Sky TV

[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.

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae yeah we used to do that (many years ago) I think it was as simple as running your Sky Box through your HDR rather than straight into the TV...

[Stargazer]

@taniwharugby Hmm, I still have a working VCR. How long do unused casettes last? Do they degrade?

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer they do, but still better than nothing?

I transferred some video stuff form when I was in the UK 99-05 to DVD last year, quality is poor anyway, without looking at possible degradation.

[Bovidae]

The other option is to use a video camera/phone to record what is on the TV screen. That will be better quality if you can avoid jitter using a tripod/stand and glare from light.