Category: Satellite TV

How to get HD TV in a second room

29 July 2011 TV and Tech No Comments

Got a second HD TV in your home? Here’s our guide to getting HD on another telly This guide was triggered by one of our visitors, Darren. He asked: “I have just upgraded to Sky+HD. have cabling for multiroom and a second Sky box. I want to get HD upstairs, but don’t want to…

HD TV, Satellite TV

Sky+ Recording Without Subscription

4 January 20111 January 2012 TV and Tech 81 Comments

Question: I have a Sky+ box and get the free channels, but I can’t record. How can I use Sky+ to record? Sky+ is a service offered by Sky Digital. It allows you to record TV programmes onto the hard drive built in to Sky+ and Sky+ HD boxes. If you subscribe to Sky and…

Satellite TV

How do I copy recordings from a Sky+ box?

11 March 201017 May 2011 TV and Tech 5 Comments

Copying Recordings from Sky boxes: If you’ve got a Sky or Sky+ HD box, you may find that you want to copy your recordings from the built-in hard drive to something else. Here are some notes on the subject: Copy onto DVD – Connect a DVD recorder to one of the SCART sockets on the…

Satellite TV

Why can’t I get Sky+?

3 March 2010 TV and Tech No Comments

Question: I want to get Sky+, but it seems Sky don’t supply Sky+ any more. Help! First off, we should explain that the term Sky+ actually refers to the service, and not the satellite receiver box. Sky+ is the ability to record telly programmes onto hard-disk, pause live TV, and perform series link using a…

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Digital TV, Satellite TV

How do I upgrade to Sky+

3 March 20103 March 2010 TV and Tech No Comments

Question: I have Sky. How do I upgrade to Sky+ ? The Sky+ and Sky+ HD boxes are what’s known as “twin-tuner” boxes. They have two satellite receivers built in. This allows you to record one satellite channel while you watch another. A standard Sky box will be a “single tuner” box, with a single…

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Digital TV, Satellite TV