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Unknown user #1 · 07-02-07, 10:16 PM

Going to Munich next week for a couple of days and wondering whether German high street prices on sat stuff are any good?
Maybe anyone could recommend some good shop in Munich and/or vicinity? Landshut for example.
The only problem is that I won't be able to explain exactly what I want

My German is limited to Ein, Zwei, Drei, Polizei and Hitler Kaput.

arden · 07-02-07, 11:39 PM

I go to Mainz with work quite a bit and there is a place there called Saturn

most things are cheaper than uk ie the same price in euros as we pay in pounds

its a big chain a quick google search looks like there is one in munich

it was all out on the shop floor so could just pick up what you wanted and take it to the till

BGonaSTICK · 08-02-07, 01:04 AM

German prices are certainly some of the cheapest in Europe for satellite hardware. I've bought more than a couple of things from mail-order firms there, and from some Dutch firms too.

It'll be interesting to see what you find on the high street.

Unknown user #1 · 08-02-07, 11:43 AM

I looked at Pro-Markt (www.promarkt.de), Saturn (www.saturn.de) and MediaMarkt (www.mediamarkt.de).
It looks like they've got FTA receivers for next to nothing. However, PVRs seems to be expensive.

I'll get back from Germany e/o next week, so if I'll find something, you'll know.

Mick4545 · 08-02-07, 04:26 PM

The only HD recievers in the Munich Saturn were the Pace and a Phillips. The Phillips cost 400 euro, or 200 euro with a Premier contract.

Mick

Unknown user #1 · 13-02-07, 10:45 PM

Update (I am still in Germany, so more will follow). Walmart (think ASDA) here is selling Skymaster DVR8040 (same as 8080 but with 40GB HDD) for 119 EUR. To me it sounds like a very good price but a) no USB and b) single tuner.
They also sell Skymaster DXL 9800, which is dual tuner model but no HDD for 89 EUR.
Saturn is selling SEG dual tuner USB 160GB HDD receiver for 269 EUR. What do you think about it?

BGonaSTICK · 14-02-07, 05:39 PM

It sounds cheap enough to buy, not that I know anything about it as a receiver. If you don't like it, it would probably go well on eBay :?

I doubt it will ever see a patch though.

diapason · 14-02-07, 11:33 PM

Just a small diversion - you can get a litre of good wine for the equivalent of 40p a bottle and malt whisky in Germany in supermarkets for the equivalent of £6 a bottle (Glen Grant) - the rest of the price in Britain is duty!!

marswalker · 15-02-07, 03:39 PM

i travel to poland and czech rep as well as slovakia and i got 162 liters of vodka for $100 last summer in poland, and no ones gone blind either yet.......hic hic

also the wine from that area is lovely

i have been know to drink a few liters of the stuff and for about 25 p a bottle u cant go wrong.

i wont talk about the beer witch makes our stuff taste like water

marswalker

07-02-07, 10:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Unknown user #1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 541 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	German sat prices Going to Munich next week for a couple of days and wondering whether German high street prices on sat stuff are any good? Maybe anyone could recommend some good shop in Munich and/or vicinity? Landshut for example. The only problem is that I won't be able to explain exactly what I want My German is limited to Ein, Zwei, Drei, Polizei and Hitler Kaput.

07-02-07, 11:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
arden Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 381 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: German sat prices I go to Mainz with work quite a bit and there is a place there called Saturn most things are cheaper than uk ie the same price in euros as we pay in pounds its a big chain a quick google search looks like there is one in munich it was all out on the shop floor so could just pick up what you wanted and take it to the till __________________ tm9100 diablo 2.3 gamma and triax 1.1 motorized plus sl65 b1 chip

08-02-07, 01:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,632 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: German sat prices German prices are certainly some of the cheapest in Europe for satellite hardware. I've bought more than a couple of things from mail-order firms there, and from some Dutch firms too. It'll be interesting to see what you find on the high street. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

08-02-07, 11:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Unknown user #1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 541 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: German sat prices I looked at Pro-Markt (www.promarkt.de), Saturn (www.saturn.de) and MediaMarkt (www.mediamarkt.de). It looks like they've got FTA receivers for next to nothing. However, PVRs seems to be expensive. I'll get back from Germany e/o next week, so if I'll find something, you'll know.

08-02-07, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mick4545 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: German sat prices The only HD recievers in the Munich Saturn were the Pace and a Phillips. The Phillips cost 400 euro, or 200 euro with a Premier contract. Mick


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13-02-07, 10:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Unknown user #1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 541 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: German sat prices Update (I am still in Germany, so more will follow). Walmart (think ASDA) here is selling Skymaster DVR8040 (same as 8080 but with 40GB HDD) for 119 EUR. To me it sounds like a very good price but a) no USB and b) single tuner. They also sell Skymaster DXL 9800, which is dual tuner model but no HDD for 89 EUR. Saturn is selling SEG dual tuner USB 160GB HDD receiver for 269 EUR. What do you think about it?

14-02-07, 05:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,632 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: German sat prices It sounds cheap enough to buy, not that I know anything about it as a receiver. If you don't like it, it would probably go well on eBay :? I doubt it will ever see a patch though. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

14-02-07, 11:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 529 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: German sat prices Just a small diversion - you can get a litre of good wine for the equivalent of 40p a bottle and malt whisky in Germany in supermarkets for the equivalent of £6 a bottle (Glen Grant) - the rest of the price in Britain is duty!! __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites

15-02-07, 03:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
marswalker Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: German sat prices i travel to poland and czech rep as well as slovakia and i got 162 liters of vodka for $100 last summer in poland, and no ones gone blind either yet.......hic hic also the wine from that area is lovely i have been know to drink a few liters of the stuff and for about 25 p a bottle u cant go wrong. i wont talk about the beer witch makes our stuff taste like water marswalker