maplin receiver

fish fingers

getting an 80 cm dish installed. was lookin in maplin brochure at the receivers. basically, will the more expensive ones with card slots take an art card.?? or should i be lookin bit higher

dobsdave

I'm pretty new to this but, any receiver that has 'viaccess' compatibility will let you use an art card directly.
I bought a Technomate 1500ci+ on the advice of a few people from here, and its the business!.(cost 300 euro for receiver+card+p&p)

watty

Or if it has not viaccess card reader but a larger CI slot (Like PCMCIA/PCcard slot) you can buy a Viaccess CAM.

Shortly Maplin is selling Hard Disk Recording Satreceivers from about 440 Eur, not sure of model, dual or single tuner or disk size!

Pal

fish fingers wrote:

getting an 80 cm dish installed. was lookin in maplin brochure at the receivers. basically, will the more expensive ones with card slots take an art card.?? or should i be lookin bit higher

You're looking in the right area ok.

The box would need a slot or else a CI (common interface).

to be safe you should let us know what box you have in mind. the folks hereabouts will be able to tell you if it will work an ART card.

snaps

I heard it works fine with ART card. any reciever with Via embedded should work. My nokia 9800s works fine.

Aquos76

snaps wrote:

I heard it works fine with ART card. any reciever with Via embedded should work. My nokia 9800s works fine.

You heard, which one works fine. He never actually mentioned one pacifically.

As suggested by dobsdave, the TM1500ci+ is a great little receiver, with plenty of support for it. It has a build in card reader which you can use for an ART card, and there is also a CI slot.

I bought a Technomate 1500ci+ on the advice of a few people from here, and its the business!.(cost 300 euro for receiver+card+p&p)

Was it Emre who sorted you in the end. If so I'm glad I was able to help.

snaps

maplins viaccess one.

Aquos76

snaps wrote:

maplins viaccess one.

Oh right, he only referred to

was lookin in maplin brochure at the receivers. basically, will the more expensive ones with card slots take an art card.??

snaps

The more expensive one has Viaccess embedded. currently on offer at €134

Aquos76

snaps wrote:

The more expensive one has Viaccess embedded. currently on offer at €134

Thats an excellent price but I would still tend to go for the TM1500 simply for the support. There would not be that much more in the difference.

fish fingers

this lad never turned up or rang me bout the dish he was ment to put up for me. anyways im lookin for someone to install 80 cm dish, good receiver( technomate looks promising), maybe a motor as well,art card too. can any of ye point me in right direction, im based in oranmore outside galway city. if it works out my mate is very intersted as well for his house. im not really up to doing it myself

Aquos76

I'd love to help, but as I am based in Waterford, it would not be worth my while travelling up to Galway. You would probably be better of trying to source the Art card and the Technomate yourself and then try and get somebody to supply and fit the dish/motor.

fish fingers

pm sent snaps

dobsdave

Aquos76 wrote:

You heard, which one works fine. He never actually mentioned one pacifically.

As suggested by dobsdave, the TM1500ci+ is a great little receiver, with plenty of support for it. It has a build in card reader which you can use for an ART card, and there is also a CI slot.



Was it Emre who sorted you in the end. If so I'm glad I was able to help.

Yes indeed, thanks again for your help and advice.:)

fish fingers

should be gettin dish any day now. fella rang me yesterday. happy days