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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Quality of Gibertini dishes
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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 902600"><p>I have no Gibertinis myself.</p><p></p><p>But I am led to believe that they're probably the best of the steel/alu consumer dishes, consistent praise á lá earlier in this thread shows that they're well made products.</p><p></p><p>Comparing them with SMC dishes is difficult. When new and pristine, a 100cm Gibertini with the right LNB should perform about the same as a CM100 with the right LNB. However, the the steel dishes rust, all metal dishes may bend and warp when subjected to heavy handing, and the mounts are a bit fiddly (as rightly so) as they are consumer products.</p><p></p><p>Semi-pro SMC dishes are meant for installations with consistant peformance, where the price is not the prime competitive parameter. All but one (my main CM180) of my SMC dishes are probably 20 years old, and still perform like they did when they were new. Sure, the plastic cracks when badly mishandled, and some of the the mount rust. But they really keep the same level of performance very well.</p><p></p><p>So, to choose between a metal 100 and an SMC100? I'd go for an SMC any day, especially the Channel Master, whatever the owners of the mold might be called. It just delivers. But it is more epxensive that the metal stuff, and if cost is relevant, I'd go for a metal dish, and of this the Gibbys seem to be the most highly rated.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you go to something like 180 cm or beyond, form stability is paramount, and SMC (plastic) dishes win hands down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 902600"] I have no Gibertinis myself. But I am led to believe that they're probably the best of the steel/alu consumer dishes, consistent praise á lá earlier in this thread shows that they're well made products. Comparing them with SMC dishes is difficult. When new and pristine, a 100cm Gibertini with the right LNB should perform about the same as a CM100 with the right LNB. However, the the steel dishes rust, all metal dishes may bend and warp when subjected to heavy handing, and the mounts are a bit fiddly (as rightly so) as they are consumer products. Semi-pro SMC dishes are meant for installations with consistant peformance, where the price is not the prime competitive parameter. All but one (my main CM180) of my SMC dishes are probably 20 years old, and still perform like they did when they were new. Sure, the plastic cracks when badly mishandled, and some of the the mount rust. But they really keep the same level of performance very well. So, to choose between a metal 100 and an SMC100? I'd go for an SMC any day, especially the Channel Master, whatever the owners of the mold might be called. It just delivers. But it is more epxensive that the metal stuff, and if cost is relevant, I'd go for a metal dish, and of this the Gibbys seem to be the most highly rated. Now, if you go to something like 180 cm or beyond, form stability is paramount, and SMC (plastic) dishes win hands down. [/QUOTE]
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