TV Options - Second Room

[edd666999]

sky have:

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sky-go/get-it-now/

But the cheapest package is £15 a month and has sky one not news

You have to pay £35 a month for news.

Virgin will stick a tivo 500gb box in a 2nd room for a installation charge of £40 and a monthly cost of £10.

The virginmedia.com/player you need atleast XL tv package and to stream live i think your need the XXL package?

Sky isn't an option I'm afraid.

The Tivo box is a strong contender but the wiring will be a nightmare up through the house & floorboards.
I think we've got the XL package so that buggers the live media player  

What I need is a box only or wireless solution. There must be another digital option, Sky aside?

Why not sky?

You can get a sling box? or a wireless tv sender, you would need the same channel in both rooms though

[rdfcpete]

Virgin is far cheaper for what I need in terms of a package Ed 

Relatives have Sky + HD - I understand if I get myself an XBox that I can stream Sky via XBox live?
Ta.

[WolverineMAc]

Can you not ask them for their account details and watch on Sky Go.

[rdfcpete]

Can you not ask them for their account details and watch on Sky Go.

That's more or less what I'm asking Mac - how's it work?
Xbox would take preference over the laptop/PC streaming 

[WolverineMAc]

I have an XBOX and sky at home, I will try it tonight and let you know, have yet to try on the xbox

[rdfcpete]

^ 

I've been round a mates to watch a Charlton game before where he had that setup, but how he achieved it, I don't know. Be useful to see what you find? 

[WolverineMAc]

Tried this last night, will need to take a device of my sky go system on-line and try again.

[rdfcpete]

Tried this last night, will need to take a device of my sky go system on-line and try again.

You mean 'take a device off my sky go' MAC? Does that imply you can only have a set number of devices using Sky Go?

If that's the case that's fine as the XBox will be the only device using it 

[WolverineMAc]

you are allowed two appliances (pc/xbox/ipad etc..)

[rdfcpete]

I'm running 10MB Virgin broadband with a Belkin Wireless Cable G Router 54Mbps router which will feed the net to the Xbox 360 - will this stream the Sky player stuff adequately? 

[edd666999]

I'm running 10MB Virgin broadband with a Belkin Wireless Cable G Router 54Mbps router which will feed the net to the Xbox 360 - will this stream the Sky player stuff adequately? 

should be ok, and go here: www.virginmedia.com/doublespeed

find out when your being upgraded for free to the 20mb service

[rdfcpete]

^ Indeed Ed, good shout. I'd had an email about that and decided not to mention it in my last post assuming 10MB is enough

My upgrade won't be till October, although I haven't got any experience with Xbox 360 performance on a wireless connection.

[rdfcpete]

...Just learnt that that the Sky player idea only works if you have either Sky multi-room (which I don't), or unlimited Sky broadband internet (which the Sky account does).

A friend who's got the fairly basic sky package has 59 channels to view on sky player through their Xbox 360.
I presume if you have sports/movies, you'll be able to see some of these channels in your Sky player channels? 

[edd666999]

...Just learnt that that the Sky player idea only works if you have either Sky multi-room (which I don't), or unlimited Sky broadband internet (which the Sky account does).

A friend who's got the fairly basic sky package has 59 channels to view on sky player through their Xbox 360.
I presume if you have sports/movies, you'll be able to see some of these channels in your Sky player channels? 

£10 a month for sky player

[rdfcpete]

What, for any Sky users Ed? I wasn't aware of any subscription cost, just that you either had to have multiroom or unlimited broadband in your package