londonblue
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I currently have a very old Sky box. I have been toying with the idea of upgrading to either Sky + or Sky HD.
The problem I have is that I have a non standard installation. I have a distribution box in the loft that sends the signal to pretty much every room in the house. The cabling from the dish into the box also goes along the length of the house through the loft and then out down the side of the house and back into the TV room.
The output cable goes back the same route into the loft and then into the distribution box. From there all the cabling is in the loft or the walls so that all the cabling is hidden.
If I upgrade to Sky + then all I need to do is get a box and get someone to change the lnb on the dish (probably to a four) and run an extra cable through the loft etc. (I would probably get them to add extra cabling and leave a length in the loft for the future.)
I also know that to get a high def signal around the house in the same way I would have to use cat 5 cabling and replace all the internal cables, and the distribution box.
The question is what would you do? Would you go for a Sky + installation and just use all the existing cabling, or would you future proof and go for a high def installation straight away?
The problem I have is that I have a non standard installation. I have a distribution box in the loft that sends the signal to pretty much every room in the house. The cabling from the dish into the box also goes along the length of the house through the loft and then out down the side of the house and back into the TV room.
The output cable goes back the same route into the loft and then into the distribution box. From there all the cabling is in the loft or the walls so that all the cabling is hidden.
If I upgrade to Sky + then all I need to do is get a box and get someone to change the lnb on the dish (probably to a four) and run an extra cable through the loft etc. (I would probably get them to add extra cabling and leave a length in the loft for the future.)
I also know that to get a high def signal around the house in the same way I would have to use cat 5 cabling and replace all the internal cables, and the distribution box.
The question is what would you do? Would you go for a Sky + installation and just use all the existing cabling, or would you future proof and go for a high def installation straight away?