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Sky mini dish

  • 03-06-2002 2:30pm
    #1
    Dr. Dre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone tell me where I may get a sky mini dish, preferably in Ireland, I want to keep the ebay route as a last resort.

    I'm gonna be using it for broadband internet access.

    Cheers
    G


Comments

  • #2
    carrolls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭carrolls


    You will have a job getting internet access on a Sky Minidish
    (I think)


  • #3
    HappyDude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭HappyDude


    I would suggest getting an old 80cm dish - there are plenty of people out there who upgraded to Sky Digital, and kept their old analogue system.

    I seem to remember seeing some for sale in Buy and Sell
    try this link

    http://www.buyandsell.net/classifieds/index-2.php?mfcisapicommand=search&Query=dish&Location=0-15

    Mark


  • #4
    Dr. Dre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Dr. Dre


    Thanks for replying guys, the thing is that I'm going to sign up for netsystem. Its says on the site that if I was to use an old analogue dish I would have to get a digital LNB anyway. so I thought it would be better to go for the digital dish. :confused:


  • #5
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    A lot of the later dishes used for analog sat had a universal LNB (also confusingly called digital LNB) so try that option. And as dishes go, the bigger the better (within reason)! If the Netsystem uses Astra 1 at 19.2E then I would recommend an 80cm dish like the ones used for analog. A Zone2 minidish would do at a push.


  • #6
    dogdig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭dogdig


    An old analogue dish can easily be fitted with a universal or digital lnb - and it will outperform the titchy minidish any day! Just take out the old analogue lnb - pop in the new one with the locator marks showing lnb as upright- and you are away! If the collar holder is not too tight you can try moving the new lnb a few degrees either side of vertical to see if you can get an improvement - and then tighten things up when you are happy you have the best signal. With dishes the usual rule is the bigger the better! (Now where have I heard that before....!):cool:


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  • #7
    Kramer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭Kramer


    Have a look here


  • #8
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Just to clarify, there is no such thing as a digital dish.. a dish is a dish... stick a digital LNB on a metal dustbin lid and you will pick up a digital feed... hell you could do like the ad and use a wok! The LNB is the important thing (by the way i dont recpmmend the dustbin option!) Anyway I bought a brand new one a few months back from Tony ( www.satellite.ie ) Its the 80cm Triax, usual signal strength about 70% or more... works a treat!! Have it alongside my Sky dish and use for Eonline and netsystem.


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