Lammie

@=XDC= wild egg tamer wrote:

The sky comes in downstairs by the TV so i guess i’l have to put the splitter there, which one did you use doc and how good is it? i’ll probably only be running the sky into the extension anyhow so may just piggyback off the box for that.

I have a lot of experience in this area. What you you want to do specifically?

A)Just piggy back the signal from the box to another room and watch the same picture in another room?

This pretty straightforward you just run a feed from RF2 on the back of the box to the other room, you need to go onto the Engineer Installer Menu ( Services, System Setup, 0,1 select) and turn the power to RF2 on (by default it is set to off) the default frequency is set to 68 although you can change it depending on your TV. Plug into the back of the TV in the RF Input (Aerial) and choose a channel number on your TV for SKY – most people use 9 or 0 then using the TV setup/Tuning options scan until you see a picture. (Tip: I always push the TV Guide on the Sky Box beforehand as it’s easier to ensure you’ve scanned the right channel)

B) do you want to watch a seperate channel in seperate locations?

If you want to watch different channels in different rooms you will need a Sky box at the other end as the signal is encrytped – If you just want to use it for basic ‘Freeview’ then you can pickup cheap boxes from ebay I have a few knocking around if your stuck 😉 However, if you want to watch seperate Sky Subscription Channels you will need to do it though Sky for a viewing card and box for reasons all ready stated.

If you are running coax behind the wall terminating to a faceplate then run twin feeds in both locations that way you can plug you SKy+ HD or Sky+ box in either room – The Sky Box will operate on a single feed however you will have issues with recording and playback. If you are getting an electrician to do this make sure they terminate the cable ends correctly or you won’t get a signal and also make sure all feeds are being pulled directly from the LNB on the dish. If you have Sky + or Sky+ HD you will have a quad LNB by default meaning unless you’re already using them, you should have 2 spare connections on the LNB. Again I have some quads and some Octo LNB’s knocking around so if you need one let me know.

OMG – I just pissed myself. What a cock!!! 😆

@=XDC=iNSANE wrote:

I despised winmo, not this one though, its got to come on leaps and bounds to compete

I’ll wait till its out (Oct) and decide then

As for Lammies quote, I see you on Xbox and I know you run Windows, your comment is ghey

Busted!!!! 😳

Oi Oi Dazzer!!!!

Where the feck you been hiding?

I think all mediums have their strengths and weaknesses.

PC gaming is not dead. However, it’s not a popular as it once was due the endless upgrade route to ensure you can play the latest titles at decent resolutions and frame rates.

Whilst PC’s are not just about gaming I still think there’s a place for them in every home. Will this be the case in the next 5 years? time will tell but in all honestly I think the notion and the nostagia we all hold for PC’s will soon be replaced by something else that more practical.The current generation of Smartphones for browsing the internet, email, msm etc can do everything which up until a few years ago people relied on PC to do. People at moment just dont have that sort of spare money and have to make choices where they spend their moeny.

Consoles at the moment try to emulate PC’s to a point and there is a degree of overlap. However I think until the next generation consoles arrive in the next few years they will never truely have the complete flexibility a reasonable PC has which is why, for the time being, PC’s are around to stay.

The big selling point for Consoles are, they are an inexpensive option to play the latest games because the games have to be written to work on the standardised hardware platforms including their limitations. If you want to play a game, you simply turn on the power, open the cd drawer, insert game and play. It’s the convenience, the small footprint and it’s price that means it’s accessable to a wider target audience.It’s a no brainer for developers and publishers;

1. Standardised Platform means the development variables are reduced due to not have to write code 4 or 5 different versions of operating system
2. Standarised Hardware means they do not have to attempt to develope around 100’s of different hardware items and drivers.
3. Points 1 & 2 introduce ecomonies of scale which really gets the attention of Developers and Publishers because it reduces their bottom line to get a product to market whilst increasing profits.

I personally don’t have £800 – £1000 to throw at a PC to play the latest titles. Unfortunately, we’re all older have wives,kids, mortgages and other commitents before even being able to consider a luxury item like a new PC so inevitabley the console is the tradeoff hence the wide appeal.

Just my 2 cents.

Same issues as everyone else

If you still have the trial Messy I’d be interested

Just for you Sprogeh!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BIhkIyZtCo