Freesat + Quest channel?

[joe pineapples]

Hi

Just wondered if I bought a freesat viewing card for my spare sky box (none sub), would I get access to the 'Quest' channel?, which is available FTV on freeview

thanks
joe

[Scubbie]

According to the Wikipedia page, sadly the answer appears to be no.

Freesat from Sky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If your TV cannot already receive Freeview, then it might be worth looking into this as an option.

[joe pineapples]

Thanks Scubbie. It was for the spare sky box in the kitchen (no aerial feed) to have a decent channel to watch, without costing much/anything. Main viewing room is well covered with freeview & sky+ sub. Shame.

[Isitme]

Why not connect the TV with a Magic eye to your main box and get rid of the spare box altogether.

[Scubbie]

Why not connect the TV with a Magic eye to your main box and get rid of the spare box altogether.

I thought about that, but then the OP has issues getting Freeview connected anyway.

Perhaps a Video Sender would be the better choice? The OP could always connect the Video Sender to a Freeview STB connected elsewhere too.

[joe pineapples]

We normally use the two boxes for different viewing at the same time. Freeview + video sender doesent sound like a bad idea though. Had one in the early days and have to say it was very hit and miss. Are they much better now for signal and resulting picture quality?.

[Scubbie]

Picture quality will depend on the units and how they are positioned. I would suggest that some research would be in order to find out which would offer you the best picture in your case.

They do have the advantage of built-in IR Senders back to the STB, although many do not work with the Sky STBs.

[joe pineapples]

Thanks. I see Argos do quite a few so I might take the no risk approach and get one from there to test it out.

cheers
joe

[Scubbie]

No problem.

Maplin also has quite a large range available now, although their returns policy is good, they might get a little funny after returning a number of them.

Personally I would pop in and ask some questions first to see which is suitable for your needs.