me-smith
Member
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2005
- Messages
- 23
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 0
- Age
- 83
- My Satellite Setup
-
60cm FTE dish (fixed)
FTE 0.3 LNB
Samsung 9400 FTA
- My Location
- France
I have a fixed dish looking at ASTRA 2. I wonder about upgrading my receiver since there's such exciting equipment coming on the scene but it seems to me that all transmissions coming from this satellite are either FTA, which I get just fine, or locked up Videoguard/SkyBox/ftv Card stuff. I want nothing to do with Sky, so it appears there is little to be gained by moving off my Samsung FTA receiver. Am I missing something?
Also, it appears to me that receiver manufacturers are missing a good bet as the one thing that would attract me is an inexpensive FTA box with PVR capability. I've looked at PVR's but the manufacturers seem to place them all at the very high-end of their lines. That's a shame, as a 40gb hard disk proably costs them no more than £20 in quantity. Anyone know of an FTA box that can have a HD added?
Also, it appears to me that receiver manufacturers are missing a good bet as the one thing that would attract me is an inexpensive FTA box with PVR capability. I've looked at PVR's but the manufacturers seem to place them all at the very high-end of their lines. That's a shame, as a 40gb hard disk proably costs them no more than £20 in quantity. Anyone know of an FTA box that can have a HD added?