Originally Posted by abailey152

I've just moved from NTL to Sky+. IMHO, Sky+ is miles better.

First there is the recording feature as described in previous posts and the ability to pause live TV. In fact, after a tip from the installation engineer, I've taken to pausing anything on Sky One etc. at the start, then playing it back 10 mins after it has started. Every time adverts start, I fast forward through them. By the end of the program, I've then caught up with real time, without sitting through endless adverts. This is great as the amount of breaks on Sky is a real pain normally.

Then there's Dolby Digital on the new films etc. Also, the programme guide is much faster than NTL's and you can find what you want more easily.

The only backward step, is the reminder. I used to be able to set reminders to switch channels automatically on NTL. Unfortunately, Sky's reminders do just that. They do not swap channel automatically.

Originally Posted by robtufts

I am considering getting sky+ (with multiroom) and was wondering what sort of cable is used to send the other feed, is it normal coax with the usual tv aerial connectors? Or if it's a different connector, is it possible to use normal coax cable and then put new connectors on the ends? I ask these questions because we would be wanting one box downstairs, and one in the bedroom (which is in the loft and getting new cables installed is a big effort). I wouldn't mind staying with ntl for digital tv, but you seem to get more with sky, for less.