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Recommend a freesat receiver

  • 22-03-2012 1:46am
    #1
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,941 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey folks im hoping ye can help me out

    I want to get a freesat receiver for my mother who isnt the best technology wise so im hoping the freesat receiver ill get will be very easy to use

    I also want a large internal hard drive 500gb sounds good. Budget wise im not made of money, remember :pac:

    She has saorview and im wondering is it possible to get a freesat receiver that will except saorview and even record it ?


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  • #2
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Headshot wrote: »
    Hey folks im hoping ye can help me out

    I want to get a freesat receiver for my mother who isnt the best technology wise so im hoping the freesat receiver ill get will be very easy to use

    I also want a large internal hard drive 500gb sounds good. Budget wise im not made of money, remember :pac:

    She has saorview and im wondering is it possible to get a freesat receiver that will except saorview and even record it ?
    Have a look at the humax receiver. Always gets good reviews. Also have optional integrated storage. No real freesat/saorview combo solution available unfortunately although with all new tvs now supporting saorview, it will become less of an issue as time progresses I feel, with the only requirement being a small antenna for the best part of the population. A true combo box would be still be a preference for most though.

    A few posts below yours throws up this http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056568796


  • #3
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,677 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I own the Humax recorder but to be honest, after years of using Sky+, I didn't find it as user friendly.

    But a good box all the same, not a single failed recording in 18 months of use, compared to maybe 1 per week with the Sky box.


  • #4
    CGI_3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭CGI_3


    See my post (6) here on the Echostar:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056568796


  • #5
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,941 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    CGI_3 wrote: »
    See my post (6) here on the Echostar:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056568796

    Would I need 2 sat cables for that ? (ie like sky plus)


  • #6
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,677 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    If you want to watch another channel while recording, you will need 2 cables.

    If you have only one cable you should be able to record but not able to change over.


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  • #7
    Digital Satellite TV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭Digital Satellite TV


    NIMAN wrote: »
    If you want to watch another channel while recording, you will need 2 cables.

    If you have only one cable you should be able to record but not able to change over.


    if you have a quad LNB on your dish, you could use a stacker/destacker to overcome the one cable issue...

    http://youtu.be/kpgOjXHX7as

    obviously, it's cheaper to just run the extra cable but in certain circumstances, the stacker/destacker can work out well for folks.


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