Satellite Receiver To Receive HD UPC From Czech Republic !!!!

Luckycharms_74

Hi All

My friend is looking for a HD satellite receiver to pick up UPC satellite from Czech republic. The receiver has to be able to pick up Astra 1 Satellite. Any help will be much appreciated. Here is a receiver I found but it does not say which satellites it can pick up.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Humax-HD-Freesat-Receiver-Installation/dp/B00264GX40/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259658090&sr=1-4

Luckycharms_74

I have dound out that all receivers will pick up all satellites, but it depends on the dish size. My friend has a 60cm dish. Will that be big enough for astra 1 satellite???

tomslick

The box you found is no good for what you want to do. This box is like a sky box ie you can manually add channels but to what them is a pain in the a$$. To pickup UPC you need to have a dish of about 60cm (bigger is better 80 would be perfect) and point it at 19.2east. You'll need a set top box with a CAM (80ish pounds) to read your UPC card.
Good HD boxes are very expensive. Most people from abroad usually brings the box and card with them and installs a cheap dish after. This is normally most cost effective.

Luckycharms_74

Thanks Tom

I will check it out