beginner setup

imrankhan · 04-02-10, 09:22 AM

hi,
im looking to get my first satellite setup, what does everyone recommend ?... since vermin media will eventually go off soon, i think its time to move to satellite.

thanks

roadrunner · 04-02-10, 11:40 AM

Depends on what you are after. Is it fta channels in one specific language, or you want to go motorised. Are you after FTA only or wish to get a subscription?. Or mabe you want to go the linux route to get that wee bit more, in which case you`d be better of getting a spiderbox from SouthernSattelite as it has the linux capabilities but without linux (always a bonus as linux might be to hard for a newbe), and is virtually plug and play.
Elaborate on your needs
Regs

imrankhan · 04-02-10, 11:50 AM

spot on, i want fta plus the wee bit more.so what channrls can i expect with the setup you recommended ?

thanks

roadrunner · 04-02-10, 12:02 PM

Not sure if its allowed to give all the information here. You gonna have to google spiderbox and free gift .
For the box with free gift look at Trade section of this forum
http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/southern-satellite/
Very reliable seller of Sat equipment
Good luck

imrankhan · 04-02-10, 12:04 PM

oh ok cool

sorry

nanochickin · 04-02-10, 04:17 PM

It all depends on where you are and what you want to watch

There are some good free to air gems on Badr @26e as to on Nilesat @7w although you need a rather large dish to get Nilesat. A 1m is probably minimum for Badr, although like i said that depends on where you live.

If you go motorised the world is your Oyster really. I would probably expect the Viaccess 2.6 encrypted stuff to come open soon since the Encryption has just been blown open so if it does bare fruit there should be some good stuff coming open

Last Via stuff i remember open was the old TPS and Multivision stuff. Sadly they are now resigned to history after being bought out by Canal+

Nano

04-02-10, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	beginner setup hi, im looking to get my first satellite setup, what does everyone recommend ?... since vermin media will eventually go off soon, i think its time to move to satellite. thanks

04-02-10, 11:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
roadrunner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mddx Posts: 159 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: beginner setup Depends on what you are after. Is it fta channels in one specific language, or you want to go motorised. Are you after FTA only or wish to get a subscription?. Or mabe you want to go the linux route to get that wee bit more, in which case you`d be better of getting a spiderbox from SouthernSattelite as it has the linux capabilities but without linux (always a bonus as linux might be to hard for a newbe), and is virtually plug and play. Elaborate on your needs Regs __________________ TM5400 and about 50 feet of hope between the receiver and a monoblock Last edited by roadrunner; 04-02-10 at 11:42 AM.

04-02-10, 11:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: beginner setup spot on, i want fta plus the wee bit more.so what channrls can i expect with the setup you recommended ? thanks

04-02-10, 12:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
roadrunner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mddx Posts: 159 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: beginner setup Not sure if its allowed to give all the information here. You gonna have to google spiderbox and free gift . For the box with free gift look at Trade section of this forum http://www.techwatch.co.uk/forums/southern-satellite/ Very reliable seller of Sat equipment Good luck __________________ TM5400 and about 50 feet of hope between the receiver and a monoblock Last edited by roadrunner; 04-02-10 at 12:06 PM.

04-02-10, 12:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
imrankhan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: beginner setup oh ok cool sorry


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04-02-10, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
nanochickin Satellite Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 4,147 Thanks: 45 Thanked 311 Times in 249 Posts	Re: beginner setup It all depends on where you are and what you want to watch There are some good free to air gems on Badr @26e as to on Nilesat @7w although you need a rather large dish to get Nilesat. A 1m is probably minimum for Badr, although like i said that depends on where you live. If you go motorised the world is your Oyster really. I would probably expect the Viaccess 2.6 encrypted stuff to come open soon since the Encryption has just been blown open so if it does bare fruit there should be some good stuff coming open Last Via stuff i remember open was the old TPS and Multivision stuff. Sadly they are now resigned to history after being bought out by Canal+ Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

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