Lost BBC HD channels

[Clive Beeza]

How have funsters overcome this issue ?
have a Pace 12 volt sky Digi box in the van,
and since BBC went HD only have lost the HD channels,
my question is,
are there 12 volt HD compatible sky boxes available.

 

[Realist]

Nope.

 

[Blisteringblue]

I think if you google the change over a lot of the media list all the models numbers affected. Especially all the Pace boxes.

There is a quick hack that will tell you if your kit is OK. If its SKY branded, goto channel 105. If this is Channel 5 HD your equipment should get new BBC HD services. If it's SD channel 5 then you need to upgrade apparently.

 

[treblid]

These little boxes work well. I have not tried one on 12V in a van but the mains adapter that comes with it does output 12V DC and is rated at 2A. Worth a go providing it's happy with up to 13.6V - 14.4V on a full/charging leisure battery.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CD8GHFF/?tag=mhf04-21

Also available in Argos.

NOTE. It's not Sky, just FreeSat. Manhattan SX Freesat HD Box.

 

[rb62]

We have a cheap Edision box and BBC dissapeared altogether for 24hrs , after a few retunes the BBC HD channels all appeared

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[LithiumConvert]

These little [Manhatten Freesat HD] boxes work well. I have not tried one on 12V in a van but the mains adapter that comes with it does output 12V DC and is rated at 2A. Worth a go providing it's happy with up to 13.6V - 14.4V on a full/charging leisure battery.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CD8GHFF/?tag=mhf04-21

We have one for our motohome. It works very well connected to 12 volt.
It is happy with any state of charge with AGM or Lithium.
And it works when on the edge of the UK satellite footprint.

 

[LesW]

How have funsters overcome this issue ?
have a Pace 12 volt sky Digi box in the van,
and since BBC went HD only have lost the HD channels,
my question is,
are there 12 volt HD compatible sky boxes available.

If you can, look for channel number 801.

 

[ChrisL]

I have no experience of this device but it does appear to support terrestrial HD tv as well as satellite and Internet tv.

TV SET TOP BOX S2X/T2MIC COMBO FULL HD 4K WIFI SATELLITE TV RECEIVER MAIN/12V | eBay

IT SUPPORTS WIFI BUT IT A WI-FI DONGLE AND SUPPORT ALSO 4K RESOLUTION AND IPTV TV. Full HD 1080P. Full HD 1080P Fully DVB-S2/MPEG-4/H264 Decoder. Support Music format:WAVE MP3,ASF,AAC. Audio compression MPEG-1&MPEG-2 Layer land Il,MP3 Audio Mode Dual (main/sub),stereo.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[LithiumConvert]

I have no experience of this device but it does appear to support terrestrial HD tv as well as satellite and Internet tv.

TV SET TOP BOX S2X/T2MIC COMBO FULL HD 4K WIFI SATELLITE TV RECEIVER MAIN/12V | eBay

IT SUPPORTS WIFI BUT IT A WI-FI DONGLE AND SUPPORT ALSO 4K RESOLUTION AND IPTV TV. Full HD 1080P. Full HD 1080P Fully DVB-S2/MPEG-4/H264 Decoder. Support Music format:WAVE MP3,ASF,AAC. Audio compression MPEG-1&MPEG-2 Layer land Il,MP3 Audio Mode Dual (main/sub),stereo.

www.ebay.co.uk

It does not say HD satellite, so it may not do BBC channels.
And no Freesat TV guide.

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

Another vote for the Manhattan SX Freesat box here, but obviously doesn’t help with Sky specific channels. We had the old Pace 12v receiver which worked well in its day, it’s probably survived far longer in the field than Sky would have expected. Presumably that Pace 12v box is now well past the point of designed obsolescence though, especially now as certain key SD channels are phased out?

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[ChrisL]

It does not say HD satellite, so it may not do BBC channels.
And no Freesat TV guide.

It says fully DVB-S2/MPEG-4/H.264 decoder, these are designed for broadcast services including standard and HDTV, interactive services including internet access. As I said I have no experience of this device, i'm sure the OP can investigate if it suits his requirements or not.

 

[scotzsue]

What's BBC HD does it affect radio 4 on the TV?