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toolzkit · 02-02-10, 02:36 PM

Hi all,

Looking to get rid of my sky+ box and get a freesat receiver, need a bit of help as I dont know what receiver to get plus whatever kit I would need.

would like to record tv progs also, could any peeps steer me in the right direction thanks all...

scouse645 · 02-02-10, 03:14 PM

hi, i've had the humax foxsat pvr hd for 18 months now and its been fine, you only need a sky dish and quad lnb with two cables to the humax and your away.

Robbo · 02-02-10, 03:40 PM

Yep, the Humax HDR would do the trick, or you could pay Sky about £10 a month and continue using the Sky+ box to watch and record FTA/FTV programmes.

toolzkit · 02-02-10, 04:37 PM

thanks for the info, I take it then that the LNB that I have fitted to the original sky+ dish is not quad lnb?

soviet · 02-02-10, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by toolzkit

thanks for the info, I take it then that the LMB that I have fitted to the original sky+ dish is not quad lnb?

Sky+ lnbs should be quad with 2 cable outputs being used, leaving 2 other coax outputs free.

toolzkit · 02-02-10, 05:02 PM

Yep your right Soviet just checked it's a quad, been looking at the foxsat-HD for a few days now so think its time to raid mr pig cheers for the info

toolzkit · 02-02-10, 07:31 PM

One more thing can I connect a magic eye kit to another room like I did with my sky+ ?

Robbo · 02-02-10, 08:20 PM

No you can't, the Freesat boxes haven't got an rf out in any case.

02-02-10, 02:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Freesat newbe help Hi all, Looking to get rid of my sky+ box and get a freesat receiver, need a bit of help as I dont know what receiver to get plus whatever kit I would need. would like to record tv progs also, could any peeps steer me in the right direction thanks all... __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

02-02-10, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
scouse645 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Freesat newbe help hi, i've had the humax foxsat pvr hd for 18 months now and its been fine, you only need a sky dish and quad lnb with two cables to the humax and your away.

02-02-10, 03:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,230 Thanks: 93 Thanked 1,967 Times in 1,590 Posts	Re: Freesat newbe help Yep, the Humax HDR would do the trick, or you could pay Sky about £10 a month and continue using the Sky+ box to watch and record FTA/FTV programmes. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

02-02-10, 04:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Freesat newbe help thanks for the info, I take it then that the LNB that I have fitted to the original sky+ dish is not quad lnb? __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

02-02-10, 05:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Freesat newbe help Yep your right Soviet just checked it's a quad, been looking at the foxsat-HD for a few days now so think its time to raid mr pig cheers for the info __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

02-02-10, 07:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
toolzkit Night owl twit twoo :P Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 570 Thanks: 90 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Freesat newbe help One more thing can I connect a magic eye kit to another room like I did with my sky+ ? __________________ TM6800 HD Super, 1m Gibertini, TM2600 Motor & Megasat twin LNB 0.1dB 39.0E- 45.0W

02-02-10, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,230 Thanks: 93 Thanked 1,967 Times in 1,590 Posts	Re: Freesat newbe help No you can't, the Freesat boxes haven't got an rf out in any case. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

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