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Old 06-03-2010, 20:22
AndyGr
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I have Sky+ in one room and a normal Sky box in another room. I gave up my subscription 18 months ago so just get free to air although I am still able to record on my Sky+. However, the Sky+ box has been playing up recently so I'm thinking about getting a Humax Foxsat HDR. I have a couple of questions :

1) Can I simply disconnect my Sky+ box and replace it with the Humax using the existing cables?

2) My TV is not HD, I assume that won't be a problem other than not being able to view BBC and ITV HD.

3) Will my normal Sky box continue to work OK?

Thanks, Andy
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Old 06-03-2010, 20:24
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I have Sky+ in one room and a normal Sky box in another room. I gave up my subscription 18 months ago so just get free to air although I am still able to record on my Sky+. However, the Sky+ box has been playing up recently so I'm thinking about getting a Humax Foxsat HDR. I have a couple of questions :

1) Can I simply disconnect my Sky+ box and replace it with the Humax using the existing cables?

2) My TV is not HD, I assume that won't be a problem other than not being able to view BBC and ITV HD.

3) Will my normal Sky box continue to work OK?

Thanks, Andy

1, yes
2, no problem
3, yes
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Old 06-03-2010, 20:42
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Thanks very much, I didn't expect to get an answer quite so quickly!

As an aside, channel 5 (and Five US and Fiver) have suddenly become unavailable this evening so that's another push towards Freesat, how could I survive without the Gadget Show and CSI?
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Old 07-03-2010, 00:14
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2) My TV is not HD, I assume that won't be a problem other than not being able to view BBC and ITV HD.
You'll be able to view them via SCART I think but they won't be in HD.
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Old 07-03-2010, 00:21
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Ch5 is on Freesat, the other two aren't.
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