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Freesat/Other Sats/Foxsat HDR questions.
Thanks to the recent advice I got here regarding Freesat I have done some more research and would value opinions/advice on the following.
I want to try and get a set up that not only lets me see Freesat but other satellites as well. I am considering getting a dish with 4 LNBs. Here are the questions:- 1. If I get the 4 LNB fixed dish what size would I need and what are the best sats to point at for content? 2. If I get the Humax Foxsat HDR will I be able to view Freesat and the other 3 sats. Is it easy to use? 3. Can someone point me in the direction of a reputable Sat Installer in the Birmingham area who would be able to install for me? Thanks. |
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Thanks to the recent advice I got here regarding Freesat I have done some more research and would value opinions/advice on the following.
I want to try and get a set up that not only lets me see Freesat but other satellites as well. I am considering getting a dish with 4 LNBs. Here are the questions:- 1. If I get the 4 LNB fixed dish what size would I need and what are the best sats to point at for content? 2. If I get the Humax Foxsat HDR will I be able to view Freesat and the other 3 sats. Is it easy to use? 3. Can someone point me in the direction of a reputable Sat Installer in the Birmingham area who would be able to install for me? Thanks. 2 The answer is yes but it's not ideal. To use the foxsat-fdr with a motorised dish it becomes basically a 1 tuner freesat HD stb with the other tuner being used as the fta tuner capable of operating the dish motor. 3 Fitted my own dish |
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1. Depends what your budget is... a purpose multi-lnb dish would be best (say the Toroidal dish)... or a normal 90cm dish! with a suitable LNB holding arm and compact LNBs (such as this one).
28E, 19E, 13E and one other depending on the size of your dish and LNB arm... 2. The HDR is geared towards Freesat (very easy to use with the EPG for Freesat channels). It is not geared towards other FTA or non-28E satellites but will work with DiSEqC & motorised dishes and non-freesat channels. Recording facilites is non-existent in non-freesat mode (except for the instant recording of two simultaneous channels). It does support N&N and EPG in non-freesat mode, if the channels carry this info. Operation of the freesat side (e.g. timers) breaks to a certain extent in non-freesat mode. You are better off buying a non-freesat FTA PVR if you want to use it more for other non-freesat channels. |
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1. If I get the 4 LNB fixed dish what size would I need and what are the best sats to point at for content?
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2. If I get the Humax Foxsat HDR will I be able to view Freesat and the other 3 sats. Is it easy to use?
Yes, you will be able to get as a many satellites as you want easily with the Humax! As to whether it's easy to use - the problem is that it's designed as a Freesat machine first and foremost and multisat stuff is not as well developed as a generic non-Freesat machine would be. The main issues are:a. You have to select an option from the menu each time you want to switch from Freesat to multisat mode. b. You do not get an EPG in multisat mode, therefore only a list of channels, and no ability to schedule recordings from the EPG (you can only set a timer manually). c. There is no facility for creating favourites lists in multsat mode. So if you've got 1,500 free channels scanned in, the only way to categorise them is by the satellite they're on. |
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