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Astra or Hot Bird

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  • 21-01-2008 1:22pm
    #1
    Joanamo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm going to get a satellite dish, mainly to catch German channels to study German. Which has better offer of free to air German channels, Astra or Hot Bird? Any other advantages of each ( cost, technical problems, etc )?

    Thanks,

    J


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    #2
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    Astra 1 best for German.

    channel listings on lyngsat.com

    Adding the second sat to the dish is not expensive.


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Good FTA receivers will do about a week of program listings for many German/Austrian channels.


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    rlogue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rlogue


    A single 80cm dish with a pair of LNBs, one for Astra and one for Hotbird would be ideal, even better would be to put a third LNB up for Astra 2 and get the FTA UK channels as well.


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    Puggy
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭Puggy


    Hey, if your into DIY, putting on a motor (I got a basic one for 70 euro) is also an option. I was a complete newbie back in Sept 2007 when I got a Lidl dish and its all easy enough if your that way inclined.:)

    Plus you get more satellites.


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