Looks like clear SKY ahead - regretfully (1 Viewer)

[JDWestoby]

Nothing to do with MediaPortal - it has come on by leaps and bounds and is the front end for my HTPC (Sky, FreeSat & FreeView).

But the new Sky card doesn't work (Digital Everywhere & T-Rex cam, legal card).

When they finally kill my old blue card I think I may just as well ditch Sky - there is 'stuff all' I watch on it (I think the ONLY thing I can't get is House).

My overall opinion is that Sky are shooting themselves in the foot (or maybe the head).

I REALLY don't want to pay Sky £10 a month for the 'privilege' of recording TV that I already pay for.

So I think I'll be down to FreeView/Sat.

Then again I can buy boxes that record these cheaply too, maybe MP will go too. I hope not, but it does cost a fair chunk of electricity to keep the server going - some standalone boxes use a couple of Watts when not in use.

Why is life never easy...?

 

[Owlsroost]

Then again I can buy boxes that record these cheaply too, maybe MP will go too. I hope not, but it does cost a fair chunk of electricity to keep the server going - some standalone boxes use a couple of Watts when not in use.

My stand-alone HTPC only uses 2 Watts when sleeping (and an Atom+Ion box probably somewhat less) so power consumption shouldn't really be an issue....

Tony