Having recently swapped a Sky Plus box for a Sky HD box, I am concerned about the sound level which appears to be pre-set into the new box. On the old box the sound was slightly louder than the TV and it was necessary to turn down the volume by a small amount when watching anything on Sky Plus. Now the sound level on the HD box is much lower than on the TV, and it is necessary to turn up the...

I have been getting frustrated with accumulating problems on the HD box, most of which are even without using an HD channel. (Thomson box with replaced PSU and new EPG) 1 There is an increasing amount of pixelation - it's far worse on an HD channel so I use SD more often but still get some. (no trees in the way) 2 Several times a recording runs on for hours after the programme...

Just throwing this in here for discussion... http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Angry-BBC-HD-Viewers-Complain-That-Popular-Programmes-Are-Fuzzy/Article/200912215497982?f=rss In summary, in August the BBC started using a new codec which reduced the bitrate from 16Mb/s to 9.7Mb/s (i.e. 40% less). The BBC has since received 1,500 complaints on their forums relating to poorer quality...

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Is it possible to use a Sky+ box to record programmes with just a feed to the LNB-2 connector?

I have Sky+ in my main living room. I would like to be able to put it into another room, to a different tv and also be able to watch different channels. Is this possible, without paying sky's high prices?

I would like to test a used Sky+ box...I have a Sky subscription. Do I need to get the Sky card married to the Sky+ box before the recording features will work? Any advice gratefully received.

I have a secondhand $ky+ box I want to sell, but do not have a $ky card to test it with. These boxes are not ones I normally deal with, so need some help please. The box fires up OK, receives FTA channels OK, shows signal strength/quality on both LNB feeds. Question, is it safe to assume that this box works OK, I did read a while back that they lock up if the Hard Drive goes faulty, is...

Have other uses experienced over the last 4 weeks a sudden loss of picture, going all green then returning in about 10 secs. This happens once a night at a different time. Is the box playing up, if so as it is less than a year old I hope Sky will replace it ??? Cheers

Anyone done this. It says I have to do custom install. Not sure if I want to. Vista home premium 4 core amd 4 gig Acer is it worth it? how good is the windows easy transfer program. what to look out for? any advice please.

Hi all I have a portable sony tv in the bedroom with sky+ piped up from downstairs. Would be nice to use just the one remote (Sky+ one) to turn the volume up n donw on the telly. Any ideas how I go about this? TV is a Sony KDL20S3030

Anyone else getting pixellation and jerkiness on C4/E4/More4/Film4 over the past few evenings? Doesn't seem to happen in the daytime. All other channels are OK, so i suspect the transponder may be running at low power or summat. Rob

I know that Sky HD is broadcast in1080i format but what would happen if it is broadcasting to a HD Ready screen which is 1024x768? Also, what would happen if it is broadcasting to a Full HD (1080) screen ? I am learning and would appreciate it if you would be explicit and name the various stages e.g. upscale, downscale, deinterlace, 720, 768, 1080i and 1080p or whatever.

Hi I've just noticed that the text / red button functions aren't working on my Sky+HD box. Can anyone recommend a fix for this? I've tried switching it off and unplugging it from the wall for 5 minutes but to no effect. I have the new EPG if that makes any difference. I've got a couple of programmes recorded that I really want to watch before

I got a text to my mobile last week saying that the Java application I have on my mobile to see the Sky EPG and enable Remote Record will no longer work as of 29/11/09 - and sure enough, it doesn't seem to be working now. Why have Sky stopped this? It was very useful to be able to set a record request from the pub (or wherever of course) if I'd forgotten to set my Sky+ recorder.

hello. my standard sky box is going faulty. i have sky multiroom. if i replace the box with a second hand one, will i need it paired by sky? (is the multiroom callback based on the box number or card number?)

My current set up is a quad LNB dish - one pair of feed to lounge HD box and one pair of feed to kitchen Sky Plus (total four cables from dish). Am looking to increase feeds to 3 bedrooms where their will be either an HD box or Sky Plus. Where can I find information about set-ups/distribution boxes or the like on the web? Bob

i live in germany and have been using a sky box and card, up until now. anyway now i am getting this message telling me to renew my card. a new card will cost me 20 quid and then i have the agro of getting someone to activate it for me. so i was thinking of trying freesat, the question is do i need a dedicated freesat box like i do for sky or can i use one of the standard sat boxes we get here in...

Hi, My understanding was that the original plan was for old sky viewing cards to be disabled at the end of October. Anyone any idea on a reprieve for this or new date? What about those that bought a new or "replacement" card if the old one's are to be kept operational?

My Daughter lives in a communal flat and the sky feed i just outside her window about a meter away easily grabble with something. I gather its just a case of drilling a hole, threading the cable and an f-connector on the end. Problem is she has or had sky plus and one feed is not enough, what can be done ? She has been warned shes not allowed a seperate dish, if she has one put