Sky+ vs Tivo (was A couple of quick cabling questions)

["Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>]

If you ever really want to lose the will to live go and have a look at the
uk.media.tv.sky newsgroup. It tends to be populated by small minded geeks
(who rate Buffy and Star Trek as the pinnacle of small screen
entertainment - OK I think they're both OK, but not a patch on programs
like
Band of Brothers ;-) (And I've got most of the recent Star Trek movies on
DVD). They spend most of their time scoring cheap points off each other,
but
ocaisionally there's some interesting info on there.

The Tivo vs Sky+ debate seems to resemble the Mac vs PC debate, with Tivo
users playing the part of the "Mac evangelists".

For someone like me who has a subscription to Sky World but spends 80% of
his viewing time watching BBC1, BBC2 and C4 I can see a real advantage to
the Sky+ box to take care of conflicts (I don't have a terrestrial tuner
for
TV so Sky is my only picture source.)

I also hear that there is a software update due early next year which will
allow recording of two Sky channels at once (obviously if you want to watch
as well, you have to watch one of the channels that is being recorded). The
hard disk is simply a blank FAT32 disk, and can be upgraded without
fiddling
with the Operating System, so there is an upgrade path as disk real estate
continues to get cheaper.

If Sky do actually plough some of the Sky+ tenner a month subscriptions
back
into the software, then it could end up being a world beater (rather than
an
egg beater). I just wish they'd make one in black!

Only time will tell, I'm holding back for two reasons - firstly it is
really
buggy at the moment, and secondly I want one in black.

Did I mention that I want one in black?

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Giddings [mailto:nigel.giddings@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 October 2001 12:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] A couple of quick cabling questions
>
>
> David,
>
> Can't comment on the cable but I would suggest you run 2 co-axs as you
may
> decide to go with Sky Plus, its like TiVo with 2 built in Sky
receivers so
> you can watch one channel while you record another. I don't have
> one (yet?)
> but a friend who has TiVo and Sky Plus says that TiVo is much
> better except
> for the fact that you can watch and record at the same time with Sky
Plus.
>
> I have a TiVo at home and never (rarely) watch 'Live TV' its all via
the
> TiVo so the dual receiver is not that much of an advantage.
>
> Just my Two Penneths worth.
>
> Nigel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Paterson (Pixi) [mailto:david.paterson@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 October 2001 12:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] A couple of quick cabling questions
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm thinking about getting Sky Digi in, and I'd like to pre-wire to
> where my TV is so I don't have holes drilled where I don't want them.
>
> I know a few people have mentioned the B & Q version of CT100
cable
> (DCT100) in the past, but has anyone installed this, and is it OK to
> use?
>
> Also, if you've done this pre-wiring for Sky, what connectors should I
> put on the dangly end and the wall plate?  I'd guess at an F connector
> in the loft, but any info would be appreciated.
>
> On a related-ish note, I was browsing round B & Q the other day
(as you
> do :-) and noticed they had something that looked suspiciously like
CAT5
> cable, marked as D4PAIR, or BT CW1308 equivalent at about £21 a reel.
> Does anybody know if this is high enough quality to use for
networking/
> video/KAT5 type of applications, or should I order kosher CAT5?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David P.
>
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