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Sky Tv Unable To Get Multiroom Due To 1 Feed From Communal Dish
j3251
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Have Sky Tv,Called for multi room,engineer advised he is unable to sort it as its a communal dish,I only have 1 feed coming through?
Called factor who advised they wouldn't really look at doing it as it be costly?They feel 1 feed is enough per house?
Is there any other way around this?Friend suggested installing a private dish but it kind of breaks rules here and there and defeats having a communal dish?
Have sky go set up for room,able to watch it on tv via hdmi but would prefer to have actual box in room?
Called factor who advised they wouldn't really look at doing it as it be costly?They feel 1 feed is enough per house?
Is there any other way around this?Friend suggested installing a private dish but it kind of breaks rules here and there and defeats having a communal dish?
Have sky go set up for room,able to watch it on tv via hdmi but would prefer to have actual box in room?
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I doubt you'd be allowed a private dish, your landlord would likely require it's removal. However, your friend is correct that that's really the only way around your problem. Your own dish would also allow you to take full advantage of Sky+ because with three feeds you could record one channel while watching another AND have MultiRoom.Is there any other way around this?Friend suggested installing a private dish but it kind of breaks rules here and there and defeats having a communal dish?
An alternative is to connect a "Sky Magic Eye" which would at least allow you to view Sky in another room, but at the expense of only being able to view the same channel and also only in standard definition.0 -
Would suggest using a HD Sender and Receiver (I use one) if it is you require HD. It's a similar set up to a 'Magic Eye' as the above post that provides full functionality of your Sky Box in another room.
Paid £69 for mine on Amazon, works brilliantly. Look up Prestigio Emporio PWHD001 Wireless HDMI Box0 -
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Moneyineptitude wrote: »"Currently unavailable"
Unfortunately yes...0 -
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Moneyineptitude wrote: »An alternative is to connect a "Sky Magic Eye" which would at least allow you to view Sky in another room
Call me a pedant but - no it won't. A "magic eye" sends remote signals to the Digibox. It's also necessary to install a length of cable to the other room.
A videosender might be worth trying.0 -
You're a pedant;), you knew exactly what I meant!Moneymaker wrote: »Call me a pedant but - no it won't. A "magic eye" sends remote signals to the Digibox. It's also necessary to install a length of cable to the other room.0 -
Called factor who advised they wouldn't really look at doing it as it be costly?They feel 1 feed is enough per house?
May be worth popping a note through the neighbour's doors. Plenty of people will want sky+ et al these days...get a bunch of you to all ask for it and they might accept that it's worth the upgrade.0
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