What is an Integrated Reception System?
A full IRS system in its basic configuration can provide to each flat: digital
satellite TV, Sky Plus facilities, 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 residents 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.