extra sky hd box

phil89_2

Hi I already have a sky hd box downstairs n now want one upstairs but i am not willing to pay 160 for a box.Can I just get one of ebay and pair my card to it.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Do you only have the one card, or do you have multiroom? Will you want all the channels and HD on the new box?

phil89_2

thanks for the reply.yea av got mutiroom and would want all the hd channels

penrhyn

I watch the HD channels on the bedroom TV using my trusty TV-Link.
No multiroom subscription no worries.

If your bedroom TV is less than 32 " you won't see any difference with HD from normal viewing distances.

phil89_2

av got a 42 inch tv am also wanting the sky plus function

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

Do you have 2 cables into the room upstairs as you'll need that for the full functionality of the box.

Sky will charge you another HD sub on the multiroom box, so you'll be paying £20/month on the extra box.

penrhyn

Fare enough, nothing wrong with your plan, Fleebay have Sky+HD boxes at popular prices.

FYI, I can control Sky+ functions on the main set via the TV Link, my bedroom set is 28" and fine, totally agree the SD picture on a 42" screen would be terrible.

moonrakerz

penrhyn wrote: »

If your bedroom TV is less than 32 " you won't see any difference with HD from normal viewing distances.

You shouldn't be watching HD from "normal viewing distances" ! you've wasted your money if you are............

ikolpdog_2

moonrakerz wrote: »

You shouldn't be watching HD from "normal viewing distances" ! you've wasted your money if you are............

Interesting, So you have to sit closer or further away? I guess further away in which case I won't be bothering with HD in the near future as I already am as far away from my 32" TV as it is possible to get in my livingroom.

moonrakerz

HD television is just like reading a newspaper.
The headline is in SD, you can see it from the other side of the room, the rest of the story is in small print (HD), so you have to get a lot closer to see the difference.

The recommended distance for watching HD is one and a half/two times the diagonal measurement of your TV screen. It does take a little getting used to but is well, well worth it.

I am lucky enough to have two viewing positions one for HD (close) and one for SD (other side of the room). If you can't manage to do this you are going to lose out:- too far away from HD and you don't get the benefit of the HD picture; Too close to SD and the picture is awful.

Heinz

moonrakerz wrote: »

The recommended distance for watching HD is one and a half/two times the diagonal measurement of your TV screen.

Now that's interesting. It was on BBC Click this week that you can calculate the size of TV screen you need by dividing the distance from which you watch in inches by 3 (or by 4*).

Hence, if you watch from 10 feet (120 inches) away, you need a TV with a 40" screen (* or 30" if you don't want your TV to be the 21st century equivalent of a 1950's radiogram).