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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Freeview via sat 10. Dec 2009 at 00:00 We kicked sky in to touch some time ago and got a freeview box connected to a digital Ariel. However the weather affects the signal sometimes, guess a lot of people are going to be unhappy when analogue stops. My question is, can I get a freeview box that will work off my old sky sat dish.....
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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Freeview via sat Reply #1 - 10. Dec 2009 at 00:12 No, but you can get a Freesat box which will
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zippo Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2743 manchester Gender: Drives: ford focus WORSTED THING I EVER DID	Re: Freeview via sat Reply #2 - 10. Dec 2009 at 00:14 i connected my aunties sky dish to her new f/v box and it works great. I couldnt say if its the same for every box/dish combination tho Mike
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Bertie

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Reply #3 - 10. Dec 2009 at 02:16

Like martin said you can get a free sat box or just connect up your old sky box and recieve some freeview channels through that but as with the digital aerial bad weather will also affect sat signals....
If at all poss go for cable tv and take the basic tv set up you will get all freeview channels as well as some of the so called premium channels...hope this helps vamps Thumbs Up!

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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Freeview via sat Reply #4 - 10. Dec 2009 at 09:17 Freesat is the way to go .... wish I'd done it years ago now ..
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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Freeview via sat Reply #5 - 10. Dec 2009 at 16:04 I bought a cheap dish/decoder/azimetric-motor and installed it myself.....500+ channels on dozens of satellites to choose from (incl. HD and Freesat ones) and not a single-penny in subscriptions to pay each month!
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Re: Freeview via sat
Reply #6 - 10. Dec 2009 at 19:50

Debs. wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 16:04:

I bought a cheap dish/decoder/azimetric-motor and installed it myself.....500+ channels on dozens of satellites to choose from (incl. HD and Freesat ones) and not a single-penny in subscriptions to pay each month! Wink

Blimey Debs, i'm green with envy! If it's not too cheeky, can I ask where you got it & how much please? Wink

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PhilRich Omega Lord Offline Proud to be English, with no apologies to ANYONE! Posts: 6825 NorthEast Coast Gender: Drives: 2002 2.2CDX 4dr Auto. LPG Converted.	Re: Freeview via sat Reply #7 - 10. Dec 2009 at 19:52 Sorry Debs, I appear to have typed between your quote marks! Doh!!!
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Reply #8 - 10. Dec 2009 at 20:11

PhilRich wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 19:52:

Blimey Debs, i'm green with envy! If it's not too cheeky, can I ask where you got it & how much please?

Remarkably the dish/LNB and decoder kit were just £39. from Screwfix.....the DiSEqC dish-rotator was £50. from Maplin......and add £10. for a satellite-finder meter.

The system was easy to install, works really well and the picture quality via RGB scart is very good indeed.....no pixelation in snow/rain here at all.
*You can simply upgrade the decoder for HD channels (e.g: to a Foxsat 'free-to-air' set top box) without changing any of the rest of the system.

FTA Sat. Kit: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/80878/Electrical-Supplies/TV-Range/Aerials-Fixings...

Dish Rotator: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47176&C=Froogle&U=47176&T=Module

Dish setup Info.: http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/AudioVisualTV/SatelliteTV/SatelliteGeneral.html

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Martin Imber Over Active Poster Offline LPG Omega V6 - Keyfobs Rebuilt Posts: 20110 Worcester Gender: Drives: 2001 Omega 2.6CD LPG & 3.0 cams	Re: Freeview via sat Reply #9 - 10. Dec 2009 at 20:14 Entwood wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 09:17: Freesat is the way to go .... wish I'd done it years ago now .. Best you could have done is 12 months ago before then no easy to use PVRs
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Re: Freeview via sat
Reply #10 - 10. Dec 2009 at 20:51

Debs. wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 20:11:

PhilRich wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 19:52:

Blimey Debs, i'm green with envy! If it's not too cheeky, can I ask where you got it & how much please?

Remarkably the dish/LNB and decoder kit were just £39. from Screwfix.....the DiSEqC dish-rotator was £50. from Maplin......and add £10. for a satellite-finder meter.

The system was easy to install, works really well and the picture quality via RGB scart is very good indeed.....no pixelation in snow/rain here at all.
*You can simply upgrade the decoder for HD channels (e.g: to a Foxsat 'free-to-air' set top box) without changing any of the rest of the system.

FTA Sat. Kit: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/80878/Electrical-Supplies/TV-Range/Aerials-Fixings...

Dish Rotator: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47176&C=Froogle&U=47176&T=Module

Dish setup Info.: http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/AudioVisualTV/SatelliteTV/SatelliteGeneral.html

Thanks very much Debs, you've made an old man very happy Smiley

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Re: Freeview via sat
Reply #11 - 10. Dec 2009 at 21:08

Next question ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

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Reply #12 - 10. Dec 2009 at 21:12

Andy B wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 21:08:

Next question ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Andy, are you asking if you can record from sky? Or something else? Grin

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Reply #13 - 10. Dec 2009 at 21:15

Andy B wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 21:08:

Next question ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Yes!

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Reply #14 - 10. Dec 2009 at 21:17

Debs. wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 21:15:

Andy B wrote on 10. Dec 2009 at 21:08:

Next question ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Yes!

Thanks Debs! I shall look out for one for the M-in-law!

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