JAYEDIN
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I had a Motorised satellite installed approx 5 years ago and the last few years
its been lying in the garage due to a house extension. I am now in the process of getting it rigged up and its fairly clear that I need to upgrade to a digital system.
The system is a 36V motorised system with:-
Pace MSS 508-IP
LNB
d2MAC decoder
Objective:
I want to upgrade to a digital system and have considered the varius options with their plus and minus points.However I don't claim to be an expert in these systems so to learn more about sat systems I have been reading the forum but I am still no further forward in selecting the way to go and in particular the choice of a digital receiver.
From the positive Satellite magazine I was on the point of going for a Technomate DAPCI system until some recent comments have made me question this.
Hence the reason for this posting to try and get some experienced sat users views on my upgrade queries and issues.
Options:
I have made the following assumptions as a newbie so feel free to comment:-
- I am assuming that a Sat Receiver that has 36v driving capability
is what I need to replace the PACE analog system.
The 3 that looked suitable are Echostar 3600IP/2400IP, Technomate TM-5500DACI , Topfield TF3000CIP Pro.
- I am not sure if the LNB needs changing but a recent post in the forum suggested checking that the LNB is a universal LNB.
- I am not sure if there are any advantages in going for a combined Analog/Digital receiver in terms of tuning ,searching for satellites.
So the 2 main options I have considered are:-
1) Get a dual LNB/ or a splitter (only issue will be the signal losses).
Keep the existing PACE Rx for driving the system to select a satellite.
Get a basic digital Receiver such as the Echostar DSB2230 2CI.
+: low upgrade cost.
-: More boxes, Need to be aware of which channel is on which sat during use.
2) Get a new Receiver/Positioner.
Main problem is selecting a suitable receiver. If money was no object I would
just get the Echostar.
The 3 receiver with their + and - points are summarised below:-
a) Echostar 3600IP ( cost approx £320)
+: Built in viaaccess1 decoder which I beleive is upgradeable to Viaaccess2.
Good documentation and suport and software updates are very good
Has a reputation for good built quality.
-: Handset not robust according to recent forum posts.
Reckoned to be complex to set up/use.
?Overheating problem reported in recent posts i.e. get hot with CAMs in them. Not sure if this is due to bad ventiliation.
Technomate TM-5500DACI ( cost approx £180 )
+: UK built for better for maintainance
Reasonable cost
-: Iredeto card dosn't work in CI slot1 according to recent post.
Documentation poor and they are known for lacking Tech Support.
Negative comments on it in the forum.
c) Topfield TF3000CIP Pro ( cost £149)
+: Low cost
No negative comments seen about this item.
Reasonable documentation.
-: Korean built so don't know what support will be like.
So Don't want to learn the hard way as to which is the best receiver
by spending a lot on money and find its crap
so I am hoping that any users of the above equipment will provide feedback
to enable a choice to be made.
its been lying in the garage due to a house extension. I am now in the process of getting it rigged up and its fairly clear that I need to upgrade to a digital system.
The system is a 36V motorised system with:-
Pace MSS 508-IP
LNB
d2MAC decoder
Objective:
I want to upgrade to a digital system and have considered the varius options with their plus and minus points.However I don't claim to be an expert in these systems so to learn more about sat systems I have been reading the forum but I am still no further forward in selecting the way to go and in particular the choice of a digital receiver.
From the positive Satellite magazine I was on the point of going for a Technomate DAPCI system until some recent comments have made me question this.
Hence the reason for this posting to try and get some experienced sat users views on my upgrade queries and issues.
Options:
I have made the following assumptions as a newbie so feel free to comment:-
- I am assuming that a Sat Receiver that has 36v driving capability
is what I need to replace the PACE analog system.
The 3 that looked suitable are Echostar 3600IP/2400IP, Technomate TM-5500DACI , Topfield TF3000CIP Pro.
- I am not sure if the LNB needs changing but a recent post in the forum suggested checking that the LNB is a universal LNB.
- I am not sure if there are any advantages in going for a combined Analog/Digital receiver in terms of tuning ,searching for satellites.
So the 2 main options I have considered are:-
1) Get a dual LNB/ or a splitter (only issue will be the signal losses).
Keep the existing PACE Rx for driving the system to select a satellite.
Get a basic digital Receiver such as the Echostar DSB2230 2CI.
+: low upgrade cost.
-: More boxes, Need to be aware of which channel is on which sat during use.
2) Get a new Receiver/Positioner.
Main problem is selecting a suitable receiver. If money was no object I would
just get the Echostar.
The 3 receiver with their + and - points are summarised below:-
a) Echostar 3600IP ( cost approx £320)
+: Built in viaaccess1 decoder which I beleive is upgradeable to Viaaccess2.
Good documentation and suport and software updates are very good
Has a reputation for good built quality.
-: Handset not robust according to recent forum posts.
Reckoned to be complex to set up/use.
?Overheating problem reported in recent posts i.e. get hot with CAMs in them. Not sure if this is due to bad ventiliation.
Technomate TM-5500DACI ( cost approx £180 )
+: UK built for better for maintainance
Reasonable cost
-: Iredeto card dosn't work in CI slot1 according to recent post.
Documentation poor and they are known for lacking Tech Support.
Negative comments on it in the forum.
c) Topfield TF3000CIP Pro ( cost £149)
+: Low cost
No negative comments seen about this item.
Reasonable documentation.
-: Korean built so don't know what support will be like.
So Don't want to learn the hard way as to which is the best receiver
by spending a lot on money and find its crap
so I am hoping that any users of the above equipment will provide feedback
to enable a choice to be made.