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cactusman · 28-02-07, 04:32 PM

Has anyone any advice as to the suitability of these devices ,or used one with their satellite stb.I am looking to use by attaching it to the satellite box and an additional telly in the house.
Will I loose some of my current 71% signal quality etc.
Any experience please good or bad it would be much appreciated.
Cheers

Jimdefruit · 28-02-07, 04:47 PM

The digi sender does not affect the signal quality to the receiver. It takes the output from the receiver and passes it to another box which then puts the signal into a tv or recorder or other device.

I have only had partial success with a digi sender in the past but only I think due to solid brick walls in my house.
If you have lightweight partitions you should be ok.

barr6868 · 28-02-07, 08:35 PM

Howdy,

I used a sender unit when my Technomate was upstairs, and I wanted to watch Football downstairs.
The picture and sound quality was pretty good.

The problems I encountered were:
a) when her indoors was using the microwave, huge interference on the screen
b) wireless laptop caused interference on the screen when communicating with the router,
c) any dip in signal and the sender unit switched from channel A to channel B (ie. black screen)

Quite frustrating, but just my experience.

Regards

cactusman · 01-03-07, 11:02 AM

Many thanks for the feedback ,it will be a great help in deciding what to invest my hard earned sheckles in.

Thanks Once again

nanochickin · 01-03-07, 12:14 PM

My Thomson digisender isn't to bad although as it says above it doesn't work too well when the microwave is on

BGonaSTICK · 01-03-07, 01:16 PM

The AEI digisender I had gave excellent picture quality, but wouldn't transmit through more than one paper-thin wall and I need it to go through two, so it was returned to the shop.

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cactusman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Digi Senders Has anyone any advice as to the suitability of these devices ,or used one with their satellite stb.I am looking to use by attaching it to the satellite box and an additional telly in the house. Will I loose some of my current 71% signal quality etc. Any experience please good or bad it would be much appreciated. Cheers __________________ England For Ever Green

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Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Digi Senders The digi sender does not affect the signal quality to the receiver. It takes the output from the receiver and passes it to another box which then puts the signal into a tv or recorder or other device. I have only had partial success with a digi sender in the past but only I think due to solid brick walls in my house. If you have lightweight partitions you should be ok. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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barr6868 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: lanark, scotland Posts: 434 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Digi Senders Howdy, I used a sender unit when my Technomate was upstairs, and I wanted to watch Football downstairs. The picture and sound quality was pretty good. The problems I encountered were: a) when her indoors was using the microwave, huge interference on the screen b) wireless laptop caused interference on the screen when communicating with the router, c) any dip in signal and the sender unit switched from channel A to channel B (ie. black screen) Quite frustrating, but just my experience. Regards __________________ 110 cm Triax Dish , 0.2db Lnb, Jaeger motor, Dreambox 7000, Dragon Trex cam, Art sport card. Full Sly package + movies

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cactusman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Digi Senders Many thanks for the feedback ,it will be a great help in deciding what to invest my hard earned sheckles in. Thanks Once again __________________ England For Ever Green

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nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Digi Senders My Thomson digisender isn't to bad although as it says above it doesn't work too well when the microwave is on __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Digi Senders The AEI digisender I had gave excellent picture quality, but wouldn't transmit through more than one paper-thin wall and I need it to go through two, so it was returned to the shop. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W