[mythtvnz] Sky digital

[David Zanetti]

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On Fri, 2006-01-20 at 14:01 +1300, Corrin Lakeland wrote:
> i have been thinking of getting sky digital so I can a) get good =20
> reception, and b) watch foodTV rather than download it off =20
> bittorrent :).  Anyways, having never had sky, I'm a bit unsure about =20
> all this new satellite & digital terminology, DVB-S f'instance...

Because of the encryption, you can pretty much ignore all the digital
stuff and just treat it as a composite/svideo source with an external
channel changer. IR blaster etc, as you note below..

> So... if I want to replicate my current setup (2 channels at once) on =20
> sky, what do I need to get? Everything I've read talks about being =20
> unable to decrypt sky inside the PC, which seems to point towards =20
> using composite or s-video from the decoder + an IR blaster to change =20
> channels.  Apart from being messy, I can't see how this can do two =20
> channels at once...

If you want two Sky-encrypted channels, you'll need two boxes. And two
IR blasters. And keep them seperate enough to not change both boxes at
once. And pay Sky for two boxes. It's messy indeed, but that's the only
option.=20

However, if you're happy with just TVNZ FTA channels for the "other"
channels, then wiring a DVB-S card to the same dish as the Sky box will
work. Limited to One, CH2, Maori TV, and a couple of other not
terrestrially-offered channels (DWTV and NASA TV).

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David Zanetti <david.zanetti@catalyst.net.nz>
Team Leader, Systems Administration
Catalyst IT Limited
+64-4-8032233 +64-21-402260

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