I understand that to be able to record one channel while watching another you need two cables from the dish, but if you have just the one cable (as with a standard Sky installation), can you record one channel while watching a previously-recorded programme, or do you *have* to have two cables connected before the box will allow you to record anything at all?
The reason I ask is that in-laws who were considering upgrading from Sky to Sky+ have realised that Freesat+ would give them everything they need with the extra benefit of free HD, but they'd really like to be able to buy and use the box immediately (doing a straight swap with their existing Sky box) and worry about changing the LNB and getting an extra cable run later.
They have a TiVo that's ready to be retired, so they're used to only being able to record one satellite channel at a time. If they can get the same functionality right now using Freesat+ and a single cable from the dish, they'll be quite happy until they can get round to arranging for a new LNB and cable run.
The reason I ask is that in-laws who were considering upgrading from Sky to Sky+ have realised that Freesat+ would give them everything they need with the extra benefit of free HD, but they'd really like to be able to buy and use the box immediately (doing a straight swap with their existing Sky box) and worry about changing the LNB and getting an extra cable run later.
They have a TiVo that's ready to be retired, so they're used to only being able to record one satellite channel at a time. If they can get the same functionality right now using Freesat+ and a single cable from the dish, they'll be quite happy until they can get round to arranging for a new LNB and cable run.
I guess that if you want to record two channels at once with a single cable, those channels have to be the same polarisation and band?