Hi Tracey, I think the key here, is that Andy wanted to watch Sky on his computer. You won't do that with that card, as it only supports Freeview, not sky. All the best -- Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589 mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Lloyd Sent: 05 September 2005 10:21 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky for digital. Might this product, by Hauppauge, be an option for Andy? *** WinTV-NOVA-S-USB Watch free-to-air digital satellite TV on your PC... digital radio too! Digital TV offers sharper pictures and clearer sound. Record your digital TV shows to your PC's hard disk using MPEG-2. Play them back at any time! Receive digital teletext plus Internet via satellite services! 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Manual in PDF Format) 12v Power Supply Quick Installation Guide *** The URL for Hauppauge is: http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/index.html Regards, Tracy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky for digital. > Hi, > > I don't believe that a sky computer card exists. You could have a sky box and have the aerial output from the box going to the input on your tuner card. The one Carol is talking about is a freeview receiver which receives digital over the aerial - see www.freeview.co.uk and use the postcode checker to see whether you can get Freeview in your area. > > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy > Sent: 04 September 2005 21:02 > To: Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Sky for digital. > > Hi all. > > Still trying to work out how I can watch TV on my computer. Thanks to > everyone who offered advise about the analogue devices. But I'm still > really very interested in what Carol was talking about a week or so ago; an > internal digital TV card which not only allows you to watch TV, but record > programmes. Also, I believe that analogue is to be phased out over the next > year or so. I'm fairly sure that we don't receive digital broadcasts in our > area but many of the houses around here have Sky dishes. What if I > subscribed £19.00 for the Sky family package. Could I plug in my big TV in > the lounge and my computer in my study at the same time? Is that possible? > If so then I could purchase the card Carol was talking about eh? > > Any advise would be very appreciated. > > Andy > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.18/88 - Release Date: 01/09/2005 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq