Do I need a box, like freeview to use a Sky magic eye on old TV?

[madchef]

I have got a Freeview box on my old Bush TV as it hasn't got a digital tuner built in, my question is can I connect the Sky magic eye directly into the TV or does it need to go through a tuner box?

I hope you can help as I have Googled for days and not found an answer, yet!

[madchef]

Yippee sorted, read through some other posts and saw that the older TVs are perfect for this use. So I bypassed the Freeview box and put the coax cable from the Sky link put it the TV on search and went off for a cup of tea came back after 5 minutes and eh voila it was there, great sound and picture and remote works perfectly, boy am I a happy bunny and feel so clever.

BTW I am a 70 year old silver surfer so it was a great feat for me

[Annie UK]

If you put the magic eye coax into the freeview box then connect the freeview to the TV you can choose between Sky & Freeview my mum has this setup in her bedroom.

[madchef]

If you put the magic eye coax into the freeview box then connect the freeview to the TV you can choose between Sky & Freeview my mum has this setup in her bedroom.

The problem was that the Freeview box was a cheapy from ASDA and was very small and light, it was hard just to get the Scart lead in never mind holding the Sky link as well so I have done away with it. As there is only me in the house it's no problem

[madchef]

Just a follow up question, I bought the Skylink with the new Sky remote from EBay and what I am amazed and thrilled about is that I can completely control my Sky box in my bedroom, changing channels, watching recorded programmes in fact everything that I can do on the original box! Looking at a lot Q & As I thought this wasn't possible or have things changed with the new remotes?

[Annie UK]

Magic eyes have always given full control of the Sky box.

[madchef]

Great isn't it, I didn't know and I am absolutely delighted