Sky TV

[dogmeat]

@Bovidae I have the full package- he offer to me is now two On demand movies/week for free.

[Bovidae]

@dogmeat Good to know the facts. Disappointing from Sky though.

[nzzp]

@Bovidae said in Sky TV:

@dogmeat Good to know the facts. Disappointing from Sky though.

I'm not sure they really understand their business. The new CEO Martin (stewart?) seems really good, but the organisation feels like it still has that arrogant monopoly mindset. It'll kill them if they aren't careful.

[taniwharugby]

@nzzp said in Sky TV:

I'm not sure they really understand their business. The new CEO Martin (stewart?) seems really good, but the organisation feels like it still has that arrogant monopoly mindset. It'll kill them if they aren't careful.

this could well be the final nail!

[Hooroo]

@dogmeat said in Sky TV:

@Bovidae I have the full package- he offer to me is now two On demand movies/week for free.

That's what we were offered which I just scoffed at.

[Stargazer]

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Tonight, an hour earlier than usual.

[Crazy Horse]

Not a Sky question, more of a Foxtel question, but I am guessing they are using the same technolongy. Here is Aus we now have access to every channel apart from movies. Will I still be able to view programmes that I have recorded/downloaded from channels I don't normally have access to after the free access period ends?

[Stargazer]

@Crazy-Horse Last year, Sky here in NZ unblocked all Movie Channels for a few weeks before Christmas. I recorded quite a few movies and I could still watch them after Christmas. So, assuming the technology is the same, you probably will be able to watch the programmes that you have recorded.

[Bovidae]

I tried to record a movie via the TV guide (website and app) and it won't allow me to do it. I have set to record on My Sky so hopefully that will work.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae Yes, now you mention it, it was the same when I recorded those movies in December.

[Nepia]

@Crazy-Horse said in Sky TV:

Not a Sky question, more of a Foxtel question, but I am guessing they are using the same technolongy. Here is Aus we now have access to every channel apart from movies. Will I still be able to view programmes that I have recorded/downloaded from channels I don't normally have access to after the free access period ends?

Yep, they save to your box ... not to a cloud etc.

FYI -my Foxtel box once crapped itself with a bunch of games and movies on it and I lost them all.

[Stargazer]

Is it possible to copy programmes from your Sky/Foxtel box to the hard drive on your PC/laptop?

[Machpants]

@Stargazer Not without a clever stripper!

Well a capture decvice that strips off copy protection.

[Stargazer]

@Machpants That's a pity. My MySky box is almost full and I'll soon have to delete stuff if I want to record a movie.

[Bovidae]

The USB on the back of the My Sky box isn't active.

[Machpants]

Yup you need an HDMI capture device of some sort to do it

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae on some of the older boxes if you put a USB in, it often crashed them!

Assume sky disabled the USB functionality to stop people copying stuff.

[Bovidae]

@taniwharugby said in Sky TV:

@Bovidae on some of the older boxes if you put a USB in, it often crashed them!

Assume sky disabled the USB functionality to stop people copying stuff.

Yes. I used to record to video cassette when Sky was connected to the TV via the VHS. I believe there is a way to record to a DVD recorder in real-time.