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aliwest · 06-09-07, 11:10 PM

Hi Everyone
You've probably answered all of these questions many times before but......here goes anyway!

I've had Sky and Freeview and would like to try my own satellite. I would like a motorised dish with receiver.

My main question is what will I get on the screen and do I have to buy a card of some kind to get anything like movies or footie?

Last question I would like a good reliable system but don't want to pay the earth (£200-ish)

Thanks for any replies

cheers

Ali

Mship · 06-09-07, 11:40 PM

Hiya m8, welcome to the forum

What will you get on the screen? Well, basically whatever you want! Movies, sport, news, just about anything. The hardest part is weeding out the cr@p, because for every good channel their is 10 cr@p ones :

Also, bare in mind that their is a fair amount of adult stuff, something you need to be aware of if you have kids around the house.

So, you'd need a dish (£50), motor (£60), receiver (Technomate 1000 £60), LNB, c@ble and 'F'connectors (£20 or so) and some mounting brackets and pole (£30). OK, so that comes to just over £200 but it's just a general idea.

The Technomate can be 'patched', allowing you to view pay TV without, err, paying

. Some of these show Premier league soccer

as well as films etc.

If you wanted to buy a subscription for soccer then DigitAlb is the popular choice at around £150 for a 12 month card.

Hope this helps

Kev

Mship · 07-09-07, 07:11 AM

Oh, forgot to add that if you go the subscription route, you'll need to add a card reader to the above receiver (around £30) or get a TM 1500 (£90) instead.

Kev

Jimdefruit · 07-09-07, 10:53 AM

Welcome to the forum aliwest.

Mship has said it all so not a lot to add but you will be amazed at the number of channels you can watch. The biggest problem is that there are so many that you nearly always miss the beginnings of films.

The footy is a bit easier because the times are all known.

aliwest · 07-09-07, 10:33 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Where's the best place to buy these? I've had a look on the sponsors page and they seem OK?

Ali

BGonaSTICK · 07-09-07, 10:41 PM

All our advertisers and sponsors are reputable dealers

06-09-07, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
aliwest Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	(Very) Green Newbie! Hi Everyone You've probably answered all of these questions many times before but......here goes anyway! I've had Sky and Freeview and would like to try my own satellite. I would like a motorised dish with receiver. My main question is what will I get on the screen and do I have to buy a card of some kind to get anything like movies or footie? Last question I would like a good reliable system but don't want to pay the earth (£200-ish) Thanks for any replies cheers Ali

06-09-07, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mship Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1,002 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re:(Very) Green Newbie! Hiya m8, welcome to the forum What will you get on the screen? Well, basically whatever you want! Movies, sport, news, just about anything. The hardest part is weeding out the cr@p, because for every good channel their is 10 cr@p ones : Also, bare in mind that their is a fair amount of adult stuff, something you need to be aware of if you have kids around the house. So, you'd need a dish (£50), motor (£60), receiver (Technomate 1000 £60), LNB, c@ble and 'F'connectors (£20 or so) and some mounting brackets and pole (£30). OK, so that comes to just over £200 but it's just a general idea. The Technomate can be 'patched', allowing you to view pay TV without, err, paying . Some of these show Premier league soccer as well as films etc. If you wanted to buy a subscription for soccer then DigitAlb is the popular choice at around £150 for a 12 month card. Hope this helps Kev __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD

07-09-07, 07:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mship Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 1,002 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re:(Very) Green Newbie! Oh, forgot to add that if you go the subscription route, you'll need to add a card reader to the above receiver (around £30) or get a TM 1500 (£90) instead. Kev __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD

07-09-07, 10:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,775 Thanks: 10 Thanked 113 Times in 105 Posts	Re:(Very) Green Newbie! Welcome to the forum aliwest. Mship has said it all so not a lot to add but you will be amazed at the number of channels you can watch. The biggest problem is that there are so many that you nearly always miss the beginnings of films. The footy is a bit easier because the times are all known. __________________ 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 Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

07-09-07, 10:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
aliwest Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re:(Very) Green Newbie! Thanks for the replies. Where's the best place to buy these? I've had a look on the sponsors page and they seem OK? Ali


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07-09-07, 10:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re:(Very) Green Newbie! All our advertisers and sponsors are reputable dealers __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W