How to get Channel 5 and BBC One HD on your Irish EPG and Recordable!!

enfant terrible

ShaneOC wrote: »

This trick also works on the new basic Sky HD boxes (the ones without the hard-drive).

Do these work on the new thompson hd boxes, smaller ones?

They default to the Irish EPG when powered on with no card.

paulaa

I apologise in advance if this is a stupid question Do those Blue cards work on the ordinary Sky+ boxes (not HD)

Would I still be able to record the new channels on my old box ?
I have several channels stored on "other channels" .

gtg60

paulaa wrote: »

I apologise in advance if this is a stupid question Do those Blue cards work on the ordinary Sky+ boxes (not HD)

Would I still be able to record the new channels on my old box ?
I have several channels stored on "other channels" .

First post in this thread explains it all, you need a Sky HD box.

Don't know what you mean by your other questions.

paulaa

gtg60 wrote: »

First post in this thread explains it all, you need a Sky HD box.

Don't know what you mean by your other questions.

Thanks for replying. You're confused !!! I know nothing about satellite etc.

Do you have any idea of the best place to get the Sky HD boxes ?

gtg60

paulaa wrote: »

Do you have any idea of the best place to get the Sky HD boxes ?

Adverts.ie you should get one for around €60 and you might even get €20-€30 for your old Sky+ box on there!

paulaa

gtg60 wrote: »

Adverts.ie you should get one for around €60 and you might even get €20-€30 for your old Sky+ box on there!

Great , thanks a lot for your help and patience

enfant terrible

enfant terrible wrote: »

Do these work on the new thompson hd boxes, smaller ones?

They default to the Irish EPG when powered on with no card.

Found an old blue NI ftv card and it works on the new thompson boxes.

Have all the itv's, and have Channel 5+1, 5USA, 5USA+1, 5* and 5*+1 recordable.

Just missing Channel 5 and ITV HD, can you get these on a NI FTV card?

gtg60

enfant terrible wrote: »

Found an old blue NI ftv card and it works on the new thompson boxes.

Have all the itv's, and have Channel 5+1, 5USA, 5USA+1, 5* and 5*+1 recordable.

Just missing Channel 5 and ITV HD, can you get these on a NI FTV card?

That's good to know, so it's only the first Thomsons (the ones with the Component outputs) that don't work with the 'Card Trick'.

Don't know about the NI FTV cards, are you sure you've saved the correct channels into 'Other channels'?

enfant terrible

gtg60 wrote: »

That's good to know, so it's only the first Thomsons (the ones with the Component outputs) that don't work with the 'Card Trick'.

Don't know about the NI FTV cards, are you sure you've saved the correct channels into 'Other channels'?

Thanks gtg60,

Do you know where you can find all the different channel 5 and itv hd region frequencies?

Gerry Wicklow

enfant terrible wrote: »

Thanks gtg60,

Do you know where you can find all the different channel 5 and itv hd region frequencies?

http://en.kingofsat.net/freqs.php?&pos=28.2E&standard=All&ordre=freq&filtre=Clear

gtg60

enfant terrible wrote: »

Thanks gtg60,

Do you know where you can find all the different channel 5 and itv hd region frequencies?

http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-28.2E.php

You should be able to get Channel 5 as they are all broadcast in the clear now, I've seen problems before with ITV HD though as some regions don't have it and others have one of the ITV HD's that are on DVB-S2 transponders so can't be tuned into 'Other Channels', try tuning everything in and you'll soon find out if it works. Hopefully somebody else here with a NI FTV card will chime in soon.

enfant terrible

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

http://en.kingofsat.net/freqs.php?&pos=28.2E&standard=All&ordre=freq&filtre=Clear

Cheers do you know if you can add ITV HD to the EPG with a NI FTV card?

gtg60

Just a note with the link Gerry Wicklow gave, he's given a link that only shows the ITV HD's that are broadcast in the clear, the strange thing is that Irish cards will decode scrambled ITV channels so tune in the scrambled ones too as your card will clear it, the important thing to look out for are the channels on DVB-S2 transponders.

enfant terrible

gtg60 wrote: »

Just a note with the link Gerry Wicklow gave, he's given a link that only shows the ITV HD's that are broadcast in the clear, the strange thing is that Irish cards will decode scrambled ITV channels so tune in the scrambled ones too as your card will clear it, the important thing to look out for are the channels on DVB-S2 transponders.

Thanks,

Is it possible to tune in the encrepted ITV HD
Astra 2D 10847.00 V 50 Astra 2D DVB-S2 QPSK 23000 8/9

Is there only three ITV HD's two FTA and one encrypted?

gtg60

enfant terrible wrote: »

Thanks,

Is it possible to tune in the encrepted ITV HD
Astra 2D 10847.00 V 50 Astra 2D DVB-S2 QPSK 23000 8/9

Is there only three ITV HD's two FTA and one encrypted?

No and no.

Here's a simple way of working it out, is there an ITV HD on 178 when you've the Blue card inserted?

enfant terrible

gtg60 wrote: »

No and no.

Here's a simple way of working it out, is there an ITV HD on 178 when you've the Blue card inserted?

Cheers for all the help gtg60.

Will check when I get home.

p.oconnor

Hi lads should i get all the extra channels including five and ITV hd with a BBC East/ITV Anglia freesat card.

gtg60

p.oconnor wrote: »

Hi lads should i get all the extra channels including five and ITV hd with a BBC East/ITV Anglia freesat card.

Pretty sure that region will direct your card to the ITV HD that's on a DVB-S2 transponder, should get everything else though.

DigiDec

Yeah you won't get ITV1 HD onthe EPG with that card.

p.oconnor

DigiDec wrote: »

Yeah you won't get ITV1 HD onthe EPG with that card.

I should still get ITV standard definition on 103 alongside TV3 though shouldnt I?

DigiDec

You should indeed.

p.oconnor

DigiDec wrote: »

You should indeed.

Sweet job

zxcvbnm12

just got sky digital put in today with a sky+hd box.i dont really understand how to get the other channels on permanently.do i need to get another card or whats the story?

gtg60

zxcvbnm12 wrote: »

just got sky digital put in today with a sky+hd box.i dont really understand how to get the other channels on permanently.do i need to get another card or whats the story?

Read the very first post it details how to do the 'card trick' and yes you will need another card, they are available here

odyboody

Might have been mentioned before but no trickey cards or anything is needed for recordable BBC1 HD. Its on 234.

Plascebo

Channel just gone from 105 after the card trick. Have got it back in other channels (re post below), anyone know if this will come back to 105 after I do the card trick again?

gtg60

Channel 5 on Astra 2D is gone, you need to tune in the ones on 1N
10.964, H, 22.0, 5/6

twinklerunner

Plascebo wrote: »

Channel just gone from 105 after the card trick. Have got it back in other channels (re post below), anyone know if this will come back to 105 after I do the card trick again?

You need to match the correct region of C5 in Other Channels to your FTV Card in order to get it on 105 - some of the regions are as follows:

Channel 5 Region 1 (7700/2305) = London
Channel 5 Region 3 (7702/2313) = North
Channel 5 Region 4 (7703/2317) = Scotland
Channel 5 Region 5 (7704/2309) = ???

gtg60

Probably handiest to just save them all if you have the space.

Plascebo

gtg60 wrote: »

Probably handiest to just save them all if you have the space.

Cheers, saved the first one on the list and it didn't work, so saved them all and its back

Thanks for that

blueser

odyboody wrote: »

Might have been mentioned before but no trickey cards or anything is needed for recordable BBC1 HD. Its on 234.

141 on mine. 234 is BBC1 NI.

obliviousgrudge

gtg60 wrote: »

Channel 5 on Astra 2D is gone, you need to tune in the ones on 1N
10.964, H, 22.0, 5/6

Picture quality is much worse on this version than the old one.

I always thought the old version had very good PQ for an SD channel.

ShaneOC

odyboody wrote: »

Might have been mentioned before but no trickey cards or anything is needed for recordable BBC1 HD. Its on 234.

BBC One HD wasn't on the Irish EPG when this trick was initially discovered.

Cantona's Collars

zxcvbnm12 wrote: »

just got sky digital put in today with a sky+hd box.i dont really understand how to get the other channels on permanently.do i need to get another card or whats the story?

Sticky on top of forum page.

eddiem10

gtg60 wrote: »

Probably handiest to just save them all if you have the space.

I have stored them all but CH 5 is still showing a technical fault on the EPG..... do I need to reboot and do the card trick again??

Plascebo

eddiem10 wrote: »

I have stored them all but CH 5 is still showing a technical fault on the EPG..... do I need to reboot and do the card trick again??

Fraid you have to do the card trick again after scanning and storing them.

Storm 10

When I put in the new frequency last night for ch 5 it brought up around six of them, does it matter which one I pick, just thought the picture was not as good as before or should I pick another of them and see what the picture is like or are they all the same.

DigiDec

You need to pick the one for the region of the card you have, if you have enough room left install them all.

Storm 10

DigiDec wrote: »

You need to pick the one for the region of the card you have, if you have enough room left install them all.

Hi DigiDec I have it in other channels as I have the Sky sub card, I will try them all and pick the best one, thanks for the help

DigiDec

Don't forget to do the whole card trick again after you put the channels into other channels if you know what I mean.

Storm 10

DigiDec wrote: »

Don't forget to do the whole card trick again after you put the channels into other channels if you know what I mean.

I do but I understand you need a FTV card to carry it out how can I do it with my subscription card ?????

DigiDec

You can't, not with an ROI sub card, you need a UK sub or ex-sub card or a FTV card for the trick to work

dogtoffee

Is it still possible to get c5 to stick with NI card no mater what one I save it does not stick

gtg60

dogtoffee wrote: »

Is it still possible to get c5 to stick with NI card no mater what one I save it does not stick

What is the make and model of your HD box?

dogtoffee

gtg60 wrote: »

What is the make and model of your HD box?

its a pace box Utv, 5+, 5* and 5usa all stick but not CH5

gtg60

dogtoffee wrote: »

its a pace box Utv, 5+, 5* and 5usa all stick but not CH5

Delete all the channels out of 'Other Channels' that reference Five and then retune 10.964 and store EVERYTHING in there. Let me know how that works out for you.

dogtoffee

gtg60 wrote: »

Delete all the channels out of 'Other Channels' that reference Five and then retune 10.964 and store EVERYTHING in there. Let me know how that works out for you.

Thanks m8 have it saved now I deleted all my other channels, rescanned did the trick again all working now.:D

gtg60

Just heard that the Card Trick doesn't work on the new 1TB box, has anyone on here tried it on one?

florryfox

It has worked on my amstrad 1tb box no problem since you highlighted the trick.
Is there a newer 1tb box out now?

gtg60

He just got his today, it's an Amstrad too.