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linsladeboy · 21-07-07, 07:18 PM

I patched my brother's 1000D receiver earlier today by swapping it temporarily on my set up with my 1600 CI which went quite smoothly, but I was dumbfounded to find that signal quality on 1000D was on average 5 to 6% higher than my 1600

For example, I get 79% tops on RAI channels and I was hitting 86% on the 1000 ( I've got an 80cms dish with monoblock by the way) :

Why is that folks!!!

Yorks · 21-07-07, 08:06 PM

As they are different models, you can't really compare them. They vary - just as different makes do. They are probably just graduated differently. The real test would be to tune to a marginal signal on your system (which has visible picture break-up) and see if the picture is better on the 1000D.

Regards,

Yorks.

BGonaSTICK · 21-07-07, 09:01 PM

Agreed.

It could be a difference in the tuners, or maybe just a difference in the numbers.

Only a range of tests will tell you for sure. Draping a wet towel over part of your dish face and adjusting it's position until you get a little pixellation and then swapping receivers is one way to do it.

Taking a soldering iron to both boxes and swapping the tuners in another! :clap:

21-07-07, 07:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
linsladeboy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 182 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How weird is this!!!! I patched my brother's 1000D receiver earlier today by swapping it temporarily on my set up with my 1600 CI which went quite smoothly, but I was dumbfounded to find that signal quality on 1000D was on average 5 to 6% higher than my 1600 For example, I get 79% tops on RAI channels and I was hitting 86% on the 1000 ( I've got an 80cms dish with monoblock by the way) : Why is that folks!!!

21-07-07, 08:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yorks Just very slightly mad Join Date: May 2006 Location: S. Yorks Posts: 1,392 Thanks: 4 Thanked 36 Times in 36 Posts	Re: How weird is this!!!! As they are different models, you can't really compare them. They vary - just as different makes do. They are probably just graduated differently. The real test would be to tune to a marginal signal on your system (which has visible picture break-up) and see if the picture is better on the 1000D. Regards, Yorks. __________________ They're coming to take me away haha TM1500CI, 53E to 61W

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BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,627 Thanks: 3 Thanked 57 Times in 34 Posts	Re: How weird is this!!!! Agreed. It could be a difference in the tuners, or maybe just a difference in the numbers. Only a range of tests will tell you for sure. Draping a wet towel over part of your dish face and adjusting it's position until you get a little pixellation and then swapping receivers is one way to do it. Taking a soldering iron to both boxes and swapping the tuners in another! :clap: __________________ 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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