Can I have 2 sky boxes on the go

valencias

I have sky plus in my house & on 4 TVs as I have magic eyes. I pay about £40 for my sky package.

I have now been given another sky receiver with viewing card. Can I plug this in & use to get the free to view channels i.e so hubbie could be watching sports in one room & I was watching a free channel in another?

I have seen 'splitters' on e bay but not sure if this is what they are for or if the additional receiver isn't much use for me.

Any help would be appreciated!

smartt21

Sorry, bit dim, but what are magic eyes??

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valencias wrote: »

I have sky plus in my house & on 4 TVs as I have magic eyes. I pay about £40 for my sky package.

I have now been given another sky receiver with viewing card. Can I plug this in & use to get the free to view channels i.e so hubbie could be watching sports in one room & I was watching a free channel in another?

I have seen 'splitters' on e bay but not sure if this is what they are for or if the additional receiver isn't much use for me.

Any help would be appreciated!

Yes, you need a combiner - it works with a Sky+ and a normal sky box. Details are here ==> http://www.tvlink.co.uk/combiner.htm This site has lots of help and diagrams.

One thing I found was that it used the power that came out on the RF2 ports and I had to 're-power' my distribution amp and red eyes with another power adaptor.

TiTheRev

Sorry to hijack the thread, but it's related

Was wondering if anyone knew if you could hook up a sky+ box and have it work without subscription?

valencias

magic eye plugs into the each TV which means the sky channels can be viewed & changed on any TV in the house.

Not sure if you can do this in any house or whether this is something in the wiring of the house.

ebsay2000

TiTheRev wrote: »

Sorry to hijack the thread, but it's related

Was wondering if anyone knew if you could hook up a sky+ box and have it work without subscription?

Sky Plus wont record/pause/playback without subscripition......sorry.