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What is an Integrated Reception System?

A full IRS system in its basic configuration can provide to each TV Outlets : digital satellite TV, Sky Plus facilities or Freesat DTR, High Definition TV, Digital Terrestrial (Freeview) FM and digital radio and the existing analogue services while they are still operational.

IRS with an extended configuration can provide ethnic services such as Turkish TV, European TV and radio from one antenna location.

By installing an IRS, individual Outlets have the choice of subscribing to Pay TV services such as Sky TV, Freesat with some 80 channels which are free to view, Freeview which is the free terrestrial service, or do nothing and continue to use the analogue terrestrial broadcasts until they are switched off.

Sky Plus is now standard for all IRS networks. This enables a standard Sky box, Sky Plus or High Definition box to be connected to the system and have the facility to download or record programmes to the internal Sky Plus hard disk.

 

The advantages of having an IRS system is that its means there's no need for more cabling around your home and holes being drilled when or if you wish to move your TV equipment such as Sky, Freesat, Freeview receivers or audio/radio equipments. At each outlet plate there is 2 satellite connections for satellite PVR recorders such as SKY+, SKY+HD and TV Aerial , radio connections . This type of system is strongly recommended if you are having a refurbishment, as all cabling can be done internally so that you will not need to see any external cables. People often just have just an aerial system wired into the home but if you or a tenant wishes to have sky TV or Freesat then a sky engineer will have to drill holes and run external cables around the building which spoils the appearance of the building inside and out. These systems were originally designed and installed for communal properties only but with time these have become cheaper to install and are now a good option for domestic multi-points. This system can also improve the valuation of the property.