Help with Sky Magic Eye thing

[Adam B]

So all I am trying to do is connect an eye to my Sky HD box so the box can stay in the cupboards under the TV without the door being open. I just want the eye to sit under the TV.

I bought one of these:
https://accessories.sky.com/catalogue/products/sky...

but the instructions are written for a different use, namely linking Sky to a second TV so you can watch it on either



have I bought the right thing?
if this will work what do I need to connect up to what?

my Sky HD box is also wireless so do I need one of these too?
https://accessories.sky.com/catalogue/products/sky...

[Adam B]

PixelpeepS3 said:

or upgrade to Sky-q - one of the two remotes supplied is bluetooth and therefore does not need line of sight

Brilliant PH response - my BMW has a flat, where can I get a tyre? Buy a Ferrari

[Adam B]

Salesy said:

Yes it will work. You just don't need the TV signal part, all you are interested in is the control signal.

Thanks that's useful - can you describe which bits plug in where please, and if I need that other IO adaptor, sky box is about a year old and suspect I might as back looks like this:

Salesy said:

You should of purchased one of these dedicated IR blasters. They can control multiple items in your cupboard.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IR-Infrared-Remote-Contr...

That might be easier and £4 I don't care if I ditch the Sky thing, how does that connect up? I get one end is visible and the emitter attaches to front of hidden sky box but where does power come from (the USB?) and does that plug into Sky box? Need to figure this as I am feeding cables through some thin trunking

[Adam B]

megaphone said:

That box does not have the RF connections, you'll need the IO adaptor, it plugs in the IO port. See my post above.

Thanks for confirming, might as well go for the IR blaster as cheaper

[Adam B]

as luck would have it seems my new Sony TV comes with an IR blaster - but will start a new thread on this