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arden · 24-08-06, 10:27 AM

hi folks

I'm moving house soon and the house I'm buying has a sky mini dish already and the gook in me started to wonder what I could use it for

been looking around and starting to think ill be lots better with an 80 cm motorised disk (but the other half may not think the same way

)

but just as a first "play" what would/could i get in the way of fta stuff from the sky dish if pointed in the right direction

guess is to small for a dual lnb ?

Arden

$ly · 24-08-06, 10:36 AM

Depends where you are, and if it's a zone 1 or 2 dish reallly.
Should be OK for 19E and maybe 13E if you don't suffer too much rain fade.

OK for a play to check out any possible obstuctions, but your best bet is a little 80cm on a motor as you say.

Buy the boss something nice for the new house then spring it on her

L.

arden · 24-08-06, 11:34 AM

so may work with astra1 and hotbird ?

could i use a mono block?

im on yorkshire not sure if thats zone 1or2 ?

may buy the starter kit from lidl as that come with a dish so may as well use

Analoguesat · 24-08-06, 12:49 PM

Monoblocs are not designed to work with minidishes. (It will work to some degree, but the results are likely to be disappointing) - If you want a monobloc but an 80cm dish.

BGonaSTICK · 24-08-06, 02:40 PM

Yes, the Lidl kit is very cheap. You may end up upgrading in the future, but their receivers resell well so don't let that put you off necessarily. You get what you pay for though. If you want a good cheap FTA box, these are excellent VFM. If you want flexibility or upgradeability, then buy something else.

I agree with the others on your Sky dish. The little ones are 43cm, the larger around 60cm. The latter will be a lot more use than the little one, but not really up to a monobloc.

The Silvercrest (Comag) SL65 used to have patches available IIRC (the 55 certainly did), but these days I doubt the updates will come quick enough to be of any use. Other receivers have much better patching support.

I also think it might be wise to go for a receiver with a CAM slot. I think that the next generation of CAMs will be pretty useful. The Dragon's still delivering, but is due to be replaced before long.

24-08-06, 10:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
arden Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 380 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	is a sky mini dish any use ? hi folks I'm moving house soon and the house I'm buying has a sky mini dish already and the gook in me started to wonder what I could use it for been looking around and starting to think ill be lots better with an 80 cm motorised disk (but the other half may not think the same way ) but just as a first "play" what would/could i get in the way of fta stuff from the sky dish if pointed in the right direction guess is to small for a dual lnb ? Arden __________________ tm9100 diablo 2.3 gamma and triax 1.1 motorized plus sl65 b1 chip

24-08-06, 10:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
$ly Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Out There Posts: 496 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: is a sky mini dish any use ? Depends where you are, and if it's a zone 1 or 2 dish reallly. Should be OK for 19E and maybe 13E if you don't suffer too much rain fade. OK for a play to check out any possible obstuctions, but your best bet is a little 80cm on a motor as you say. Buy the boss something nice for the new house then spring it on her L.

24-08-06, 11:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
arden Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 380 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: is a sky mini dish any use ? so may work with astra1 and hotbird ? could i use a mono block? im on yorkshire not sure if thats zone 1or2 ? may buy the starter kit from lidl as that come with a dish so may as well use __________________ tm9100 diablo 2.3 gamma and triax 1.1 motorized plus sl65 b1 chip

24-08-06, 12:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,881 Thanks: 7 Thanked 213 Times in 200 Posts	Re: is a sky mini dish any use ? Monoblocs are not designed to work with minidishes. (It will work to some degree, but the results are likely to be disappointing) - If you want a monobloc but an 80cm dish. __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

24-08-06, 02:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,627 Thanks: 3 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	Re: is a sky mini dish any use ? Yes, the Lidl kit is very cheap. You may end up upgrading in the future, but their receivers resell well so don't let that put you off necessarily. You get what you pay for though. If you want a good cheap FTA box, these are excellent VFM. If you want flexibility or upgradeability, then buy something else. I agree with the others on your Sky dish. The little ones are 43cm, the larger around 60cm. The latter will be a lot more use than the little one, but not really up to a monobloc. The Silvercrest (Comag) SL65 used to have patches available IIRC (the 55 certainly did), but these days I doubt the updates will come quick enough to be of any use. Other receivers have much better patching support. I also think it might be wise to go for a receiver with a CAM slot. I think that the next generation of CAMs will be pretty useful. The Dragon's still delivering, but is due to be replaced before long. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W


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