the_midfield_enforcer
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Hi all,
I’ve just bought a house and are I’m considering getting a motorised satellite system installed, so have a few newbie queries.
My house currently has a (60cm) dish on the side of the house, and is pointing (I assume) towards 28.2E Astra2/Eurobird 1. I’ve been on Dishpointer and it seems that I have a clear line of sight to Easterly satellites, although due to the positioning of the house and the neighbours, I might not be able to pick any of the Westerly satellites such as Thor or Atlantic Bird (although I do need to double-check this ‘on the ground’).
I’ve already got a Dreambox DM800 and DM600, so will be using that as the receiver. It seems that the Inverto black ultra LNB and SUPERIOR DARK MOTOR METAL GEAR DiSEqC 1.2 / 1.3 USALS | eBay highly recommended, so will probably be buying those.
The main issue is the dish size. The house is very small, therefore don’t want a huge dish on the side of it (and don’t have room in the garden for it), but at the same time want to have one of a size which would make use of the motorised system.
* Would a 60cm dish be a satisfactory size?
* What satellites would I potentially pick up with a 60cm dish (Location: Mid Wales)?
The types of things that I’m looking to pick up is Discovery / History type channels, UK Horse Racing, occasional EPL / Champions League (with or without English commentary), decent boxing and ‘Sky Indie’ type movies.
* If I decide to upgrade from a 60cm to a 80cm dish later, is it easy to do that upgrade (i.e. new brackets etc needed)?
* I’ve seen that you can get transparent dishes. Are these recommended?
* Is there a particular 80cm dish which is recommended?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
I’ve just bought a house and are I’m considering getting a motorised satellite system installed, so have a few newbie queries.
My house currently has a (60cm) dish on the side of the house, and is pointing (I assume) towards 28.2E Astra2/Eurobird 1. I’ve been on Dishpointer and it seems that I have a clear line of sight to Easterly satellites, although due to the positioning of the house and the neighbours, I might not be able to pick any of the Westerly satellites such as Thor or Atlantic Bird (although I do need to double-check this ‘on the ground’).
I’ve already got a Dreambox DM800 and DM600, so will be using that as the receiver. It seems that the Inverto black ultra LNB and SUPERIOR DARK MOTOR METAL GEAR DiSEqC 1.2 / 1.3 USALS | eBay highly recommended, so will probably be buying those.
The main issue is the dish size. The house is very small, therefore don’t want a huge dish on the side of it (and don’t have room in the garden for it), but at the same time want to have one of a size which would make use of the motorised system.
* Would a 60cm dish be a satisfactory size?
* What satellites would I potentially pick up with a 60cm dish (Location: Mid Wales)?
The types of things that I’m looking to pick up is Discovery / History type channels, UK Horse Racing, occasional EPL / Champions League (with or without English commentary), decent boxing and ‘Sky Indie’ type movies.
* If I decide to upgrade from a 60cm to a 80cm dish later, is it easy to do that upgrade (i.e. new brackets etc needed)?
* I’ve seen that you can get transparent dishes. Are these recommended?
* Is there a particular 80cm dish which is recommended?
Thanks in advance for any replies.