Re: Anyone got a MCE2004 box?

["Adam Stevens" <adam@xxxxxxx>]

I don't own Sky+, so I may not be familiar with all of it's features,
however MCE *is* a PVR with EPG, so to that extent, it is like Sky+.
However, my understanding is that it still needs the decoded Sky single, so
it sits between your Sky decoder and your TV, rather than between your dish
and your TV.

What it won't allow you to is watch one Sky channel while you record a
different Sky channel (unless you have an additional Sky digibox, which in
effect is how Sky+ allows you to do that).  In this repect, it works like a
Tivo.=20

Adam.



"David Harris" <dh140770@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So it doesn't work like SKY+ ?=20

It's kind of like using (A)utoview and streaming the video to a Hard Disk
then ?
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Adam Stevens=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Anyone got a MCE2004 box?


In answer to your and Steve's question, an MCE PC can change the channel
on
Sky boxes thanks to an IR emitter which comes with the MCE remote control=
.
So yes, it can work with Sky, but you need hardware to allow it to change
the Sky channel.

AFAIK, you can't get the MCE remote control units in the UK.  I found min=
e
on eBay US.

HTH,
A.




"David Harris" <dh140770@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Does anyone know whether the PVR function works with SKY ?  e.g. like SKY=
+
Functionality ?

Ta

DH
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mark McCall=20
To: Ukha_D@Yahoogroups. Com=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 11:51 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Anyone got a MCE2004 box?


Anyone got a Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2004 system in the UK yet?

M.