Advice needed on HD satellite kit for house in Galway

LillySV

Hi Lads and lassies, I havent a clue of satellite kits etc as never had one before...cant afford the €40 extra charge for crap channels with upc anymore s want to try get myself a hd satellite system for the house instead.

IS there any difference with what hd satellite receivers or satellite dishes i get in regard to the channels i would receive as a result?or do all receivers and dishes give you the same channels?i really am thick when it comes to this..im sorry!:o:D
where would be the best place to buy a good hd satellite kit also?(My brothers an electrician so id say he would be able to put it for me anyways)

i seen there is a hd satellite kit in aldi at moment but dont know if that would be good or give me all the channels?
https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thursday-specialbuys-6th-june/products-detail-page/ps/p/hd-satellite-kit//

snaps

If that kit has an L Shaped bracket for the wall, stay well away from it as its weak and possibly wont withstand out Irish weather. Also just because your brother is an electrician, doesnt mean he'll be able to put it up easily. Putting a satellite dish up is really a specialists job (Someone who knows what they are doing)

LillySV

snaps wrote: »

If that kit has an L Shaped bracket for the wall, stay well away from it as its weak and possibly wont withstand out Irish weather. Also just because your brother is an electrician, doesnt mean he'll be able to put it up easily. Putting a satellite dish up is really a specialists job (Someone who knows what they are doing)

he put two up before so he must know:D
apart from brackets though is there any differnce in the channels the satellite receivers get

Peter Rhea

You won't get any of the Irish channels (RTE, TV3, TG4) with that receiver & dish.

Your tv might be capable of decoding the Saorview signal without a box: post the make & model if you want to find out.

If the tv won't work with Saorview, the best way to get the Irish channels would be a combi satellite/terrestrial receiver with a dish for UK channels & UHF aerial for Saorview.

LillySV

Peter Rhea wrote: »

You won't get any of the Irish channels (RTE, TV3, TG4) with that receiver & dish.

Your tv might be capable of decoding the Saorview signal without a box: post the make & model if you want to find out.

If the tv won't work with Saorview, the best way to get the Irish channels would be a combi satellite/terrestrial receiver with a dish for UK channels & UHF aerial for Saorview.

it should so cause its a samsung 46" es7000 smart 3d led tv (expensive buy..i had bit of money and was stupid with it..im now skint! )

do the satellite dishes and receivers get all the same channels apart from the irish channels? is there anywhere else u could advise me to look?

Peter Rhea

I believe those ES7000 Samsungs have a built-in satellite tuner. Look for a screw type connector on the back.

Indeed they do have a satellite tuner & will record to a USB device (HDD recommended). Only reason to buy a separate box would be to enable more recording flexibility (watch/record, record 2 or more programmes at once etc.).

LillySV

Peter Rhea wrote: »

I believe those ES7000 Samsungs have a built-in satellite tuner. Look for a screw type connector on the back.

Indeed they do have a satellite tuner & will record to a USB device (HDD recommended). Only reason to buy a separate box would be to enable more recording flexibility (watch/record, record 2 or more programmes at once etc.).

sound, might get the aldi one so, thanks

snaps

you will need two feeds in from the dish if your going to run the receiver and the tv. That dish will only have 1 output.

LillySV

snaps wrote: »

you will need two feeds in from the dish if your going to run the receiver and the tv. That dish will only have 1 output.

i was told that where my house is situated..id need a mesh dish cause the wind will catch it and rip it off...so that dish idea is no good...
any advice on where i can get a satellite kit with mesh dish?

Peter Rhea

I don't think a perforated dish (such as Sky use) makes any difference to wind loading.

Big open mesh dishes are for lower frequency signals.

LillySV

Peter Rhea wrote: »

I don't think a perforated dish (such as Sky use) makes any difference to wind loading.

Big open mesh dishes are for lower frequency signals.

someone was filling me with sh1t so

Peter Rhea

One of the makers of the Sky dishes says the perforated reflector is 'for discrete installations'. I don't think they're any more 'discrete' than they are wind resistant, when compared to a solid dish. More than likely the holes are just to use less metal & save weight.

snaps

watty has the facts about wind loading on a perforated dish. I think he stated its worse than a solid dish.

LillySV

Peter Rhea wrote: »

One of the makers of the Sky dishes says the perforated reflector is 'for discrete installations'. I don't think they're any more 'discrete' than they are wind resistant, when compared to a solid dish. More than likely the holes are just to use less metal & save weight.

snaps wrote: »

watty has the facts about wind loading on a perforated dish. I think he stated its worse than a solid dish.

solid dish it is so..thanks lads...so would ye have any idea of where i would get a good satellite diy kit so? any ideas of guys that sell and put up satellite kits in galway city area? (if i do decide to get someone else to do it)

thanks in advance

fbradyirl

I bought the standard Sky dish from tvtrade: http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-dishes/sky-satellite-dishes.html and an octo LNB. Works great for me also here in Galway. Took me a while to position it properly as I had never put up a dish before, but when I fine tuned the position, I am getting really good signal strength. 98% SNR on the BBC HD channels for example.