Need some help please

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azzzman

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My Satellite Setup
Nothing at the moment but most likely a motorised dish and a Dreambox 500S
My Location
Manchester
Hi all

I'm new on the scene and have spent the last few days reading and some more reading.

To get moving i understand i need a Dish, and Box, a router and if I'm going to be cs'ing, then subscription to a server (but i also understand CS discussion is not allowed here)

Now my questions:

1. What kind of dish do i need and where does it need to point to. I already have a dish that points to 19.2 E Astra (not been used for about 8 years) and also have a redundant s*y dish. Will either of these 2 dishes suffice or would i need to buy a new one. I also intend to have 2 boxes on the one dish - so advise required here too.

2. As I'm a beginner, I'm looking at the Dreambox 500S (well 2 off them), loaded with Darkstar image. Does this sound about right? Is this also HD?

3. Now I'm after the usual s*y channels (as i did on my Eurovox but I've been nag3'd) - so how do i get these channels. Or is this where CS comes in and google is my friend?

Thanks for your help.
 
The dish(es) need to be pointing at whatever signals you are interested in watching. For Sky UK thats 28E

For 2 boxes you will need independent cable feeds - one each to both the receivers

The 500S is a standard def box. If you want HD then buy the HD version the 500HD.

The best way to get the sky pay channels is to pay for a proper subscription. Whilst c/s can get the channels at the moment Sky will be implementing some new tricks in the near future to stop/reduce c/sing. (Dont ask what they are - we dont know, we just know they are coming)

Please remember any discussions and questions whatsoever of any knid about payserver c/s are strictly and absolutely forbidden so you wont get any help setting up or sorting out problems. And anyway you will be wasting your money when Sky turn on the new tricks.
 
Replace the LNB on the old analogue dish and then you can use both dishes fine through a diseqc switch
 
Analoguesat said:
The dish(es) need to be pointing at whatever signals you are interested in watching. For Sky UK thats 28E
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So will my current sky dish suffice for this?
 
As long as its working correctly atm then yes it will be fine.
 
fergyc said:
Replace the LNB on the old analogue dish and then you can use both dishes fine through a diseqc switch
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Thanks. Why should i replace the LNB? and with what?

Thanks
 
azzzman said:
Thanks. Why should i replace the LNB? and with what?

Thanks
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A new cheap one will do, even those cheapy Lidl ones as Astra 19e is an easy catch
 
40mm Collar Mounting Universal (Not a Sky one), for the dish currently on 19.2E.
 
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