Discovery etc on sky

MartynFrancis · Post by **MartynFrancis** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:20 pm

So, what everyone take on the whole discovery demanding £1bn from Sky or face loosing it and associated channels from their listing from the 31st

Paulwirral · Post by **Paulwirral** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:47 pm

I've just re newed my sky contract , basic package but with the discovery channels , if they get turned off I'll be cancelling altogether and making do with the free to air channels , there's only really the car programmes and a couple if the mockumentry alaska -gold type programmes on sky I watch anyway

ranski · Post by **ranski** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:52 pm

I canceled Sky the end of 2016, we now use Kodi running off a couple of Amazon Fire TV's. Everything is on there and if you install a good build its all 720 or 1080 content

sticky · Post by **sticky** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:13 pm

Done with Sky, got BT from 1st Feb @ lower price for what I actually want to watch. F1 50% + highlights is on CH 4 this season and on the way is Sky F1 pay per view. No brainer, dump them,

bluespit · Post by **bluespit** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:48 pm

shafted again - I only really watch discover for the car programmes.

we do use the sky record thing lots though, wonder what BT have - do they have discovery? Wheeler dealers in particular. I know its fiction but it's OK

need to investigate TV more I think

chapeau · Post by **chapeau** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:11 am

I had sky hd for a number of years but switched to BT 2 years ago and couldn't be more impressed.
It had all of the channels i usually watch (eurosport for cycling, discovery, the kids channels for my boys) and all for much less than sky costs.
Here are the channels available:
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/deta ... n-bt-tv%3F

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:00 pm

I have been looking at these boxes http://www.zgemma.co.uk/twin-sat-tuner?product_id=66 which look interesting. There is also a company http://www.satsni.com/ in Northern Ireland which gets good reviews, although not sure how the technology all fits together as I believe you have to use a combination of your own satellite dish (for the signal) and the internet for the programmes?? Does anyone know if they are any use or have any experience of them, or are they just a waste of money?

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:07 pm

Swiftly wrote:I have been looking at these boxes http://www.zgemma.co.uk/twin-sat-tuner?product_id=66 which look interesting. There is also a company http://www.satsni.com/ in Northern Ireland which gets good reviews, although not sure how the technology all fits together as I believe you have to use a combination of your own satellite dish (for the signal) and the internet for the programmes?? Does anyone know if they are any use or have any experience of them, or are they just a waste of money?

I have a ZGemma - LOVE IT

Mike

Wrs · Post by **Wrs** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:13 pm

Swiftly wrote:I have been looking at these boxes http://www.zgemma.co.uk/twin-sat-tuner?product_id=66 which look interesting. There is also a company http://www.satsni.com/ in Northern Ireland which gets good reviews, although not sure how the technology all fits together as I believe you have to use a combination of your own satellite dish (for the signal) and the internet for the programmes?? Does anyone know if they are any use or have any experience of them, or are they just a waste of money?

I was fed up with price rises so cancelled Sky (£100+ per month) and bought a Zgemma H2S earlier this month. Couldn't be happier!

You should also consider :-

Wooshbuild V5 (Sly GUI) & Telly'mote App (Zgemma remote is ok but needs to be pointed at the box)

The only downside? HD channels are only available on FTA channels. But £80 for the box + £99 for a year of all Sky package channels inc. Box office is a no brainer imo.

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:16 pm

Wrs wrote:
Swiftly wrote:I have been looking at these boxes http://www.zgemma.co.uk/twin-sat-tuner?product_id=66 which look interesting. There is also a company http://www.satsni.com/ in Northern Ireland which gets good reviews, although not sure how the technology all fits together as I believe you have to use a combination of your own satellite dish (for the signal) and the internet for the programmes?? Does anyone know if they are any use or have any experience of them, or are they just a waste of money?
I was fed up with price rises so cancelled Sky (£100+ per month) and bought a Zgemma H2S earlier this month. Couldn't be happier!

You will also need :-

1. C-Linie.com
2. Wooshbuild V5 (Sky GUI)
3. Telly'mote App (Zgemma remote is ok but needs to be pointed at the box)

The only downside? HD channels are only available on FTA channels. But £80 for the box + £99 for a year of all Sky package channels inc. Box office is a no brainier imo.

You CAN get the HD channels if you have a cable feed and a H.2H box

The box has both a sat AND a cable tuner. £99 for a year?? I pay £12

Mike

Wrs · Post by **Wrs** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:20 pm

Sorry your right - I was referring to old Sky (satellite) customers switching like myself rather than Virgin (cable) customers. Cable or a sat dish that rotates will indeed give you HD channels.

Maybe cable c-lines are cheaper?

I'm still learning

but yeh a friend said to check out c-linie.

sticky · Post by **sticky** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:25 pm

bluespit wrote:shafted again - I only really watch discover for the car programmes.

we do use the sky record thing lots though, wonder what BT have - do they have discovery? Wheeler dealers in particular. I know its fiction but it's OK

need to investigate TV more I think

BT boxes also record

jimmybell · Post by **jimmybell** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:30 pm

are there any of these systems that offer traditional terrestrial channels?

We had (the entire of SW16 in London) a 4 day Virgin Media outage this weekend (TV+Broadband), and considering i was already debating dropping their TV, i'm now pretty sure of it. Back down to entry level broadband and no TV/phone methinks. £70/month or whatever at the moment seems .. OTT.

As a consequence, and that we largely use prime+netflix now for most specific choice watching, i don't see the need for much beyond the typical freeview content. Any recommendations on how best to deliver this? And possibly offer some sort of tivo style recording? (gotta get my fill of grand designs and ensure i don't miss top gear..)

I appreciate i could Kodi my Amazon Fire Stick but i'm inclined to keep it stock, but really i want a non-internet reliant TV method too .. i think (?!)

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:32 pm

Wrs wrote:Sorry your right - I was referring to old Sky (satellite) customers switching like myself rather than Virgin (cable) customers. Cable or a sat dish that rotates will indeed give you HD channels.

Maybe cable c-lines are cheaper?

I'm still learning but yeh went with C-Linie.com and so far so good.

I have two lines in my box, 1 for cable, 1 for Sky, £24 for 12 months.

Ebay is your friend..

Mike

Wrs · Post by **Wrs** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:37 pm

Ducklakeview wrote:
Wrs wrote:Sorry your right - I was referring to old Sky (satellite) customers switching like myself rather than Virgin (cable) customers. Cable or a sat dish that rotates will indeed give you HD channels.

Maybe cable c-lines are cheaper?

I'm still learning but yeh went with C-Linie.com and so far so good.
I have two lines in my box, 1 for cable, 1 for Sky, £24 for 12 months.

Ebay is your friend..

Mike

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