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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Jack" data-source="post: 983004" data-attributes="member: 243342"><p>Next: <strong><a href="http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/MagtiSat.html" target="_blank">Magtisat Georgia</a></strong></p><p></p><p>Satellite: Astra 1G @ 31.5E</p><p></p><p>Dish size required: You will *probably* get away with a 1.2m in Bristol but expect to lose it in moderate rain. My 1.8m is adequate for most conditions.</p><p></p><p>Encryption: Bulcrypt (paired)</p><p></p><p>Receiver: ZHD210, which is also used for Bulsatcom. A small receiver, slightly larger than a VHS tape with a card slot. Very basic - menus are very early 2000's, reminds me of DVB2000 menus from Nokia 9600, but pretty responsive and relatively easy to use. Has full EPG for the channels. No ability to control any sort of DiSEqC switches, so I have to drive my dish to it manually (Bulsatcom's version allows DiSEqC assignments, so it's been castrated by Magtisat). I don't think it's as sensitive as it could be - I need at least 11dB reading on receiver's "meter" to not have any glitches. In summary: nothing special but quite adequate for most folk. Some pictures below...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]96779[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]96780[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]96781[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]96782[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Channel line-up: A good mix of Russian and Georgian channels. I don't speak Georgian so I stick to Russian and English ones only. Most tastes are catered for - films (dubbed in Russian), documentaries, kids' stuff, adult, general entertainment and some sports in form of Setanta Eurasia (no idea if they show EPL - will check at some point). A lot of channels from NTV+/Tricolor are retransmitted here - the main reason for me having it.</p><p></p><p>Languages: Russian and Georgian are the main ones. Film channels are generally dubbed into Russian with no ability to switch to original sound track. Some documentary channels are available in English but this is of generally limited interest to an English-speaking only person. </p><p></p><p>Cost: 30 Laris (£10) per month for an almost full pack (missing 3 Georgian movie channels)</p><p></p><p>Where to get it: Erm... unless you know someone in Georgia, it's pretty much impossible. I haven't found a single dealer selling these and had to go through my Georgian contact (same one that got me the cursed Sky Caucasus CAM) to get it. I can probably get a sub if anyone is interested - cost about £320 delivered with a full year's sub (includes the cost of receiver).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Jack, post: 983004, member: 243342"] Next: [B][URL='http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/MagtiSat.html']Magtisat Georgia[/URL][/B] Satellite: Astra 1G @ 31.5E Dish size required: You will *probably* get away with a 1.2m in Bristol but expect to lose it in moderate rain. My 1.8m is adequate for most conditions. Encryption: Bulcrypt (paired) Receiver: ZHD210, which is also used for Bulsatcom. A small receiver, slightly larger than a VHS tape with a card slot. Very basic - menus are very early 2000's, reminds me of DVB2000 menus from Nokia 9600, but pretty responsive and relatively easy to use. Has full EPG for the channels. No ability to control any sort of DiSEqC switches, so I have to drive my dish to it manually (Bulsatcom's version allows DiSEqC assignments, so it's been castrated by Magtisat). I don't think it's as sensitive as it could be - I need at least 11dB reading on receiver's "meter" to not have any glitches. In summary: nothing special but quite adequate for most folk. Some pictures below... [ATTACH]96779[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]96780[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]96781[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]96782[/ATTACH] Channel line-up: A good mix of Russian and Georgian channels. I don't speak Georgian so I stick to Russian and English ones only. Most tastes are catered for - films (dubbed in Russian), documentaries, kids' stuff, adult, general entertainment and some sports in form of Setanta Eurasia (no idea if they show EPL - will check at some point). A lot of channels from NTV+/Tricolor are retransmitted here - the main reason for me having it. Languages: Russian and Georgian are the main ones. Film channels are generally dubbed into Russian with no ability to switch to original sound track. Some documentary channels are available in English but this is of generally limited interest to an English-speaking only person. Cost: 30 Laris (£10) per month for an almost full pack (missing 3 Georgian movie channels) Where to get it: Erm... unless you know someone in Georgia, it's pretty much impossible. I haven't found a single dealer selling these and had to go through my Georgian contact (same one that got me the cursed Sky Caucasus CAM) to get it. I can probably get a sub if anyone is interested - cost about £320 delivered with a full year's sub (includes the cost of receiver). [/QUOTE]
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