xtreme or technosat 5500CI ?

dcjag

Firstly many thanks to Rolf and Meldrew for their advice.

I think I am going to get either the Technomat 5500 CI (£150)or the xtreme receiver (£210). Which one do you think I should plump for? I will also get a monoblock so I can get eutalsat at 13 and Astra at 19 degrees will these receivers be suitable?

In terms of future proofing, am I right in thinking I will need a 'magic' cam such as 'magic' or 'joker' for the Technomat to receive any encrypted channels but with the xtreme I will just need a card?

If I do go for the technomat which universal cam do you think would be best?
Den

rolfw

Hi Den, sorry, haven't used either of the receivers you mention, but they both have a following, was hoping some of our members who use them might have replied.

If you went for the Xtreme, you could afford to motorise straight away.

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meldrew

The issue here is the addtional cost of upgrading to motorised over the monobloc. I went single bloc (!) and even at that price I should probably have motorised straight away. Now if I still have a job at Xmas.......

Meldrew