topic Re: What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for in Sky Stream

What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for

davebaby — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:44:02 GMT

If the sky stream puck delivers content over a broad band connection, What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for.

Re: What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for

Fothergill1 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:54:49 GMT

@davebaby wrote:
If the sky stream puck delivers content over a broad band connection, What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for.

Hi @davebaby in a word "nothing". It is there to comply with the legislation in certain countries however it is disabled in UK.

Recently Sky activated it for a short period but this was in error and they turned it off again. As you point out in your post, If your BB goes down you can watch terrestrial TV direct from your TV aerial socket.

Re: What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for

TimmyBGood — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:17:07 GMT

@davebaby

Some countries require set top boxes to be able to access state-controlled digital terrestrial television as well as privately owned satellite, cable and internet providers: this tends to be where there's a history of volatile politics. Equipping the puck with a digital tuner means the same hardware can be deployed across Europe.

Re: What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for

Ellie_TV — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 18:16:39 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@davebaby

Some countries require set top boxes to be able to access state-controlled digital terrestrial television as well as privately owned satellite, cable and internet providers: this tends to be where there's a history of volatile politics. Equipping the puck with a digital tuner means the same hardware can be deployed across Europe.

Australia too. Their Hubbl Hub is identical to the Sky Stream puck, runs Entertainment OS and actually incorporates free-to-air local channels received via an aerial alongside the streamed channels on the EPG.

Re: What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for

spannernick1 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:31:59 GMT

If Sky enabled it, there be no point calling it Sky Stream, it would need to be called Sky Steam & Freeview but the puck would still go to standy after pausing it for 5 minuites so no change there... 🙂

Re: What is the antenna socket on IP061 puck for

Hunter2660 — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:36:00 GMT

Interestingly our broadband went down for a couple of minutes last night, and the antenna symbol appeared on the screen. Wasn't off long enough to see if the tuner worked, but I guess it's there as an option. (That's on the puck by the way)