Guidance on best way to go

wookie

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My Satellite Setup
No telly
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norn iron
Hi all, hope this is the best place to post this. I've done a bit of reading on here and i think i've settled on a setup. Background story is... after much thought and harrassment by other half we're gonna get a telly with HD. With sky's phone/broadband/HD bundle its working out about £39 per month which is only about £7 per month more than my current phone/broadband. Now the thought of picking up a lot of FTA euro channels wether HD or not appeals to me.

So, do i need to a) get a motorised dish at about 900mm and HD receiver?. b) Will the motorised dish be able to supply both the sky box and the motorised receiver? c) should i let the sky installer do his thing and then remove there dish and put up new one or would they do it for me as a private extra? d) what would be a reasonable HD motorised sat receiver for someone who would just like to hit a button and be done? e) if i was supplying all the stuff for an installer to fit assuming i had 1xsky HD box and 1xmotorised HD receiver running of 1x900mm motorised dish what else would i need? Sorry if these are all obvious but i haven't gotta clue and am needing pointed in the right direction ( no pun intended:)
 
Welcome Steve,

Get yourself two separate systems. Sky receivers like to be permanently connected to Astra2 to receive software updates/EPG.

Sly installers won't have a clue regarding motorised systems, call in a professional or attempt to install yourself.

A decent receiver for ease of use consider a TM6800Hd, lots of support.
 
Hi Paul thanks for reply, i should have stuck this one into the first post to, where is the best place to buy the dish/receiver etc at? Looking for decent postage time and prices.
 
If you intend to install yourself, check out one of the site sponsors of course.

If you intend to get an installer in, if you get a good one, it is normally best to get them to supply the kit in my opinion.
 
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