Recording Sky without Sky+

iainfitzy

Hi all,

Have a bit of a problem.

Sky guys are arriving to install Sky on Monday, unfortunately due to a communal dish and cheapskate builders I only have one SAT port meaning I can not get the Sky+ box. I asked if I could get it simply for recording but they said they had experienced problems with this in the past.

Im looking for a solution that doesnt involved using a VCR!

Can I run the Sky through my Media Centre PC?

DVD recording?

Hard drive recording?

Really annoyed about the whole thing, but still want to get Sky.

Cheers,

:mad:

MercilessKiller

I've heard that some PVR's will record through SKY? I think it depends on whether the PVR can decode the information... You googled PVR and Sky?

iainfitzy

http://www.bluedelta.co.uk/phantom_plus.htm

This little thing seems to get rave reviews, so I think if I hook this up to a DVD recorder it should do the trick!

Thanks.

philnicandamy

I have a simple dvd recorder connected to the sky box via scart..never given any probs
(apart from remembering to set the bloomin thing to record!!)

missile

PVR will record through Sky, I do it.

Alternatively you can still use Sky+ (with limited functionality) with only one feed. You will need to pay Sky £10 a month for this unless you subscribe to two premium channels.

philnicandamy

iainfitzy wrote: »

http://www.bluedelta.co.uk/phantom_plus.htm

This little thing seems to get rave reviews, so I think if I hook this up to a DVD recorder it should do the trick!

Thanks.

i've had one...either I got the setup wrong or it just didnt work very well for me, sometimes recorded sometimes missed stuff completely, a little fiddly to set up but if it does the job you'll be fine

iainfitzy

missile wrote: »

PVR will record through Sky, I do it.

Alternatively you can still use Sky+ (with limited functionality) with only one feed. You will need to pay Sky £10 a month for this unless you subscribe to two premium channels.

What PVR unit do you have?

iainfitzy

Someone at work told me I can get a Sky+ box from Ebay for around £50 and hook that up.

How would that work as I presumed I had to pay Sky for using Sky+?

philnicandamy

nothing stopping you buying the sky + box...it's the functions you have to pay for through sky so without the £10 subs it'll behave just like an ordinary sky box you'd be unable to record anything etc...

Although have a look at this post the sky + subs may be coming to an end.....
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=457267

missile

I use a Panasonic PVR.

"Sky guys are arriving to install Sky on Monday" ???

You can watch free to air (for free). To watch Sky you need a subscription plus pay either for two premium channels or £10 per month to use Sky+

With only one line you can only record one channel and cannot watch another Sky channel whilst you record. You can watch a.n.other free to air - if you got a digital TV.

You can get a Sky+ box off Flee Bay for < £50 but I think you will be very lucky to find a Sky+ box for that and it will probably be stolen.

iainfitzy

missile wrote: »

I use a Panasonic PVR.

"Sky guys are arriving to install Sky on Monday" ???

You can watch free to air (for free). To watch Sky you need a subscription plus pay either for two premium channels or £10 per month to use Sky+

With only one line you can only record one channel and cannot watch another Sky channel whilst you record. You can watch a.n.other free to air - if you got a digital TV.

You can get a Sky+ box off Flee Bay for < £50 but I think you will be very lucky to find a Sky+ box for that and it will probably be stolen.

Engineers are installing Sky on Monday. Normal Sky. Package includes the sports package.

However Sky would not allow me get Sky+ as I only have one SAT port in the flat.

The Panasonic PVR you use, is that a freeview PVR?