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RE: 2 Sky+ Boxes


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  • Subject: RE: 2 Sky+ Boxes
  • From: "Dr John Tankard" <john@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:43:49 -0000
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Yes. after we spoke yesterday, I was thinking about it.....
 
 
 You could use a output from homevision, the simplest would be some >from solution (wave bye bye by to the warranty) is to build a simple circuit with a good quality relay mounted in each sky box to shut of the ir signal.
 
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 31 January 2002 09:13
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d] 2 Sky+ Boxes

Last week I ordered 2 Sky+ boxes, and they're due to be installed soon.  Since we don't have any terrestrial TV we need to be able to watch at least two separate channels, and with the Sky+ inbuilt Tivo player two favourites can both be recorded even when the schedules clash.  Great!
Anyway, I got thinking about controlling the 2 boxes as they will be next to each other in an AV rack.  I assumed that since the Sky+ system is designed to use 2 boxes then there would be a set-up screen, switch etc.. to have one box set to 'Sky box No.1' and the other to 'Sky box No.2' and the same IR remote to control the two separately/discreetly.  I've just got off the phone with Sky+ technical and they say that there isn't a way to control them as there aren't any discreet codes - so both boxes will respond to the IR remote at the same time :o(  Technical said that the number of people that would want 2 boxes next to each other is very low so they didn't bother with adding this feature! 
They said that I could use a standard digibox for the second box as it has different IR codes than to the Sky+ box.
 
I suppose I could use HomeVision's expansion card multi-zone IR to control 2 Sky+ boxes, but things start getting complex(ish)
 
Just thought I'd let you all know before someone else orders 2 Sky+ boxes.
 
Any other suggestions?
 
Simon
 
 


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