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ace-bingz · 19-03-08, 06:05 PM

Hi everyone. This is my first post in dvb-s section. I have read the posts in this section but am still none the wiser

I have a mini dish on the side of my house I just moved into. I decided to go Virgin media for tv and broadband istead of sky.

I would like to mess about with this dish anyway. Is it possible to watch skyone on my pc?

Cheers

mouk · 19-03-08, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ace-bingz

Hi everyone. This is my first post in dvb-s section. I have read the posts in this section but am still none the wiser

I have a mini dish on the side of my house I just moved into. I decided to go Virgin media for tv and broadband istead of sky.

I would like to mess about with this dish anyway. Is it possible to watch skyone on my pc?

Cheers

no
sly is not hacked

remlap · 20-03-08, 10:40 AM

It is possible as long as you have a valid subscription.

Jimdefruit · 20-03-08, 11:57 AM

Any particular reason for sky 1? There is a great deal of tv that you can get from satellites other than the UK Astra 2 sat used by Sky UK.

ace-bingz · 20-03-08, 03:11 PM

I saw an advert for terry prachet's color of magic on skyone thats the main reason.

Could I point the dish in another direction to pick up EPL footie games from abroad?

I actually have two dishes, one is older and bigger. Looks like the minidish is the replacement and they never took down the old dish.

juustme · 05-04-08, 03:00 AM

It is possible to watch a number of sky channels but not the full range. It's nice to use the PC as a recorder though I'm having trouble getting the EPG to work properly

jontydog · 05-04-08, 10:22 AM

The EPL is mainly on 16E which you need a subscription for but I would move the dish to either 1W for galaxiesport or 19E and watch it on Premiere

ace-bingz · 09-04-08, 12:17 PM

Thanks guys

I will look into it.

19-03-08, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
ace-bingz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	is it possible Hi everyone. This is my first post in dvb-s section. I have read the posts in this section but am still none the wiser I have a mini dish on the side of my house I just moved into. I decided to go Virgin media for tv and broadband istead of sky. I would like to mess about with this dish anyway. Is it possible to watch skyone on my pc? Cheers

20-03-08, 10:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
remlap Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 831 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Re: is it possible It is possible as long as you have a valid subscription.

20-03-08, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: is it possible Any particular reason for sky 1? There is a great deal of tv that you can get from satellites other than the UK Astra 2 sat used by Sky UK. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

20-03-08, 03:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
ace-bingz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: is it possible I saw an advert for terry prachet's color of magic on skyone thats the main reason. Could I point the dish in another direction to pick up EPL footie games from abroad? I actually have two dishes, one is older and bigger. Looks like the minidish is the replacement and they never took down the old dish.

05-04-08, 03:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
juustme Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: is it possible It is possible to watch a number of sky channels but not the full range. It's nice to use the PC as a recorder though I'm having trouble getting the EPG to work properly

05-04-08, 10:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
jontydog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: is it possible The EPL is mainly on 16E which you need a subscription for but I would move the dish to either 1W for galaxiesport or 19E and watch it on Premiere __________________ TM 1000D Super. SS2 PCI. Echosmart Dsb 791 1M Dish. Edon 2120 Positioner. 80cm Mesh Dish Motorised. 28E to 30W

09-04-08, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
ace-bingz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: is it possible Thanks guys I will look into it.