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Jason6003 · 23-10-08, 12:27 PM

Hi,

Right I am totally new to this so excuse me if it's been asked many times before!

I have Sky and want to run it through to my Media Centre PC, I want to be able to watch all of the channels I can already watch on my Sky+ box subscription and use the PC as another PVR in my study / kids room.

I am assuming I can do this by getting a TV card, a CAM?, getting another Sky card, pay the extra fee from sky (Mulitroom?) and hey presto???

Is it this simple? or am I way off line!!

I have a PC Card already and receive digital Freeview, but I want the advantage of getting the like of Discovery / National Geographic and other Sky channels etc.

Thanks in advance for your help

milli260876 · 10-11-08, 09:20 AM

Sky (with a subscription) is available on pc although a bit messy to set up at the minute... TVpack 2008 might be worth a look and you will obviously need a satellite card with cam access module apparently floppy/fireDTV and the hauppauge cards work.
Windows 7 (the next step from Vista) is supposedly (don't hold your breath!!) going to support this straight out of the box.
Have a look on thegreenbutton.com lot's of Vista media center info/help on there....

Springveldt · 12-01-09, 04:53 PM

If you get a SkyStar HD2 and a phoenix card reader you should be able to watch Sky on the PC using software and a cam (like DVBViewer and NDSCam) and using your legit subscription.
Multiroom AFAIK requires the STB to be plugged in to the phone line for 12 months so I guess that would rule out having the card plugged into the reader all the time as the STB would want to phone back now and again.

Robbo · 12-01-09, 05:16 PM

Spose it wouldn't be too inconvenient to have an old Sky box in the same place, and just slip the card in to that when not using it.

Or a cheaper solution and probably much easier would be to have a video/TV card in the PC and just use the PC as a monitor.

milli260876 · 12-01-09, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbo

Spose it wouldn't be too inconvenient to have an old Sky box in the same place, and just slip the card in to that when not using it.

Or a cheaper solution and probably much easier would be to have a video/TV card in the PC and just use the PC as a monitor.

Yev lost me a bit there Robbo...??
I've a media centre in living room with a sshd2 in it fed from motorised dish, also in the room i av a tm3100 to drive motor(does bugger all else!) Tried diablo cam in sshd2 but it didn't like it freezing crashing etc.. all the time, tried the sky card in it and it brought on the blue screen of death!!
Anyway i'm gonna get the tm9100(i think!) to drive the motor and do the decrypting (sky and possibly diablo again?) bit and hopefully feed my sshd2 from it by means i won't mention on here

milli260876 · 12-01-09, 10:34 PM

I've just puzzled mi self proper...
I think i've just replied about completely the wrong thread just read about 20 in my inbox....

23-10-08, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason6003 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sky on a PC Hi, Right I am totally new to this so excuse me if it's been asked many times before! I have Sky and want to run it through to my Media Centre PC, I want to be able to watch all of the channels I can already watch on my Sky+ box subscription and use the PC as another PVR in my study / kids room. I am assuming I can do this by getting a TV card, a CAM?, getting another Sky card, pay the extra fee from sky (Mulitroom?) and hey presto??? Is it this simple? or am I way off line!! I have a PC Card already and receive digital Freeview, but I want the advantage of getting the like of Discovery / National Geographic and other Sky channels etc. Thanks in advance for your help

10-11-08, 09:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Sky on a PC Sky (with a subscription) is available on pc although a bit messy to set up at the minute... TVpack 2008 might be worth a look and you will obviously need a satellite card with cam access module apparently floppy/fireDTV and the hauppauge cards work. Windows 7 (the next step from Vista) is supposedly (don't hold your breath!!) going to support this straight out of the box. Have a look on thegreenbutton.com lot's of Vista media center info/help on there....

12-01-09, 04:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Springveldt Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Sky on a PC If you get a SkyStar HD2 and a phoenix card reader you should be able to watch Sky on the PC using software and a cam (like DVBViewer and NDSCam) and using your legit subscription. Multiroom AFAIK requires the STB to be plugged in to the phone line for 12 months so I guess that would rule out having the card plugged into the reader all the time as the STB would want to phone back now and again.

12-01-09, 05:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,374 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: Sky on a PC Spose it wouldn't be too inconvenient to have an old Sky box in the same place, and just slip the card in to that when not using it. Or a cheaper solution and probably much easier would be to have a video/TV card in the PC and just use the PC as a monitor. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

12-01-09, 10:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Sky on a PC I've just puzzled mi self proper... I think i've just replied about completely the wrong thread just read about 20 in my inbox.... __________________ Please someone N3 ... Please....