Its huge, takes 25 mins to walk from one end of the site to the other, just got an e-mail:

"Guys there’s a stack of mince pies & clementines by Sanjay’s desk so come & help yourself."

Where the f**k is Sanjays Desk  :-[  ;D

follow the crowd?

You at Isleworth?

Sanjay's desk is near the stack of mince pies and clementines.

pscocoa wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 10:39:

Sanjay's desk is near the stack of mince pies and clementines.

and can only be seen in high definition

I wonder why everyone but you knows where Sanjays desk is :P ;D

pscocoa wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 10:39:

Sanjay's desk is near the stack of mince pies and clementines.

;D ;D ;D splendid :y :y

this thread is just pie in the sky

Jimbob wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 10:38:

follow the crowd? You at Isleworth?

Osterley, only about 5 people on my entire floor, not much of crowd to follow  :(

not “that” keen to share then...? ;D

You'll have to upgrade your subscription if you want to view Sanjays desk---press the red button now!

They've told you to be at Sanjay's desk, everyone else will be in a different department ;D

looks like someone else made arrangements on my floor, got our own champaign and mince pies, and crisps, choccies as well.

Luckly its by the kitchen so found it ok  :)

Mrs TheBoy made some nibbles for me to bring in today.

homemade sausage rolls, pigs in blankets, cheesy wotsits, peanuts, cheese and pineapple etc etc, and my personal favourite - TRIFLE! :D :D :D

We didn't waste time on rubbish like minc(er)pies or clementines or sky for that matter.

Bollinger and Veuve Cliquot in City restaurant plus some decent food.

You can stuff Sanjay's desk where the sun don't shine in my view.

You need to sniff out those clementines, hopefully the mince pies won't be too far away.
  :y
Haven't you got an intranet sky home page which gives Sanjay's location?

Omegadoha, Desert Member wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 17:26:

You need to sniff out those clementines, hopefully the mince pies won't be too far away.   :y Haven't you got an intranet sky home page which gives Sanjay's location?

Shows position and ext, but not location. Lot of people hot desk now

threppence wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 14:24:

You'll have to upgrade your subscription if you want to view Sanjays desk---press the red button now!

;D ;D

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 17:40:

threppence wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 14:24: You'll have to upgrade your subscription if you want to view Sanjays desk---press the red button now! ;D ;D

That's about right for Skly!

"We'd like to offer you some free mince pies and clementines. No obligation. Just sign here and tell us your credit card number...."  >:(

Can you send someone over to climb out of my bathroom window and dust the snow off my dish please, Tunnie? Mrs. KW is having withdrawal symptoms. ::)

Kevin

Can we nominate Sanjay for Saddo of the Year (not sharing mince pies and clementines etc - although in fairness he could of course just be the guardian of them)and combine two current threads on this forum.

The champagne is kicking in now.

Kevin Wood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 18:01:

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 17:40: threppence wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 14:24: You'll have to upgrade your subscription if you want to view Sanjays desk---press the red button now! ;D ;D That's about right for Skly! "We'd like to offer you some free mince pies and clementines. No obligation. Just sign here and tell us your credit card number...."  >:( Can you send someone over to climb out of my bathroom window and dust the snow off my dish please, Tunnie? Mrs. KW is having withdrawal symptoms. ::) Kevin

Sure, for a small fee  ;D

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 20:53:

Sure, for a small fee  ;D

No problem. It appears to have melted now.

Anyway, when it was installed I was informed that they didn't "do lofts" so I'm guessing a flat lead roof 2 storeys up with black ice on it would have been problematic. ::)

Kevin

Kevin Wood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:28:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 20:53: Sure, for a small fee  ;D No problem. It appears to have melted now. Anyway, when it was installed I was informed that they didn't "do lofts" so I'm guessing a flat lead roof 2 storeys up with black ice on it would have been problematic. ::) Kevin

Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::)

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31:

Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::)

Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run.

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run.

Box production and design was always outsourced, but due to the issues, production has been brought in house in the last 6 months

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31:

Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::)

I was just hoping to avoid the gibbon running 50 metres of CT100  round 3 sides of the house (with the nails into the damp course, of course, because it's easier than brick).

I the end it was a win-win. I got to connect the dish properly to the existing downlead whilst risking certain death in my loft, and he got to sit in his van in the layby up to road eating a kebab and smoking B&Hs. :y

Kevin

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:00:

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run. Box production and design was always outsourced, but due to the issues, production has been brought in house in the last 6 months

I guess all the R&D guys have to learn now is that HDD's bigger than 160GB (thats 160GB available to the end user) exist, and to enable all the features that 3rd party boxes have had as standard for years (such as USB & network).

i am going to have the same issue, i am going to have multiroom, and a feed taken into my bedroom from the dish, best way i can see is going around the house, but tucked up near the roof so its not seen.

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:09:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:00: wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run. Box production and design was always outsourced, but due to the issues, production has been brought in house in the last 6 months I guess all the R&D guys have to learn now is that HDD's bigger than 160GB (thats 160GB available to the end user) exist, and to enable all the features that 3rd party boxes have had as standard for years (such as USB & network).

What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months?

I am upgrading mine to 1TB

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11:

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:09: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:00: wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run. Box production and design was always outsourced, but due to the issues, production has been brought in house in the last 6 months I guess all the R&D guys have to learn now is that HDD's bigger than 160GB (thats 160GB available to the end user) exist, and to enable all the features that 3rd party boxes have had as standard for years (such as USB & network). What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months? I am upgrading mine to 1TB

Soon as the warranty is up on mine I am upgrading to biggest HD that will fit.  Unless I get a spare box and sort that instead.

I know where sanjays desk is.....But i`ll only tell for a free 12mth subscription.... ;D ;D ;D

Mr Skrunts wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:16:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11: wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:09: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:00: wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run. Box production and design was always outsourced, but due to the issues, production has been brought in house in the last 6 months I guess all the R&D guys have to learn now is that HDD's bigger than 160GB (thats 160GB available to the end user) exist, and to enable all the features that 3rd party boxes have had as standard for years (such as USB & network). What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months? I am upgrading mine to 1TB Soon as the warranty is up on mine I am upgrading to biggest HD that will fit.  Unless I get a spare box and sort that instead.

Is it a HD or standard +?

HD - Has to be Sata, use software called 'CopyPlus'

http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/ - To format it so the box will see it, 1TB's work well.

Normal + boxes are IDE, less than 500GB will drop straight in, no issues, if you want above 500gb, then you need to use that software

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11:

What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months?

Just how much of that paltry (yes, it is paltry by todays standards) 400GB is available to the end user after the Anytime TV has been taken in to account?


tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11:

I am upgrading mine to 1TB

If they designed/built it properly like some other countries do, you wouldn't need to f**k about with it in the first place.

On a slightly serious note .... and I'm FREESAT not SKY

What is the idea behind upgrading to a maoosive HDD ??? 

We've got a Humax HD, no idea what size HD it is .. but is less than 25% used at the moment ...

You record something, you watch it, you delete it.

As you can't transfer from HDD to DVD, if you like what you watch and wish to keep a copy ... USENET, download and burn ...

works for me ... :)

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:19:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11: What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months? Just how much of that paltry (yes, it is paltry by todays standards) 400GB is available to the end user after the Anytime TV has been taken in to account? tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11: I am upgrading mine to 1TB If they designed/built it properly like some other countries do, you wouldn't need to f**k about with it in the first place.

Oh so you know about the 400GB ones, before you said it was 160?  :-X Something you don't know everything about? Surely not!  ::)

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:10:

i am going to have the same issue, i am going to have multiroom, and a feed taken into my bedroom from the dish, best way i can see is going around the house, but tucked up near the roof so its not seen.

Don't fancy tackling the "loft of doom" then?  ;)

I don't like wiring on the outside of the house if I can avoid it (he says, remembering the hideous bit of cat5 loosely dangling from the eaves, installed in a fit of rage when the wireless LAN wasn't playing)  :-[.

Kevin

Entwood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:21:

On a slightly serious note .... What is the idea behind upgrading to a maoosive HDD ???  We've got a Humax HD, no idea what size HD it is .. but is less than 25% used at the moment ... You record something, you watch it, you delete it. As you can't transfer from HDD to DVD, if you like what you watch and wish to keep a copy ... USENET, download and burn ... works for me ... :)

I work 3 days on 3 days off, so i can't watch some stuff straight away, 160gb has been totally fine, never really filled it up.

I want to be able to store some series in bulk and a few films from the box office

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:19:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11: What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months? Just how much of that paltry (yes, it is paltry by todays standards) 400GB is available to the end user after the Anytime TV has been taken in to account? tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11: I am upgrading mine to 1TB If they designed/built it properly like some other countries do, you wouldn't need to f**k about with it in the first place.

Hmmm -- that Anytime TV is a PITA -- even if you disable it the disc space isn't free to use  :(

Kevin Wood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:22:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:10: i am going to have the same issue, i am going to have multiroom, and a feed taken into my bedroom from the dish, best way i can see is going around the house, but tucked up near the roof so its not seen. Don't fancy tackling the "loft of doom" then?  ;) I don't like wiring on the outside of the house if I can avoid it (he says, remembering the hideous bit of cat5 loosely dangling from the eaves, installed in a fit of rage when the wireless LAN wasn't playing)  :-[. Kevin

I am the only one who used to be able to move in there, but since we had the government grant thingy, we had insulation put in thats about 7 feet deep. I won't be going in there! 

The trouble with Sky.... six minutes of program, eight minutes of adverts and trailers at 120 decibels!

Eric Olthwaite wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:28:

The trouble with Sky.... six minutes of program, eight minutes of adverts and trailers at 120 decibels!

Press pause, go off make dinner, eat, drink, come back, fast forward adverts  :)

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:22:

Oh so you know about the 400GB ones, before you said it was 160?  :-X Something you don't know everything about? Surely not!  ::)

No I didn't know about the 400GB models, although having had a Dreambox that's wearing just under 1TB (usable) for almost the last year, the prospect of having a box where nowhere near the 400GB is going to be available doesn't (unsurprisingly) excite me.

You can stick up for Maxwell as much as you like T...simple fact is they used shit hardware from day 1...and you admitting it's all been done "in house" for the last 6 months and the best they can come up with is 400GB with the network & USB ports still disabled...........pffft, nursery school mate....take on someone that knows what the public want.

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:29:

Eric Olthwaite wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:28: The trouble with Sky.... six minutes of program, eight minutes of adverts and trailers at 120 decibels! Press pause, go off make dinner, eat, drink, come back, fast forward adverts  :)

Pity we cant cant edit them out to save space.

Mr Skrunts wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:32:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:29: Eric Olthwaite wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:28: The trouble with Sky.... six minutes of program, eight minutes of adverts and trailers at 120 decibels! Press pause, go off make dinner, eat, drink, come back, fast forward adverts  :) Pity we cant cant edit them out to save space.

..especially when there are evidently only about 3 advertisers paying, so every break is the same irritating toss. >:(

Kevin

i hardly watch adverts now, take Road Wars on Sky1HD, i'll start watching it, first advert break, pause, go and sort dinner get it cooking, grab a beer, come back, fast forward adverts, second ad break, check on dinner, maybe quick OOF, fast forward again.

Often if i see something i like to watch, i'll record it, then go do some else on purpose to miss the adverts so i can come back and fast forward them  :)

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:19:

Mr Skrunts wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:16: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:11: wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:09: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:00: wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55: tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run. Box production and design was always outsourced, but due to the issues, production has been brought in house in the last 6 months I guess all the R&D guys have to learn now is that HDD's bigger than 160GB (thats 160GB available to the end user) exist, and to enable all the features that 3rd party boxes have had as standard for years (such as USB & network). What like the 400Gb ones been used for the past few months? I am upgrading mine to 1TB Soon as the warranty is up on mine I am upgrading to biggest HD that will fit.  Unless I get a spare box and sort that instead. Is it a HD or standard +? HD - Has to be Sata, use software called 'CopyPlus' http://www.skycopyplus.co.uk/ - To format it so the box will see it, 1TB's work well. Normal + boxes are IDE, less than 500GB will drop straight in, no issues, if you want above 500gb, then you need to use that software

Mine is an Amstrad HD, HD was full in a fortnight, I keep 30/35% free for daily recording till I catch up.  I record a few films from the film channels overnight, if they are B/W or look crap they are deleted within the 1st 5 mins.

But yes, I have kept the latest TG's and American Chopper stored on the drive, plus todays TV to catch up on and a few films yet to watch, might keep for viewing over xmas if Sky is crap.


My brother offered me his old Sky Plus box, so if I get the Sky freeview card than day to day TV can be recorded in bulk on that as HD is not essential for that.  Dunno the max HD size on them though.

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:37:

Often if i see something i like to watch, i'll record it, then go do some else on purpose to miss the adverts so i can come back and fast forward them  :)

On the plus side, if you do miss it the first time around then you know it's going to be shown again for at least the next 2 months on a regular basis

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:39:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:37: Often if i see something i like to watch, i'll record it, then go do some else on purpose to miss the adverts so i can come back and fast forward them  :) On the plus side, if you do miss it the first time around then you know it's going to be shown again for at least the next 2 months on a regular basis

Yeah, as if the BBC would do that. Thats just TV, live with it.

Mr Skrunts wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:38:

My brother offered me his old Sky Plus box, so if I get the Sky freeview card than day to day TV can be recorded in bulk on that as HD is not essential for that.  Dunno the max HD size on them though.

Forget them mate, the record/playback funcionality is disabled unless you have a subscription (and it stays disabled even AFTER the so called 12 months when the box becomes your property).


tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:40:

Yeah, as if the BBC would do that. Thats just TV, live with it.

You must think I'm one of your numpty Sly customers  ;D
Even the Beeb don't show the same shit week after week for months on end and proffer the excuse of "we do that for people who work late"  ::)

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:51:

Mr Skrunts wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:38: My brother offered me his old Sky Plus box, so if I get the Sky freeview card than day to day TV can be recorded in bulk on that as HD is not essential for that.  Dunno the max HD size on them though. Forget them mate, the record/playback funcionality is disabled unless you have a subscription (and it stays disabled even AFTER the so called 12 months when the box becomes your property). tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:40: Yeah, as if the BBC would do that. Thats just TV, live with it. You must think I'm one of your numpty Sly customers  ;D Even the Beeb don't show the same shit week after week for months on end and proffer the excuse of "we do that for people who work late"  ::)

I actually burst out laughing then.....

wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:55:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) Very true, however you'd think your paymasters would have realised by now that the + boxes they provide are nothing short of shit....and that replacing them for something that actually works (as well as providing slightly more features than what could be expected from a 30 year old VCR) would be a lot more beneficial to them in the long run.

Would be worth them chatting to the big boys like Topfield and Humax - they know how to build a PVR

Kevin Wood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:04:

tunnie wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 21:31: Not surprised, they won't get much signal in there  ::) I was just hoping to avoid the gibbon running 50 metres of CT100  round 3 sides of the house (with the nails into the damp course, of course, because it's easier than brick). I the end it was a win-win. I got to connect the dish properly to the existing downlead whilst risking certain death in my loft, and he got to sit in his van in the layby up to road eating a kebab and smoking B&Hs. :y Kevin

A few neighbours have Sky - the wiring they do is poor - just chucked over the roof.

My Freesat install cables are neatly clipped along the side of the house and the TV and Radio aerial cables through the loft.

Entwood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:21:

On a slightly serious note .... and I'm FREESAT not SKY What is the idea behind upgrading to a maoosive HDD ???  We've got a Humax HD, no idea what size HD it is .. but is less than 25% used at the moment ... You record something, you watch it, you delete it. As you can't transfer from HDD to DVD, if you like what you watch and wish to keep a copy ... USENET, download and burn ... works for me ... :)

320GB I think

However you can copy in file manager or  non Freesat mode - I will need to look it up

Martin Imber wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 23:54:

Entwood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:21: On a slightly serious note .... and I'm FREESAT not SKY What is the idea behind upgrading to a maoosive HDD ???  We've got a Humax HD, no idea what size HD it is .. but is less than 25% used at the moment ... You record something, you watch it, you delete it. As you can't transfer from HDD to DVD, if you like what you watch and wish to keep a copy ... USENET, download and burn ... works for me ... :) 320GB I think However you can copy in file manager or  non Freesat mode - I will need to look it up

Thanks for that ..but apparently when you record it is an odd format that can't be turned to video/dvd.

Yes you can stick a memory stick in and "save" to it .. but I've not found a program that will transpose the data to useable .. :(

Entwood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 23:58:

Martin Imber wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 23:54: Entwood wrote on 23. Dec 2009 at 22:21: On a slightly serious note .... and I'm FREESAT not SKY What is the idea behind upgrading to a maoosive HDD ???  We've got a Humax HD, no idea what size HD it is .. but is less than 25% used at the moment ... You record something, you watch it, you delete it. As you can't transfer from HDD to DVD, if you like what you watch and wish to keep a copy ... USENET, download and burn ... works for me ... :) 320GB I think However you can copy in file manager or  non Freesat mode - I will need to look it up Thanks for that ..but apparently when you record it is an odd format that can't be turned to video/dvd. Yes you can stick a memory stick in and "save" to it .. but I've not found a program that will transpose the data to useable .. :(

You could try virtualdub, there are a few others around - can't remember off top of head