HD ready satellite kit €120 at Home Base

mike65 · 26-03-2010 11:05PM #1

This is the system, looks a step up in class from the lidl set-up and quite a bit cheaper than the usual sat suppiers HD products.

Offer runs at Home Base stores from March 26th - April 15th

epopnomis · 27-03-2010 11:21AM

How easy is this to set up.... Will it work anywhere in Ireland??? Moving into a new house and think this might be just what I am looking for.... Will you get a HD signal, as good as sky offer??? What channels can you get from it too.

Tony · 27-03-2010 11:28AM

Good deal at that price

epopnomis · 27-03-2010 11:32AM

Hey Tony, do you guys offer any type of installation service for something like this???

Tony · 27-03-2010 11:34AM

I'm afraid not as we would not be able to warranty the whole set up. We do however fit dishes and CAI approved cabling on their own, problem with that is you would end up with a spare dish.

epopnomis wrote: »

Hey Tony, do you guys offer any type of installation service for something like this???

epopnomis · 27-03-2010 11:35AM

Fair enough, how easy would it be for someone who's never set one of these up before??? Timewise...

Tony · 27-03-2010 11:37AM

epopnomis wrote: »

Fair enough, how easy would it be for someone who's never set one of these up before??? Timewise...

heres a video to give you an idea of whats involved

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl-rawdjA0Y

epopnomis · 27-03-2010 11:46AM

Cheers for that doesn't seem like rocket science.... Might just have to run out and get one, what channels can I expect to be able to view in HD?

Pappy o' daniel · 27-03-2010 11:47AM

Is there a Home base in Cork?

mike65 · 27-03-2010 11:56AM

Looking at goldenpages.ie I canny find one. Killarney and Limerick the nearest.

richieb · 27-03-2010 12:44PM

bought 1 of these in b and q 2 weeks ago , diconnected the sat in from my sky box and powered up , now have 292 channels free to air , cancelled my subscription with sky, happy days:D

Rael · 27-03-2010 12:57PM

richieb wrote: »

bought 1 of these in b and q 2 weeks ago , diconnected the sat in from my sky box and powered up , now have 292 channels free to air , cancelled my subscription with sky, happy days:D

Hi,

Can you tell me what channels you have or is there a list available?

mike65 · 27-03-2010 12:58PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28E

bmaxi · 27-03-2010 01:06PM

I bought and installed the SD version of this for my daughter. The fixings and attachments are pure s*it so I would advise getting good quality fixings. The LNB bracket is just painted (and not very well painted) steel, so if you chip any bits off you should cover them up or you'll have a rust problem. Be careful also tightening up any nuts and bolts as the plastic used is also poor quality.
That said the box itself performed well enough except I couldn't set the time, the manual said this was probably down to signal strength, which I think was bullsh*t as It was reading 65% signal / 73% quality. Good enough value for the money but not top quality and that's for sure.

Basq · 27-03-2010 01:38PM

I saw this last week in the Sligo store alright.. good value!

epopnomis · 27-03-2010 01:49PM

Just back from store on naas road, seemingly they don't stock satellite dishes or receivers, waste of time!!!!

27-03-2010 01:50PM

would this be the same satellite system on sale in Shaws for €99?

Tony · 27-03-2010 05:39PM

epopnomis wrote: »

Cheers for that doesn't seem like rocket science....

Actually satellite is rocket science

Dotsyx · 27-03-2010 05:49PM

Tony wrote: »

Actually satellite is rocket science

heh. fair play.

Wineman · 27-03-2010 06:11PM

mike65 wrote: »

This is the system, looks a step up in class from the lidl set-up and quite a bit cheaper than the usual sat suppiers HD products.

Offer runs at Home Base stores from March 26th - April 15th

Do you know if the receiver is available to buy on it's own? Already have a satellite dish.

Tony · 27-03-2010 07:06PM

I doubt it but even at 120 for a Hd receiver its a good price

flutered · 27-03-2010 08:46PM

Tony wrote: »

I doubt it but even at 120 for a Hd receiver its a good price

no as better value as the bush freeview box, i got mine on ebay 79 euro delivered.

FredTroll · 27-03-2010 09:10PM

flutered wrote: »

no as better value as the bush freeview box, i got mine on ebay 79 euro delivered.

freeview IS NOT FREESAT :rolleyes:

dStSb · 27-03-2010 11:23PM

So if I'll get that kit and set it up correctly I can get all those channels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28E

???

byte · 28-03-2010 12:37AM

dStSb wrote: »

So if I'll get that kit and set it up correctly I can get all those channels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free-to-air_channels_at_28E

???

Yes (barring any niche channels that may have ceased since that list was compiled).

epopnomis · 28-03-2010 09:50AM

Anyone who manages to pick one of these up in Dublin, can you let me know where ya got it. Nutgrove and Maas road don't sell it. Cheers

Ush1 · 28-03-2010 11:58AM

epopnomis wrote: »

Anyone who manages to pick one of these up in Dublin, can you let me know where ya got it. Nutgrove and Maas road don't sell it. Cheers

+1

World Cup in HD would be great! Does it not recieve ITV HD though? Only BBC HD in that list.

mike65 · 28-03-2010 12:06PM

ITV HD is due to go live on Channel 119 (I think) on Freesat

Tony · 28-03-2010 01:15PM

Ush1 wrote: »

Does it not recieve ITV HD though? Only BBC HD in that list.

Good question as ITV use a slightly different transmission standard for their HD service.

maggy_thatcher · 28-03-2010 01:22PM

epopnomis wrote: »

Anyone who manages to pick one of these up in Dublin, can you let me know where ya got it. Nutgrove and Maas road don't sell it. Cheers

Homebase in Clondalkin have them (I didn't actually go and buy one, but they were sitting in a corner there). The B&Q over in Liffey Valley had them as well, but I don't remember what they were charging for them.

Wineman · 28-03-2010 03:23PM

epopnomis wrote: »

Anyone who manages to pick one of these up in Dublin, can you let me know where ya got it. Nutgrove and Maas road don't sell it. Cheers

Nutgrove have 7 of them, they didn't have them on the floor because they thought the channel list was supposed to have RTE etc too, so they figured they would not work here.

Basq · 28-03-2010 04:16PM

The Sligo store had 4 of them today.

Qwerty? · 28-03-2010 04:17PM

Castlebar has a few aswell.

"PVR function for live product recording"

does this mean it has a harddrive for recording on?

Anthony1 · 28-03-2010 05:32PM

Homebase on Fonthill Rd, Dublin had one left at 5pm this afternoon. As you enter the store it's over to the right beside the Customer Info desk.

Tony · 28-03-2010 05:46PM

Qwerty? wrote: »

Castlebar has a few aswell.

"PVR function for live product recording"

does this mean it has a harddrive for recording on?

No most likely a plug in PVR

epopnomis · 28-03-2010 06:07PM

maggy_thatcher wrote: »

Homebase in Clondalkin have them (I didn't actually go and buy one, but they were sitting in a corner there). The B&Q over in Liffey Valley had them as well, but I don't remember what they were charging for them.

Was the one in B&Q the same as the one in Homebase, as B&Q is way handier for me!!!

Ush1 · 28-03-2010 06:28PM

Tony wrote: »

Good question as ITV use a slightly different transmission standard for their HD service.

I read that it only works via the red button. Anyway to check if this box has that?

Tony · 28-03-2010 07:28PM

Thats the red button function which only exists on official freesat receivers in the case of ITV HD. It can be tuned in on a free to air receiver though if supports the h.264 transmission type. It will also be available as a stand alone channel soon on the freesat platform.

Ush1 wrote: »

I read that it only works via the red button. Anyway to check if this box has that?

maggy_thatcher · 28-03-2010 07:31PM

epopnomis wrote: »

Was the one in B&Q the same as the one in Homebase, as B&Q is way handier for me!!!

I don't remember, sorry...I just happened to be walking through and noticed that both of them had displays up of HD FTA systems.

epopnomis · 28-03-2010 07:38PM

maggy_thatcher wrote: »

I don't remember, sorry...I just happened to be walking through and noticed that both of them had displays up of HD FTA systems.

Ah no problem... I'll go check it out 2mw. Cheers anyway...

CR 7 · 28-03-2010 08:06PM

Anyone know if they have many/any of these in the Limerick store?

breaux · 29-03-2010 09:19AM

I see Dunnes are selling Skyline HD set (STB and 45cm dish) for €149.99. I know - not great value.

Tony · 29-03-2010 09:39AM

Pretty stupid of them to be selling a 45cm dish.

breaux wrote: »

I see Dunnes are selling Skyline HD set (STB and 45cm dish) for €149.99. I know - not great value.

Ush1 · 29-03-2010 09:47AM

Tony wrote: »

Thats the red button function which only exists on official freesat receivers in the case of ITV HD. It can be tuned in on a free to air receiver though if supports the h.264 transmission type. It will also be available as a stand alone channel soon on the freesat platform.

But this box is Free to Air isn't it? I read somewhere about PID number and can manually tune it. I just want to be sure as I'm only getting this for HD football and need to make sure it gets ITV HD.

Tony · 29-03-2010 09:52AM

Yes it is free to air and there is a question as to whether it will receive ITV HD or not so you need to check this out before you buy. You might also check out an official freesat box on amazon or elsewhere, if theres not much difference in price its the one to go for.

Ush1 wrote: »

But this box is Free to Air isn't it? I read somewhere about PID number and can manually tune it. I just want to be sure as I'm only getting this for HD football and need to make sure it gets ITV HD.

chalkitdown · 29-03-2010 11:08AM

Tesco still have some SD Freesat boxes for €79.99 on the shelves.

Tony · 29-03-2010 11:14AM

chalkitdown wrote: »

Tesco still have some SD Freesat boxes for €79.99 on the shelves.

Are you sure they are not sat4free boxes which have been giving firmware update problems lately?

Ush1 · 29-03-2010 12:43PM

I rang the boxes Tech. Support, said it can recieve ITV HD. Also, the same offer is in B & Q and Tallaght have a few left.

Tony · 29-03-2010 01:16PM

Ush1 wrote: »

I rang the boxes Tech. Support, said it can recieve ITV HD.

Cool good work

Wineman · 29-03-2010 02:05PM

Ush1 wrote: »

But this box is Free to Air isn't it? I read somewhere about PID number and can manually tune it. I just want to be sure as I'm only getting this for HD football and need to make sure it gets ITV HD.

I bought one of these yesterday in Nutgrove and set it up last night (simply attached the existing cables from my old Sky dish). It has both BBC HD and ITV HD - I attached to a HD TV via HDMI cable (supplied) and received both channels in all their High Def glory.

There is a link on the Ross website where you can download an update which automatically stores all the channels in the correct order. Save this to a usb stick, plug into back of receiver and it updates - easy.

Downsides are there is only "now and next" TV guide and no information about the content of the programmes. Recording can only be done through a separate usb device so no hard drive in the receiver. And in my case I am left with a brand new satellite dish that I do not need.:rolleyes:

Grumpypants · 29-03-2010 02:33PM

I am presuming this will work on a normal TV not just HD ones the TV downstairs is your standard big fat tv the ones upstairs are HD plat screens.

If anyone is wondering they ahave them in Limerick only 2 or 3 left on display not sure if they ahve more but they are 125.99 ??

HD ready satellite kit €120 at Home Base

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