Sky+ HD & Dreambox on twin feed cable

[Eiji]

Minidish was installed in early 2010. Before I purchase a Dreambox 800SE I want to know if I can use both boxes with the cable that has already been installed. It's a shotgun cable, a two plug cable thats about as thin as the old single plug cables.

Can I remove one of these plugs from the back of the Sky+ HD box and insert it into the back of the Dreambox so I can get a Sky signal on the Dreambox too? Can I split the feed like this?

Thanks.

 

[IANB]

Minidish was installed in early 2010. Before I purchase a Dreambox 800SE I want to know if I can use both boxes with the cable that has already been installed. It's a shotgun cable, a two plug cable thats about as thin as the old single plug cables.

Can I remove one of these plugs from the back of the Sky+ HD box and insert it into the back of the Dreambox so I can get a Sky signal on the Dreambox too? Can I split the feed like this?

Thanks.

Yes one feed in each box will work but only 1 tuner in the sky box will work

 

[Eiji]

Yes one feed in each box will work but only 1 tuner in the shky box will work

I guess that means I lose the ability to watch one channel on the Sky+ HD box and record another which doesn't bother me as I can probably do it using both boxes i.e record Sky Sports 1 HD on Sky+ HD box and Sky Sports 2 HD on Dreambox.

 

[buzzer]

you will need to put the sky box into single feed mode.

its in the hidden installer menu...

 

[beechtree]

Why not just run another feed from your minidish?

 

[Fergalsworld]

Plus if the card is in the dm the sky box wont clear the channels.

 

[Eiji]

So I need a viewing card in both Sky+ HD box and Dreambox?

 

[IANB]

So I need a viewing card in both Sky+ HD box and Dreambox?

Another option is a card in the sky box and a cline in the dreambox

 

[beechtree]

No, but there are certain discussions not permitted on this site.
If you mean can you use your card simultaneously in a skybox and a dreambox then no you can't. Not unless you want to switch your card every time you want to use a different box.