Best Digiboxes for Fringe reception

geoffreys · 18-12-2004

Originally Posted by rikksow

I am currently running a pace 2600 & an amstrad 400 here in sunny Paphos and find that both work equally as well, although i work in a satellite shop here in Paphos and we only sell the Pace DS430 which is the newer model of the 2600 which also works superbly

What make and size of dish(es) do you recommend for reception (24/7) of
the 2D satellite in:
Polis
Paphos
Limmassol
Larnaca (seafront)
Protaras
Agia Napa
??
Cheers,
Geoff

***Zorba*** · 18-12-2004

Originally Posted by geoffreys

What make and size of dish(es) do you recommend for reception (24/7) of
the 2D satellite in:
Polis
Paphos
Limmassol
Larnaca (seafront)
Protaras
Agia Napa
??
Cheers,
Geoff

And don't forget the top of Mount Olympus

Cryptomaniac · 13-01-2005

I am in Gothenburg Sweden and would love to have All the Channels on Astra 2D. Is it possible? Considering the footprint shows that I'm out-of-reach. I do not own any equipment just now for Satellite viewing and would like to spend only what is necessary.
Any and all suggestions/Help will be extremly appreciated.
Cheers!

***steffan_st*** · 13-01-2005

Originally Posted by Cryptomaniac

I am in Gothenburg Sweden and would love to have All the Channels on Astra 2D. Is it possible? Considering the footprint shows that I'm out-of-reach. I do not own any equipment just now for Satellite viewing and would like to spend only what is necessary.
Any and all suggestions/Help will be extremly appreciated.
Cheers!

I don't live in the Gothenburg area but I guess you would need a dish size of about 2 meters.

Check out this link you might find some info there.
www.astra2d.co.uk

Cryptomaniac · 13-01-2005

Originally Posted by steffan_st

I don't live in the Gothenburg area but I guess you would need a dish size of about 2 meters.

Check out this link you might find some info there.
www.astra2d.co.uk

Thanx Steffan! Good lead.

Grande_Assiette · 15-01-2005

Hi Geoff

I know you didn't ask me, but..

Paphos and Polis - 2.7m DH

Paphos and District up to Aphrodite Hills - 2.7m DH

Aphrodite Hills to Tourist Area Limassol - 3.0M DH

Tourist Area Limassol to Orkolini - 3.8 Andersen, 3.7m DH, 3.7Prodelin, 4.2m
Jonsa ( first most expensive - last cheapest )

Oroklini - Xylafargou - 3.8 Andersen 3.7m DH, 4.2m Jonsa

Xylafargou - Agia Napa / Protaras - 4.2 Jonsa ( a 4.2 DH / 4.5 Prodelin would prob. do the job, but never fitted either, but figures suggest they'd work. )

These figures take into account that signals tend to be weaker in Summer months due to the effects of propagation.

Now why do you need to know this? Do you have so many houses?!

GA

Originally Posted by geoffreys

What make and size of dish(es) do you recommend for reception (24/7) of
the 2D satellite in:
Polis
Paphos
Limmassol
Larnaca (seafront)
Protaras
Agia Napa
??
Cheers,
Geoff

geoffreys · 15-01-2005

Thanks for that info. No, I only have the one house near Vrysoulles. But I often get asked such info by those who know I am keen on satellite TV and also a Radio Amateur. They assume I have all the answers, which of course I don't!
Geoff

Grande_Assiette · 16-01-2005

Hi Geoff,

pleased to help a fellow ethusiast..

Mark

Originally Posted by geoffreys

Thanks for that info. No, I only have the one house near Vrysoulles. But I often get asked such info by those who know I am keen on satellite TV and also a Radio Amateur. They assume I have all the answers, which of course I don't!
Geoff

***ralphmagno*** · 16-01-2005

HELLO I AM IN THE LAGO PATRIA AREA NEAR NAPLES.
WILL A 3 METER DISH PICK UP THE BBC 1 AND 2 AND HALMARK AND DISNEY CHANNEL.
I HAVE TU-DSB 30 AND 31 UNITS WITH SKY CARDS
IF A 3 METER IS TO SMALL DO YOU KNOW HOW BIG WILL I NEED?
MY E ADDRESS IS
rmagno*lp.cybernet.it
THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT I INSTALL SAT SYSTEMS HERE
THANKS
RALPH MAGNO

Originally Posted by Old Satellite

An old Panasonic TU-DSB30 is working well at a southern Rome location on a 3.8 mtr Patriot dish jointly along with a Grundig GDS3000 which appears to be very simlar.

TU-DSB30 Panasonic
10891 H 50/55
11778 V 50/50
10773 H 50/60

GDS-3000 Grundig
10891 H 50/60
11778 V 55/45
10773 H 55/65

My own slightly old Grundig GDS 300 tested at several interesting locations is equally proving quite good.

Regards

Old Satellite

jtkeep · 17-01-2005

Has anybody tested a panasonic TU-DSB31 i live in Denmark vejle,
and have all Astra2d chanels 24/7 useing one, my dish is 110cm.
The funny thing is when we had the last big storm about 10 days ago.
Denmarks TV and our TV2 had black outs on picture and sound because of the storm,
but i was whatching perfect BBC ITV CH4 AND Five with no problems not even a pixel out of place.

All the best Thomas

ini · 18-01-2005

I replaced my amstrad drx100 with a pace 2600.
Before I only had 70 Strength and 30-40 Quality.
With the Pace 2600 I have 70 Strength and 80 Quality on the same 80 cm dish and a grundig 0.3 lnb.
Location Germany/cologne

***iceman*** · 25-02-2005

Well..... I can confirme the tuner on THOMSON SKY+ 160 is excellent in fringe areas...I have tested four of these units lately on various dish setups & their results were impressive.

iceman

Grande_Assiette · 25-02-2005

Hi Iceman,

thanks for this information - I promised to give an update, too. I haven't got anything scientific, just a gut feeling that the tuner is good.

The tuner in the 4212 model from the same company performs well, too.

One thing for sure- when the signal does drop off, these units do not make the noises that some other digiboxes make.

GA

Originally Posted by iceman

Well..... I can confirme the tuner on THOMSON SKY+ 160 is excellent in fringe areas...I have tested four of these units lately on various dish setups & their results were impressive.

iceman

***iceman*** · 18-03-2005

Just to give an example to prove THOMSON SKY+ 160's excelent tuner.
I noticed it clears channel4 on my 1.5cm motorised offset dish in the afternoons..the picture now & again breaks up but still watchable..
I've tested almost all makes & models of disgiboxes on this same 1.5cm offset Jonsa+0.4dB Sharp LNB...This is the only box clearing channel4..
I am really impressed with this box

iceman

**jin6x** · 26-05-2005

With a Sky plus box, do you need the telephone to be connected to record using the hard drive?
And has anyone experience of the Pace Sky + in Cyprus?

***iceman*** · 27-05-2005

No need for a telephone line for recording....SKY+ works OK in Cyprus.(activating the recording function could be a pain tho)

abdou_moh_ahm · 28-05-2005

Many thanks

***iceman*** · 30-05-2005

@arnizilla
You are posting in the wrong section for help on Technomate!!!

**rolfw** · 30-05-2005

arnizilla's post removed, along with a couple of other duplicates which were splattered across the forum.

**maniacop32** · 02-06-2005

are these same receivers with same tuner?if not is there a great difference between them and which one is best?

***steffan_st*** · 02-06-2005

Originally Posted by maniacop32

are these same receivers with same tuner?if not is there a great difference between them and which one is best?

Don't know if they have the same tuners,but if they have don't be too shure both of them are good for fringe if that's what you're after.

It also depends on how the rest of the receiver handles the signal,just read about this in one of the latest issues of Tele Satellite .

**maniacop32** · 02-06-2005

Ok , after i did a better search i found that pace 2600c1 and pace ds430n might look the same but have different tuners .Queshion .Is there a great difference or its just a small one.Does it worth the extra money to buy 2600c1 rather than a ds430n ?Please , anybody out there especially from cyprus who tryed both?

Grande_Assiette · 08-06-2005

Dear "Ice"

If you have bought a *retail* SKY + and the SKY card is in your name / you have bought from a "sorted" supplier, turning on the record facility without a tel. line in Cyprus is NO problem at all.

I turned on one SKY + 160 and two SKY + Pace 3100's yesterday..

GA

Originally Posted by iceman

No need for a telephone line for recording....SKY+ works OK in Cyprus.(activating the recording function could be a pain tho)

Grande_Assiette · 08-06-2005

Hi Manicop,

IMHO the DS430N isn't nearly as good as the 2600C1 in Cyprus.. but as Iceman says, we *love* the new Thompson SKY + 160..

The old Pace Javlin mini box, was very good, too, but only has one scart socket

GA

Originally Posted by maniacop32

Ok , after i did a better search i found that pace 2600c1 and pace ds430n might look the same but have different tuners .Queshion .Is there a great difference or its just a small one.Does it worth the extra money to buy 2600c1 rather than a ds430n ?Please , anybody out there especially from cyprus who tryed both?

**corrigap** · 08-06-2005

Originally Posted by maniacop32

Ok , after i did a better search i found that pace 2600c1 and pace ds430n might look the same but have different tuners .Queshion .Is there a great difference or its just a small one.Does it worth the extra money to buy 2600c1 rather than a ds430n ?Please , anybody out there especially from cyprus who tryed both?

These links might help:

link 1

link 2

Corrigap

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