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I'm trying to save a bit of space in my room and was thinking of getting ...
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Connecting my Sky+ box to my PC
Is it possible to connect a Sky+ box to your PC so you can watch sky on your monitor?
I'm trying to save a bit of space in my room and was thinking of getting rid of my old TV and connecting my Sky+ box to my PC.
I've searched online and the answers seem to be pretty inconclusive, I know I'd need a tv card/hdmi capture card and to do some fiddling with Windows Media Center. Has anyone tried this, if so what was the outcome?
I know I could connect my PC to my TV/a smaller tv but I'm not really interested in doing that as my TV takes up a fair bit of the limited space in my room. I'm also not that bothered about recording things from Sky.
**EDIT** I know Sky player is another option but the wifi in the block isn't very reliable.Last edited by Zarathustra; 28-08-2012 at 16:00.
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- 28-08-2012, 16:26 #2Senior Member
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Have you thought about getting rid of your monitor and your TV, and getting a new flatscreen that doubles as both a TV and a monitor?
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Does you current TV have a vga slot, then you could double this as a monitor ?
- 28-08-2012, 16:38 #4I'm not at work at the moment so can't check, but I'm looking at downsizing as my current Tv is taking up too much room.
Originally Posted by DesktopCommando 
I honestly hadn't thought of that, when I got the idea of trying this I went straight for the difficult option rather than the obvious one. Originally Posted by Joe_Private ZARATHUSTRA: Tyrant, (Pseudo) Bully, Mad With Power and infamous Camberley Flat Thief.
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If it's a Sky+ HD box there's an HDMI connector on the back which will plug in to most new monitors.
I use one of these, you don't need a Freeview tuner if you're going to connect a sky box.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-E2251VR-i...6168752&sr=8-1Last edited by CQMS; 28-08-2012 at 16:47.
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