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Sky + box
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Hi - Now I understand how to use the sky + box I have had it for some years - but having a debate one evening a relative of mine announced, that he always thought the recorded tv in the planner was stored in the box it's self - but now he had just found out that it is actually "stored" at the sky "headquarters" so to speak - I had never wondered where the recording is before and it got me thinking ??? Where is it !!
I have had occasion to ring sky more than once - to rest set my box and when the operator leads me through the instructions there always comes a point when they say "by doing the next operation - you will lose all the recorded programmes in your planner" - now if the recording was indeed at the sky "headquarters" then surely they could save it and restore the planner - so my relatives argument does not hold up -
Where are the recordings??
I have had occasion to ring sky more than once - to rest set my box and when the operator leads me through the instructions there always comes a point when they say "by doing the next operation - you will lose all the recorded programmes in your planner" - now if the recording was indeed at the sky "headquarters" then surely they could save it and restore the planner - so my relatives argument does not hold up -
Where are the recordings??
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Your recordings are held on the Sky+ box.
Sky Anytime is also stored on your Sky+ box, which is why it's only possible on Sky+, not standard Sky. Anytime is downloaded in the background to your hard drive ahead of time, and is then available to watch as if you'd recorded it yourself.
There's no way that the satellite has the bandwidth to stream in real...
Sky Anytime is also stored on your Sky+ box, which is why it's only possible on Sky+, not standard Sky. Anytime is downloaded in the background to your hard drive ahead of time, and is then available to watch as if you'd recorded it yourself.
There's no way that the satellite has the bandwidth to stream in real...
23:23 Tue 28th Feb 2012
As you choose what you record and you have a certain amount of space it is saved on your box. There is another section 'anytime' where you can watch programmes you haven't taped, these would be stored at the 'headquarters' and when you click on them you will notice it takes a few seconds to start, this is because it is being streamed from there and takes a few seconds to start the signal.
Your recordings are held on the Sky+ box.
Sky Anytime is also stored on your Sky+ box, which is why it's only possible on Sky+, not standard Sky. Anytime is downloaded in the background to your hard drive ahead of time, and is then available to watch as if you'd recorded it yourself.
There's no way that the satellite has the bandwidth to stream in real time based on individual demand, whether it's Anytime content or stuff you've chosen to record yourself.
Sky Anytime is also stored on your Sky+ box, which is why it's only possible on Sky+, not standard Sky. Anytime is downloaded in the background to your hard drive ahead of time, and is then available to watch as if you'd recorded it yourself.
There's no way that the satellite has the bandwidth to stream in real time based on individual demand, whether it's Anytime content or stuff you've chosen to record yourself.
The hard drive of the box is essentially split in two. One part records what you tell it, the other part records 'Anytime' programmes usually in the wee small hours when your box is dorment. The only stuff 'kept at Sky HQ' is when you stream over the internet.
To be charged simply to record and view programmes is a disgrace and one of the reasons I too cut the Sky cord.
I will never pay for TV again.
To be charged simply to record and view programmes is a disgrace and one of the reasons I too cut the Sky cord.
I will never pay for TV again.