a famous bidding site ;)

Nate 12 December 2008 12:12 PM


Originally Posted by antc (Post 8341996)
Search eurovox on a famous bidding site ;)

:thumb:

Norman Dog 12 December 2008 03:08 PM


Originally Posted by antc (Post 8341996)
Search eurovox on a famous bidding site ;)

My Friend ;) says the PVR model (EX5000) is really good..:)

Personally, I don't condone stealing from Mr Branston-Pickle and putting the prices up for the honest subscriber, etc etc :nono:

boxst 12 December 2008 03:14 PM


Originally Posted by antc (Post 8341996)
Search eurovox on a famous bidding site ;)

And for Sky?

Steve

scoobyvirgin 12 December 2008 03:25 PM


Originally Posted by boxst (Post 8342522)
And for Sky?

Steve


Nothing!

ScoobyWon't 12 December 2008 05:15 PM


Originally Posted by ALi-B (Post 8341905)
Also the RF outputs are Mono sound on a lot of boxes as teh modulator doesn't support NICAM.

So thats dolby 5.1 down-mixed to mono and 720p/1080i resolution downscaled to 576i.

(translated: no better than the picture/sound from a 1980's TV :D )

On a 19" box and after a shed full of beer, which is the only time I watch tv in bed, I'm unlikely to notice the difference! :D

Sonic' 12 December 2008 08:50 PM

Apparently Virgin now own some of these boxes, and they are now blocking them every day, so new numbers are having to be generated daily now

+Doc+ 12 December 2008 08:52 PM

You just need the updated software and it does it automatically.

daddyscoob 13 December 2008 10:26 PM


Originally Posted by scoobyvirgin (Post 8342566)
Nothing!

I hmm hmm or a friend I should say did the Sky fiddle with the 9v battery and got the pay to view channels free but it doesn't last hmm hmm told him he was naughty :lol1:

alistair 14 December 2008 12:43 PM

I thought the 9v trick only worked for about 4 movies ?

The down side is that if you ever reconnect the phone line, you'll get billed for them.....

Dboyvts 14 December 2008 01:13 PM


Originally Posted by alistair (Post 8346884)
I thought the 9v trick only worked for about 4 movies ?

The down side is that if you ever reconnect the phone line, you'll get billed for them.....

Each sky box has a credit limit in box around £5.99 this is lets you watch any pay to view channels if your phone line is down but as soon as your box detects a phone line connected it talks back to sky letting them bill you. So if you use the 9v battery trick and plug your phone line back in afterwards you will still get hit with bill for watched channels.


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