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Freesat TV with Sky Box
Hello, be gentle with me!!
I am in the process of buying a 1080P HD Freesat TV (Panasonic 32inch), my question is, can i simply hook it up to my exisiting SKy Box and receive the ful lHD channels that are free - i do not have a Sky+ HD box just a standard one, so can i simply connect sky box to the TV and receive HD channels as well as the 6 mix and movies that i am subscribing to? ALl help greatly appreciated |
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Don't connect to Sky box - a standard Sky box (or a Sky+ box) can't give you high definition television. Connect your TV directly to your satellite dish and you'll be able to watch the Freesat HD channels. If you don't already have a quad LNB then you are going to have to decide which to connect to satellite dish - Sky box or TV. If you already have a quad, you need to run another cable from dish to TV.
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Don't connect to Sky box - a standard Sky box (or a Sky+ box) can't give you high definition television. Connect your TV directly to your satellite dish and you'll be able to watch the Freesat HD channels. If you don't already have a quad LNB then you are going to have to decide which to connect to satellite dish - Sky box or TV. If you already have a quad, you need to run another cable from dish to TV.
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Re:Freesat TV with Sky Box
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Don't connect to Sky box - a standard Sky box (or a Sky+ box) can't give you high definition television. Connect your TV directly to your satellite dish and you'll be able to watch the Freesat HD channels. If you don't already have a quad LNB then you are going to have to decide which to connect to satellite dish - Sky box or TV. If you already have a quad, you need to run another cable from dish to TV.
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OK, my Sky Box is about 5 years old, it is a Grundig 286535, cant see dish prperly but only 1 LNB (i think) - so is it best to just connect existing cable that is in the back of the Sky Box directly into TV, that way i receive the (limited) Freesat HD channels - BBC, ITV??? complete novice but i love all things technical
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you can swap the sat coax depending on what you want to watch but make sure the equipment is turned off before plugging and unplugging.
![]() http://www.cdtronix.com/diseqc-switc.../prod_328.html Best to swap the single lnb for a quad and add the extra cable though. Simple job if the dish is accessible |
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Hello All
Thank you very much for all the advice, i wil take it on board and try and get this done soon, thanks again to you all
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am i thick??
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Hello All
Thank you very much for all the advice, i wil take it on board and try and get this done soon, thanks again to you all ![]() |
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Just wanted to confirm, i can buy a (Panasonic, LG, or now Sony) Freesat TV, connect it to my Sky (Non HD, Non Subscription) box/lead and i will receive Freesat channels and any of the HD channels -BBC1, BBC4, ITV, Luxe for now - and wil see them in HD and iaint paying a penny -would anyone recommend waiting for Freeview HD rather than Freesat??? Not only a novice but one who cannot make his mind up!!!
There is no BBC4 HD, and Luxe HD isn't on Freesat (but can be added in non-Freesat mode). |
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