cbrookson
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Some would think this is overkill, but being an anorak I like to play at things technical.
I have just written this up in my Blog and thought it might be useful to share it here ....
Cheers
Some technical notes Freesat, Freeview and Freesat from Sky on one TV
Our existing set up of the Oyster 50GS dome connected to the Avtex 164DRS TV which includes a Freesat satellite receiver does not give us a Programme Guide on normal Freesat.
So I connected in a DRX595 HD mini Sky receiver (cheap from EBay for under £30) to give us 'Freesat from Sky' using an old Sky card - and the Programme for 7 days! Most people use the Pace Javelin 1000 12V minibox, but this is still expensive and cannot get HD channels. This is a cheaper alternative.
This should allow for better (I hope!) Continental coverage as well on 28.2. The Sky box is very low consumption on 240V (about 15W) so will easily run off our 150W Sterling inverter if required (everything else is 12V).
So we can get Freeview, Freesat and Sky .... with Freesat and Sky through a simple manual switch. And the 7 day Sky programme guide..........
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I have just written this up in my Blog and thought it might be useful to share it here ....
Cheers
Some technical notes Freesat, Freeview and Freesat from Sky on one TV
Our existing set up of the Oyster 50GS dome connected to the Avtex 164DRS TV which includes a Freesat satellite receiver does not give us a Programme Guide on normal Freesat.
So I connected in a DRX595 HD mini Sky receiver (cheap from EBay for under £30) to give us 'Freesat from Sky' using an old Sky card - and the Programme for 7 days! Most people use the Pace Javelin 1000 12V minibox, but this is still expensive and cannot get HD channels. This is a cheaper alternative.
This should allow for better (I hope!) Continental coverage as well on 28.2. The Sky box is very low consumption on 240V (about 15W) so will easily run off our 150W Sterling inverter if required (everything else is 12V).
So we can get Freeview, Freesat and Sky .... with Freesat and Sky through a simple manual switch. And the 7 day Sky programme guide..........
Broken Link Removed