Sky+ worth it with only one tuner? - Sky+

Hellion · 18-04-2006, 22:29

We have a communal system that serves 4 maisonettes and we only have one cable each into the house. As I understand you can still have a Sky+ box with the usual PVR capabilities plus live pause/rewind etc, but you wont be able to record and view at the same time.

The question is, is it worth the £89 for the Sky+ box and Sky+ subscription if you only have the one tuner or should I just get the normal box?

Jacie · 18-04-2006, 22:55

The reason I upgraded to Sky+ was so that I could watch one channel and record a second. The other facilities were a bonus.

It's something I could do with analogue signal and VCR, and having recently lost several hours of recordings because of a faulty box, I sometimes wish that's what I was still using.

schmoo · 19-04-2006, 11:34

whats a maisonette? can you not have your own dish?

Hellion · 19-04-2006, 13:40

A maisonette is like a flat but it has its own front door onto the street. Its essentially a house sized building with two flats. We can't have our own dish.

bazac · 20-04-2006, 15:27

We have exactly the same problem in our flat, and the installer talked my girlfriend out of having Sky+. I'd be interested to know if anyone's got it to work with a single input, as I'd buy one tomorrow.

Sam Radford. · 20-04-2006, 16:12

This has been discussed sooo many times!

You can get a special "Y" splitter that connects the LNB feed to both inputs but the SKY+ box will have greatly reduced functionality.

See http://www.satcure.com/accs/page15a.htm#skysplit
"STS2 2-way splitter F-conn 2 DC pass"

boba · 21-04-2006, 13:16

Although you'd lose the ability to record one thing and watch another or record 2 at once I think it would still be worth it.

You would still be able to watch something you'd recorded whilst recording another, and most of all you'd be able to record lots of things easily, keep a lot on disk, have series links, freeze and rewind live TV etc.

So yes - not so good but worth it.

robinird · 21-04-2006, 20:05

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Originally Posted by bazac

We have exactly the same problem in our flat, and the installer talked my girlfriend out of having Sky+. I'd be interested to know if anyone's got it to work with a single input, as I'd buy one tomorrow.

I know of an indoor installation where a window faces the satellite. The dish has been attached to a pole suspended from the ceiling, looking at the satellite through a bathroom window.

It looked a little odd at first but then a short curtain was hung to hide it from view within the room.

There are also transparrent (coated plastic) dishes available but are larger than Sky mini dishes.

18-04-2006, 22:29	#1
Hellion Banned User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 625	Sky+ worth it with only one tuner? We have a communal system that serves 4 maisonettes and we only have one cable each into the house. As I understand you can still have a Sky+ box with the usual PVR capabilities plus live pause/rewind etc, but you wont be able to record and view at the same time. The question is, is it worth the £89 for the Sky+ box and Sky+ subscription if you only have the one tuner or should I just get the normal box?

18-04-2006, 22:55	#2
Jacie Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 158	The reason I upgraded to Sky+ was so that I could watch one channel and record a second. The other facilities were a bonus. It's something I could do with analogue signal and VCR, and having recently lost several hours of recordings because of a faulty box, I sometimes wish that's what I was still using.

19-04-2006, 11:34	#3
schmoo Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lancashire Services: Sky HD, Sky Broadband, Freeview, bbc iplayer Posts: 224	whats a maisonette? can you not have your own dish?

19-04-2006, 13:40	#4
Hellion Banned User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 625	A maisonette is like a flat but it has its own front door onto the street. Its essentially a house sized building with two flats. We can't have our own dish.

20-04-2006, 15:27	#5
bazac Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5	We have exactly the same problem in our flat, and the installer talked my girlfriend out of having Sky+. I'd be interested to know if anyone's got it to work with a single input, as I'd buy one tomorrow.

20-04-2006, 16:12	#6
Sam Radford. Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: N Yorks Services: Apple Mac, wheelchair & pacemaker. Thanked 354,768 times Posts: 13,713	This has been discussed sooo many times! You can get a special "Y" splitter that connects the LNB feed to both inputs but the SKY+ box will have greatly reduced functionality. See http://www.satcure.com/accs/page15a.htm#skysplit "STS2 2-way splitter F-conn 2 DC pass"

21-04-2006, 13:16	#7
boba Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Gender: Male Location: Fife Services: Sky+ HD, PlusNet 8Mb Posts: 74	Although you'd lose the ability to record one thing and watch another or record 2 at once I think it would still be worth it. You would still be able to watch something you'd recorded whilst recording another, and most of all you'd be able to record lots of things easily, keep a lot on disk, have series links, freeze and rewind live TV etc. So yes - not so good but worth it.