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RobH · 17-07-07, 09:39 AM

Hi everyone,

It's been awhile, but you know how it is; you guys got me all set up and running, a certain shadowy figure keeps me in movies and other content, and I forget all about you all

ops: Not, really, of course, but I've been busy this "summer" (in quotes because it's more like perpetual April here in Norfolk), and haven't done anything new to my satellite in a long time.

Anyway, thought of you all when I saw this this morning. Lidl's got part of a sat kit going starting next week; if I gave you the direct link, it would either take you to my Lidl store or to yours to a different item, so just go to Lidl here:

http://www.lidl.co.uk

Click on the "specials" tab at the top, and then on next Monday's date; then scroll through all the food (!!) to the three relevant links, one for the dish, £14.99 (no size listed), one for the single lnb £3.99, and one for the wall bracket, £2.99.

Will have a read up and see what's been going on here with you all, but I hope you're all well!

Best,

Rob

BGonaSTICK · 17-07-07, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RobH

...then scroll through all the food (!!)...

Why?

Hiya m8. Thought you'd fallen off the edge of the world!

Thanks for the heads up. We'll prepare a Lidl-sat-buyer welcoming committee

nanochickin · 17-07-07, 12:10 PM

They are the same 80cm Silvercrest ones they had up for sale last time

I'm pi**ed off as i've just purchased an 85Cm Faval dish to do a set up for my mate down south. I could have saved on the postage costs

Nano

Yorks · 17-07-07, 12:46 PM

I had one of these 80cm dishes briefly. The exceptionally strong January winds (early 2007) soon sorted it out!

The winds were that strong one particular day (my wife's account as I was at work) that the dish was buckling and springing under strong gusts. A bit like one of those tamper proof lids on jars! Probably the same gauge steel .

But to be fair I have lived here for seven years and have in that time not witnessed winds that strong. In fact several trees (one at the bottom of the road) were also felled by the this inclement weather.

After a couple of hours onslaught, the wall bracket finally surrendered,(yes, £2.99 Lidl special). Obviously the same gauge steel as the jar lid, and the dish. My wife miraculously managed to grab the dish by the LNB arm as the bracket snapped, and was blown the full length of the house - dish in hand, cable still attached and being shot at by cable clips as they popped out of the wall. She came to a halt at the back gate - it was closed! Now some people will think what dedication, to risk life and limb for a £14.99 lidl dish. Alas, by her own admission, her only motivation was the likely ensuing insurance claim should the dish have crashed through someones front window.

The dish is a write-off. Even a Master Panel Beater couldn't sort out it's deformity. I've hidden it in the garage so it doesn't cause offense, but the Lnb has come through the ordeal unscathed. I have since found the Lnb a new home on an 80cm Raven Aries mesh dish supported by a scaffold pole, T & K brackets and being piloted by a Moteck motor.

Strong winds............ bring it on.

Regards,

Yorks.

Yorks · 17-07-07, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yorks

After a couple of hours onslaught, the wall bracket finally surrendered,(yes, £2.99 Lidl special).

Can you spot what is missing from the photo?

Is it:-

a) A window.

b) A hanging basket.

c) A satellite dish.

nanochickin · 17-07-07, 01:56 PM

Mmmm Nice

I've got one of those and its doing a splendid job holding up the washing line

Don't think i'd put anything bigger than a Sky Minidish on one of those brackets

Nano

Yorks · 17-07-07, 02:21 PM

Well said Nano!

Just because it was on sale at the same time as the 80cm dish, doesn't mean that it is a suitable support for it.

But I risked it anyway.

Of course I am older and wiser now

BGonaSTICK · 17-07-07, 03:49 PM

Ahh, Confucius he learn valuable lesson about cheap Lidl satellite bracket today. Make good washing-line bracket, but sh!t at holding up big ****ing dish.

_________________________________________________

Perhaps some pics of one mangled dish face would help drive the point home Yorks?

madrat · 17-07-07, 04:39 PM

Well I was miss sold a lidl dish on ebay >

Anyway it was a 60cm and I tried it the other day. It gave worse results than a mini dish

I'm thinking of turning it into a bird bath

I would avoid them. The mounting shown in Lidl doesn't look strong enough for a mini dish let alone an 80cm defiantly not a Lidl bargin. LNB might be good :?

imported_Newbee · 17-07-07, 05:42 PM

I've got the 60cm dish as well and it works perfectly well even with torrential rain, although I only use for 28e FTA but I've had a S*y box hooked up to it. Yeah, the bracket does look a bit weak but it serves my purposes.
After reading this forum for a number of months now I may take the plunge and wonder off Astra 28.

17-07-07, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
RobH Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July Hi everyone, It's been awhile, but you know how it is; you guys got me all set up and running, a certain shadowy figure keeps me in movies and other content, and I forget all about you all ops: Not, really, of course, but I've been busy this "summer" (in quotes because it's more like perpetual April here in Norfolk), and haven't done anything new to my satellite in a long time. Anyway, thought of you all when I saw this this morning. Lidl's got part of a sat kit going starting next week; if I gave you the direct link, it would either take you to my Lidl store or to yours to a different item, so just go to Lidl here: http://www.lidl.co.uk Click on the "specials" tab at the top, and then on next Monday's date; then scroll through all the food (!!) to the three relevant links, one for the dish, £14.99 (no size listed), one for the single lnb £3.99, and one for the wall bracket, £2.99. Will have a read up and see what's been going on here with you all, but I hope you're all well! Best, Rob __________________ Gibertini 60cm dish watching 19.2E, Edition II Twin LNB, Technomate TMS-1000 D.

17-07-07, 12:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July They are the same 80cm Silvercrest ones they had up for sale last time I'm pied off as i've just purchased an 85Cm Faval dish to do a set up for my mate down south. I could have saved on the postage costs Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring**

17-07-07, 12:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yorks Nook in footer Join Date: May 2006 Location: S. Yorks Posts: 1,760 Thanks: 12 Thanked 129 Times in 108 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July I had one of these 80cm dishes briefly. The exceptionally strong January winds (early 2007) soon sorted it out! The winds were that strong one particular day (my wife's account as I was at work) that the dish was buckling and springing under strong gusts. A bit like one of those tamper proof lids on jars! Probably the same gauge steel . But to be fair I have lived here for seven years and have in that time not witnessed winds that strong. In fact several trees (one at the bottom of the road) were also felled by the this inclement weather. After a couple of hours onslaught, the wall bracket finally surrendered,(yes, £2.99 Lidl special). Obviously the same gauge steel as the jar lid, and the dish. My wife miraculously managed to grab the dish by the LNB arm as the bracket snapped, and was blown the full length of the house - dish in hand, cable still attached and being shot at by cable clips as they popped out of the wall. She came to a halt at the back gate - it was closed! Now some people will think what dedication, to risk life and limb for a £14.99 lidl dish. Alas, by her own admission, her only motivation was the likely ensuing insurance claim should the dish have crashed through someones front window. The dish is a write-off. Even a Master Panel Beater couldn't sort out it's deformity. I've hidden it in the garage so it doesn't cause offense, but the Lnb has come through the ordeal unscathed. I have since found the Lnb a new home on an 80cm Raven Aries mesh dish supported by a scaffold pole, T & K brackets and being piloted by a Moteck motor. Strong winds............ bring it on. Regards, Yorks. __________________ They're coming to take me away haha TM1500CI, 53E to 61W Last edited by Yorks; 09-01-09 at 12:05 PM.

17-07-07, 01:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July Mmmm Nice I've got one of those and its doing a splendid job holding up the washing line Don't think i'd put anything bigger than a Sky Minidish on one of those brackets Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

17-07-07, 02:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Yorks Nook in footer Join Date: May 2006 Location: S. Yorks Posts: 1,760 Thanks: 12 Thanked 129 Times in 108 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July Well said Nano! Just because it was on sale at the same time as the 80cm dish, doesn't mean that it is a suitable support for it. But I risked it anyway. Of course I am older and wiser now __________________ They're coming to take me away haha TM1500CI, 53E to 61W

17-07-07, 03:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July Ahh, Confucius he learn valuable lesson about cheap Lidl satellite bracket today. Make good washing-line bracket, but sh!t at holding up big ****ing dish. _________________________________________________ Perhaps some pics of one mangled dish face would help drive the point home Yorks? __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

17-07-07, 04:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,209 Thanks: 11 Thanked 71 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July Well I was miss sold a lidl dish on ebay > Anyway it was a 60cm and I tried it the other day. It gave worse results than a mini dish I'm thinking of turning it into a bird bath I would avoid them. The mounting shown in Lidl doesn't look strong enough for a mini dish let alone an 80cm defiantly not a Lidl bargin. LNB might be good :? __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

17-07-07, 05:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
imported_Newbee Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Lidl has dishes, LNBs and wall brackets from 23 July I've got the 60cm dish as well and it works perfectly well even with torrential rain, although I only use for 28e FTA but I've had a S*y box hooked up to it. Yeah, the bracket does look a bit weak but it serves my purposes. After reading this forum for a number of months now I may take the plunge and wonder off Astra 28.