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Old 23-09-2011, 13:52   #1
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Hi Everybody!

I have moved house, and i try to find a cheap tv solution. previously i had a ross sat system, the picture quality wasnt the best, but i liked the music cchannels. so im looking for something similar. the story is the next. i realized that there is a small dish outside, belongs to me now, also two cables comes into the house. i think it was a sky disk. the writing on the lnb is wnc universal quad. obviously i dont have a clue about that like is it working or not. as im looking for a quick solution, i was thinkin of buyin a ross satellite receiver at b&q. olny tha box. what do yo think, would it work, or should i have to buy a whole new kit with dish and install it, and its surely workin? thx
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Old 23-09-2011, 14:08   #2
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Re: satellite dish

If the dish was sky then it'll be fully compatible and pointing in the right direction for either FTA via Astra2 or Freesat via marked freesat receiver. In fact if you have two cables it'll be a dual/quad lnb so you can have two freesat/fta boxes on the same dish.

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Re: satellite dish

thank you. what do you recommend, fta or freesat?
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Old 23-09-2011, 14:17   #4
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Re: satellite dish

For simplicity, EPG and bbc iplayer I'd suggest freesat, but if you want multiple sats with loads of channels then a FTA with motor.
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Re: satellite dish

Thanx mate, so if i just go to b&q, buy a ross sat receiver, and i just connect it up, it would work, so it is just easy as this?
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Re: satellite dish

As long as no-one has messed with the dish then yes it should work
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you are magic, thanx for your quick response
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Old 23-09-2011, 22:11   #8
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Re: satellite dish

im back again. ive just checked the sat kits at b&q, but only the hd ross kit goes with the sky dish, like quad lnb. the standard sd kit only has single lnb connection. so im not sure that the quad works with the sd set. also its a bit confusing, like if yuo go to b&q, the simple receiver both sd and hd is almost double price compare to the kits. and i think, the kits(receiver with dish) includes the same receivers. i need help, cause for me is just madness.

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also the very important thing is, that i want to connect the receiver with a projector, that means i need separate connections for picture and sound., i connect the sound to my hifi.
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Re: satellite dish

Quad LNB's work with any sets.. The extra connectors are for receivers with multiple tuners inside (for example tuners with a record whilst you watch another channel function (PVR)) or multiple tuners (i.e.. upto 4 single tuners or 2 PVR tuners)
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Re: satellite dish

hi I am just woundering how I get a new remote for my ross satalight box plz and could u send me a email on admin edit (Chris) email address removed plz thanx u very much
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Re: satellite dish

We are a community forum designed to help each other out - please don't ask for support via email, answers to users questions should always be posted in public so everyone benefits. Thanks.
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