Spiky

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will that work?

i'm looking to move and want HD in two rooms, mainly the lounge, but i will have a games room so was hoping for the rare occasion we want to watch HD in games room can i just use the card from the lounge?

daviddunlop83

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No you need to pair the card with each box. You would have to ring sky to change it over and it can take a couple of hours.

It will say this is the wrong viewing card for this box or something like that

Plus if you did it say every weekend for football in a games room im sure they would catch on and stop letting you change it over

Spiky

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bugger

pompy1

We have our sky box downstairs in the livingroom with an internal sender aerial, up stairs in the bedroom is the recieving aerial. Works perfect...

Spiky

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i can get the signal to the games room, but i want it in HD

FasterFords

Either get an HDMI splitter and run 2 cables, or get another make of box for the 2nd room. My Dreambox will work prefectly with the SKY card with out any pairing.

cjwood555

Use component to one room, hdmi to the other - for simplicity, hdmi to the nearest tv, component to the one further away. Happy days.

Chris

cjwood555

HDMI splitting can be a gamble with HDCP - depends on tv's and the splitter as to whether you get a proper picture or a horrendously blocky one.

Spiky

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dont think my sky box outputs component

plus i dont think there is a easy route to get cables to the next room

Porkie

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YEP!

thats how I do it.


2 boxes doesnt work... as whatever you want to watch.. is always on the OTHER boxes hard drive!

been there... done that!

Porkie

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I have a spare HD box with component and HDMI outputs.

you can have it for nothing mate

Spiky

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well as i'm moving, i thinking or cancelling and setting up new account in new place (mrs name) so i get a new box

so do the new box's have hdmi & component?


or do i need to get an old box off ebay?

Spiky

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cheers dude

please keep for me then

and somehome will have to run some cables

how do you control the 2nd box?

do you have to go to the lounge set the chanell then go to 2nd room to watch?

Jim Galbally

i thought the only channels you needed to pair the box to the card for were the premium ones ie movies/sports/porn?

your situation also sounds like you may want to consider a media center type system. im sure there are some good ones out there

Porkie

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No. fully controlled through magic eye mate

Smit

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I thought you could watch free HD programming (BBC-HD + ITV1-HD) without a viewing card if just just had the box? As the world cup is on these channels not SkySports/ ESPN which you need a suscription (sp?) for.

Spiky

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cool i have a magic eye

cjwood555

As per porkie - one coax for magic eye; component for hd video.

Have a spare couple of magic eyes and remotes for +/hd here - can't remember what the cost was but you're welcome to a set for a tenner posted if it helps

Chris

*edit* (sorry didn't see that you already have one!)

foreigneRS

get a slingbox pro

andy escos

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thats magic eye not japs eye
i got virgin media, hd is free getting more hd channels all the time & its got hdmi output & componant

Rhys

Already said i wouldnt bother getting two boxes! As Porkie said what you want to watch is always on the other box! DOH.

tomS2-Rst

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You can use one card. I have hd in my front room. and my sons have one in there bedroom. sky wanted £9 extra a month for multi-room. ie a clone card. I have an expired card they use for all free channels. but If I put my card in I can watch it all.... jst tried it.

Spiky

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Handy

1.9 xr2 on 40's

dependign what you want you will get some stuff by swapping cards

you get various channels and some hd etc
i do that sometimes, i have an old blue card that for some reason has full plus options and channels but isnt paid for, weird it is but handy

foreigneRS

what about something like this? http://www.diablocam.com/