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Title: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: sinclairtv on July 26, 2011,13:04:59

If you have a Sky+ box..the early one with 40g hard drive and no 'anytime'..and you have a blue Sky card, try them together and you can record freeview progs. You wont get Ch5 or Five*. Blue cards dont work with later boxes but I tried a Thomson HD and it worked in that one although not in Samsung or Amstrad.

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: chrissie jones on July 27, 2011,02:53:44

thats good info mate,,,

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: tv tony on July 27, 2011,12:10:11

ah but how do you get freeview on a sky box, ive tried and it wont pick anything up, ive tried rotating my 18 element all ways, but nothing, back to the stella and jd i think,

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: Keith on July 28, 2011,06:00:41

Tony, I think you are getting confused! I think sinclairtv means Freesat not Freeview.

Channel five should be added in 'Other Channels'  or Add other channels or something like that, can't remember exactly, don't have much to do with Sky now.

Never tried Stella and JD, I do like a drop of Stella, especially if I am cooking on the BBQ. And I prefer my JD with coke. But will try a Stella and JD soon!

Keith

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: sinclairtv on July 28, 2011,12:43:22

 :oops: I assumed you'd know what I meant but I should have said free to view progs. Havent tried to manually tune CH5 but the blue card wont decode it nowadays. I'm just happy to record the poker so I can watch it in the workshop..and I mean cards not the thing that stokes the fire.

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: Keith on July 29, 2011,06:04:07

Hi

If you go to add channels you should find the unencrypted Freesat Ch 5. you can then view it in 'Other channels'

Keith

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: dougc on August 18, 2011,13:09:32

Hi, Anyone got an old blue card? I'd like to try this. Doug

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: tv tony on September 24, 2011,10:40:23

Sorry, I was in called smart ass mode, i can get cutting sinclair, slapped wrists for me, by the way stella and jd is good for you after a hard day in the workshop!

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: warnar13 on October 30, 2011,15:15:49

If you acquire a Sky+ box..the crude one with 40g calculative intend and no 'anytime'..and you change a dirty Sky card, try them together and you can record free view prigs. You wont get Ch5 or Five. Blue cards font job with afterward boxes but I proven a Thomson HD and it worked in that one although not in Sam sung or Amsterdam.

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Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: Keith on November 02, 2011,05:40:42

40g of calculative intend is unbelievable, but I guess it would be OK in Amsterdam!

Keith 

Title: Re: Sky blue cards & Sky+
Post by: Turnip on November 27, 2011,10:43:35

Hi Keith,

Good one - Chris.