[mythtvnz] Satellite dish suppliers?

criggie at criggie.dyndns.org criggie at criggie.dyndns.org
Thu Apr 21 02:17:22 BST 2011


Andrew Ruthven wrote, On 04/21/2011 12:46 PM:
> I'm now at the stage in my house build where I need to get about a
> satellite dish.  I have a tame ex-aerial installer lined up to give me a
> hand to mount a dish, but I need one first.
>
> Any recommendations for a decent dish and supplier?
>
> Doesn't have to be too big, but bigger than a typical Sky dish would be
> good.  Ideally I'd be able to throw a couple of LNBs on it.
>
> I'm also in the market for a LNB...
>
> The other thing I need to consider is throwing up a UHF aerial.  I have
> no direct line of sight to any transmitters, there are hills between me
> and any nearby ones.

Best deals I found for sat dishes was on trademe.
Get a satellite meter too - they're cheap and you can't do it without.
Also be aware some DVB-S cards only power the LNB when recording or 
active.  That had me puzzled for a while.





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