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["phil stephenson" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, there's been a few emails re Skyplus of late which have sparked my
interest in getting it but have a few remaining questions which I'm sure
listers can answer:
 
When you are choosing which programmes you want to record  are you able to
choose on which channel to record from e.g. the BBC1 London feed that gives
audio description?
Can you watch another sky channel whilst Skyplus is recording a programme on
another?
How accessible is the unit for basic functions i.e. starting & stopping an
instant record, playing back recorded material?
 
also, I already have an existing basic sky decoder, is it simply a case of
buying the Skyplus box and plugging it in and letting it run setup or does
it need to be installed by a Sky engineer?
 
Many thanks,
 
Phil