robert_s
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- My Satellite Setup
- PACE MSS 300
- My Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Hi All
I would like to install satellite at home as currently I am able to watch on my TV only BBC 1&2 and ITV1. I would like to view a bit more free english or polish channels (eg. english: ITV2, ITV3, CHANNEL 4, 5 etc.., polish: TVN, POLSAT1 or 2, TV POLONIA etc.., thus I decided to buy satellite receiver.
At the moment I do not want to pay for any channels but soon I would like to be able to watch also channels like Animal Planet or Discovery that I will pay for.
Now my questions:
1. To be honest I dont even know how many types of satellite receivers there exist. Can you tell me how many different types are there? like analogue, digital or sky digital, any other (please correct me if I am wrong). Whats teh latest technology?
2. Is digital receiver same thing as Sky Digital receiver or they are 2 different things? if so whats the difference?
3. Can digital or Sky Digital satellite receive same channels as analogue one + many more?. Is there any big difference between these 2 or 3 satellites (analogue/digital/Sky digital)?
4. Can any of the digital satellite receivers be set to receive channels from any of the satellites in Geostationary Orbit (eg. Astra, Hot bird etc..) or I need to buy a specific satellite receiver for a specific satellite in orbit? or it all depends on the type of dish?
5. What satellite receiver should I buy? Should I bother with analogue one if digital is already so cheap to buy? Is there any advantage of analogue one or I should just forget about analogue and get myself a digital one?
6. Buying sky digital receiver on Ebay... should it be with a card or it doesnt matter if I want for now just free channels? Will I be able to buy the SKY card later to watch other "pay" channles?
Please let me know if you know the answer for any of my questions. Thank you in advance.
I would like to install satellite at home as currently I am able to watch on my TV only BBC 1&2 and ITV1. I would like to view a bit more free english or polish channels (eg. english: ITV2, ITV3, CHANNEL 4, 5 etc.., polish: TVN, POLSAT1 or 2, TV POLONIA etc.., thus I decided to buy satellite receiver.
At the moment I do not want to pay for any channels but soon I would like to be able to watch also channels like Animal Planet or Discovery that I will pay for.
Now my questions:
1. To be honest I dont even know how many types of satellite receivers there exist. Can you tell me how many different types are there? like analogue, digital or sky digital, any other (please correct me if I am wrong). Whats teh latest technology?
2. Is digital receiver same thing as Sky Digital receiver or they are 2 different things? if so whats the difference?
3. Can digital or Sky Digital satellite receive same channels as analogue one + many more?. Is there any big difference between these 2 or 3 satellites (analogue/digital/Sky digital)?
4. Can any of the digital satellite receivers be set to receive channels from any of the satellites in Geostationary Orbit (eg. Astra, Hot bird etc..) or I need to buy a specific satellite receiver for a specific satellite in orbit? or it all depends on the type of dish?
5. What satellite receiver should I buy? Should I bother with analogue one if digital is already so cheap to buy? Is there any advantage of analogue one or I should just forget about analogue and get myself a digital one?
6. Buying sky digital receiver on Ebay... should it be with a card or it doesnt matter if I want for now just free channels? Will I be able to buy the SKY card later to watch other "pay" channles?
Please let me know if you know the answer for any of my questions. Thank you in advance.