sky magic eye - tv link question

Freebyman

Hi, I have a question regarding the sky magic eye (tvliink). I have one at the moment in the bedroom which works ok and the main box is in the living room. I want to also watch sky in the kitchen

My question is that does sky fit new magic eyes, and if so can I have two sky tvlinks in the house?

wadia860

I'm not aware of Sky fitting magic eyes, I think they would rather sell you Sky Multiroom .

Try an indie, they'll fit it for you...oh, you can have more than one magic eye. You *may* need an amplifier though.

jackthenipper

Sky now dont sell or install magic eyes (tv links), you can have 2 if you wish.

Why dont you go down to your local hardware store & get some coax cable ( CT 100 as the engineers call it) & try it yourself its very easy, you can always look at the install of the tv link that you already have as a guide & it will save you a bit more money.

shelly

Get yourself a video sender. We have a couple so we can watch sky in the bedroom and kitchen aswell as the lounge (where the box is)

1984ReturnsForReal_2

jackthenipper wrote: »

Sky now dont sell or install magic eyes (tv links), you can have 2 if you wish.

Why dont you go down to your local hardware store & get some coax cable ( CT 100 as the engineers call it) & try it yourself its very easy, you can always look at the install of the tv link that you already have as a guide & it will save you a bit more money.

http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/skyproducts/more/accessories

Freebyman

Thanks for all your replies, I failed to mention Ive already tried the video sender route, it gives too much interference.

Rang a local fitter up today and apparently I need a 2 way link, I want to put the wires on the outside so it will cost £85 fitted and working.

Didnt fancy wiring it myself as last time I did anything electrical I fused the whole house :rotfl:

nanokitten

Not used this one but I always thought If I bought another TV link I'd by this Triax Sky Digital TV eye (second item down):
http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/accessories2.htm

It's a shame no to try it yourself as there is nothin electrical to do: co-ax can be bought made up to length (from your little electrical shop or off ebay) and it just plugs in at the back of your telly and into the 'output 2 socket' (next to where your current one plugs in.

If you do want to have it run outside can I understand why you wouldn't want to drill yourself but £80 sounds a bit steep as my official sky installer installed my old sky box in another room for £30 including the wire, (which is a similar sized job involving drilling through the wall). If you still have the number of your official installer I might try them, or at least get some other quotes, it's not a skilled job and should take under an hour.