Question
I may be moving into a flat with a communal digital satellite dish for digital TV. Can I connect my existing Skyplus HD box to it and still record?
(Submitted by Margaret)
Our Answer
A Sky+ HD box should work with a communal satellite dish – although note that you need two feeds from the dish, not just one.
The Sky+ HD box has two inputs – the box needs two feeds so that you can watch one channel whilst you record a different channel.
Many communal flats only have one satellite point, not the two needed for Sky+ / Sky+ HD.
A single connection to the dish is fine if all you want to do is watch TV, but to be able to record reliably, you need the two feeds.
Two Satellite TV F-Plug leads