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| Thread ID: 81257 | 2007-07-22 04:04:00 | Question for those with Sky/Freeview and 3+ Tvs | --Wolf-- (128) | PC World Chat |
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| 571381 | 2007-07-22 04:45:00 | Well that sucks. I can't see us paying $40 per TV PLUS the Sky costs. | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 571382 | 2007-07-22 05:51:00 | Nice try, but what did you expect? | the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 571383 | 2007-07-22 06:10:00 | This is the setup I have: I have a central PC running Windows XP and MediaPortal (A free alternative to Windows Media Center) and in this PC is a Dual-Tuner analog TV card and also a DVB-S (Digital Video Broadcast by Satellite) tuner card. This allows the central PC to stream / record up to 4 channels at the same time. The DVB-S card receives the Freeview channels and also the EPG (electronic program guide) while the analog card is used as a backup if the DVB-S card is busy recording / streaming. Freeview has two groups of channels, each on their own transponder, the TVNZ channels & Maori TV are one group and TV3 & C4 are another group. You can record / watch two channels at the same time if they are in the same group. I am looking at getting a second DVB-S card and removing the analog card soon as this will allow recording / watching of all freeview channels at the same time. I got the DVB-S card from TradeMe for $145. With the analog card I used to have a sky decoder connected but you could only watch / record one sky channel at a time. On everyones PC/laptops I have the MediaPortal Client running which connects to the central PC and allows everyone to watch live TV, watch recorded TV & set up recordings. Of cause all the PCs/laptops need to be networked for this to work. (wireless not recommended as the MPEG2 stream is a bit much and you get stuttering) |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 571384 | 2007-07-22 06:30:00 | My Sky Installer set up my house which I run a Sky Decoder in the lounge and it feeds back to all other TV jacks (5) in the house including my Office. What ever channel the Sky Decoder is on is what is shown in the other rooms. Since it was wired I got MySky so I can record 2 on mysky and watch one from the planner. Anything on MySky or the Planner (Recorded stuff) can be fed throughout the house. There is no extra charge by Sky for using this but i did pay a little extra for the original wiring throughout the house over and above the Sky Install. I have had about 4 houses wired this way over the past 7-8 years. I have a DVB-S card on the PC so can record there as well, but not fed that back to the rest of the house as yet, just the lounge. If you want to change channels while laying in bed at night send wife through and ask her to grab you a beer while she is changing the channel:-) |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 571385 | 2007-07-22 07:50:00 | Hey guys, Am thinking of getting either Sky or Freeview, but the problem is, there is about 3 or 4 tvs that would need to get it throughout the house. From what I know, with Sky, you need to pay $40 per extra TV per month. Which adds up to be a lot of $$$ Is there anyway to use 1 Sky decoder box and have those video transmitter things? Like you use to be able play a video on one tv, and transmit it to another, would that work? Is there a cheap way for sky to be on 4 tvs? Also, what about Freeview? How does that work with multiple tvs? Thanks. EDIT: ah crap, this should prolly be in the other forum (never go there), move if you want mods :) most video senders have a ir sender/reciever so you can use your remote. I also notice that you are in christchurch, have you enquired about telstra clear in your area. If you get there digital TV, additional analogue decoders are only $10 each a month and they have the same channels as the main decoder except for a few channels not avaliable on analogue. Combine telstraclears phone/tv/and cable internet and you will get a great package |
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