Newbie Help on new sat system?

[davidpals]

Hi ,
i dont know if im in the right place but as a complete new starter to satellites - apart from sky - this seems to be the place for much needed help.
is it possible to buy all the stuff needed and install myself ? if so what equipment - dish size , motorised or fixed ,is it worth going HD . the system would be a box under the telly not a pc. - which box?
i find sky channel choice pretty limiting and just want to see whats out there.
please help thanks dave

 

[kamaleon]

Hi, yes, this is the right place to ask but not the right thread. It is usually considered to be impolite to go into someone's thread and divert it with a complete different querie. You could open your own, though! And of course, yes, you can install everything by yourself. C ya around.

 

[Robbo]

Started new thread for you davidpals, as kamaleon says, a new thread was needed here.

And in answer to you question, yes it is. There are plenty of sticky guides to help you set up a motorised dish.

A good start would be a 1m dish, a Diseqc motor (Moteck sg2100a or Technomate TM2200 or Darkmotor) coupled to the receiver of your choice. The Technomates are a easy start. The 6800/6900 models are HD or there's the 5200/5300/5400 series for SD.

 

[davidpals]

appolagies for being in the wrong place - never posted before - ever.
thanks for yor reply - i have sourced a 1 m ally dish and motor with a gb sat reciever 2nd hand.
with regards to dish position if i put it on the back of the house the range i get is from direct south one way ie in line with the house wall to north the other the dish would look east to the rising sun.
am i going to miss half of whats out there or would it be ok for starters? the other option being on the chimney - not good for the wind etc or the neighbours.
thanks again for your time taken to reply and any advice is much needed. thanks again david

 

[billmcc]

if dish would point east to the rising sun.then it sounds like you need to fix the dish on the front of the house or at the rear on a pole. have a look at other peoples sky dishes they are pointing @28 deg east