Is this dish + Receiver any good?

Allyall

Hi, looking at a freesat setup for a friend of my mothers. He lives in a house with no obstructions, and as fars as i know, he currently only has basic terrestial TV. He asked me about Freesat/Saorview. I know feck all about both, so i had very little to tell him other then, i think with Saorview you only get a handful of channels.
Would THIS SATELLITE DISH be any good? Or is there something i should be looking for?
Is this RECEIVER okay or can anybody recommend a receiver?

He is looking for the cheapest option, with the most channels.
He likes some of the basic free channels, (The free movie channels) and also asked about them.

Recording would be a bonus, but not essential.

Thanks.

Ronnie Raygun

A zone 2 Sky dish would be a better prospect imo.

In terms of user friendliness, the best satellite receivers are genuine Freesat products.

None of these combine Saorview decoding in one box though, you'd need a Saorview approved combo, but these are only generic free-to-air (FTA) on the satellite side & don't have Freesat's 7 day programme guide or interactive features.

If his tv is relatively recent, it might have the ability to decode the Saorview signal & he just need a new aerial or realignment.

NIMAN

If looking for a simple to use system, avoid Dreambox. As Ronnie says, stick with Freesat branded receivers. They have a good menu and update automatically if channels change.

The very basic models are dirt cheap, like this one
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5321557/Trail/searchtext%3EFREESAT.htm

And the cheapest recording ones are from Sagem and likes of the Bush/Goodmans name
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5322477/Trail/searchtext%3EFREESAT.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5322769/Trail/searchtext%3EFREESAT.htm

Allyall

Thanks, looking over them now, and gonna forward him the prices.

Satellite dish no good?

Might go for THIS ONE

GGaaa.. What did i get myself in to.. :rolleyes:

the http://www.freesat.co.uk/products/ is down at the minute..

At a guess, i'd say he'll go for This one as his receiver.

Thanks, (So far )

EDIT..
What's this?

Add a Quad LNB for €14.99 incl vat.

Double Edit.

Got it. i think..

Allows you to connect up to four receivers to a sky mini dish (digiboxes Freesat or Free to Air ) , can also be used for Sky + and HD Boxes. New low price. (This LNB may only be used on sky mini dishes)

This LNB's may be used on new and old types of Sky Mini dish , the option to include an adapter for dishes over a year old is pre selected below. If you have a newer dish please de select this option.

SalteeDog

Don't forget if he wants the Irish channels he'll need a separate Saorview box if his TV isn't Saorview approved. The Saorview box works with a UHF aerial - which he may well have already.

swoofer

dont forget you can get a combo box for 85 euro = one remote and a record facility can be added.

gbc

Allyall

SalteeDog wrote: »

Don't forget if he wants the Irish channels he'll need a separate Saorview box if his TV isn't Saorview approved. The Saorview box works with a UHF aerial - which he may well have already.

GBCULLEN wrote: »

dont forget you can get a combo box for 85 euro = one remote and a record facility can be added.

gbc

Didn't know that.. Will look some more so..

Sam Russell

You should avoid that Freesat SD box and get the HD version. The SD is old product and cannot receive the HD channels.

zg3409

Sam Russell wrote: »

You should avoid that Freesat SD box and get the HD version. The SD is old product and cannot receive the HD channels.

Agreed. I always recommend:

Solid dish not performated mesh type. Good wall bracket
Outdoor Saorview aerial matching which transmitter recommended on Saorview site
Freesat HD box for main UK channels via Sat. FreeSAT + HD box for main TV to record
Saorview approved box, one with recording via hard drive with USB port.

Anything less is bad long term value for money. Once off cost a few hundred euro. Should last 5 to 10 years no problem.