HD ready satellite kit €120 at Home Base

coffee to go

The 15% off weekend deal at B&Q is no longer on, so the price of the Ross Kit is back up to €87-ish today.

Ricky91t

Hmm I may just pick up one of these... Have a spare sky dish on the roof and would love to get HD channels for my TV without paying the price for sky's channels..

Mr McBoatface

Ricky91t wrote: »

Hmm I may just pick up one of these... Have a spare sky dish on the roof and would love to get HD channels for my TV without paying the price for sky's channels..

You'd be better off with an official freesat receiver, it would cost you less or a little bit more and save loads of hassle scanning re-scanning and deleting crap channels

Board members get the Freesat DSI86HD receiver for 99.95 euro - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055917856

jaceq

jobyrne30 wrote: »

You'd be better off with an official freesat receiver, it would cost you less or a little bit more and save loads of hassle scanning re-scanning and deleting crap channels

Board members get the Freesat DSI86HD receiver for 99.95 euro - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055917856

I don't agree with you. this box from RS is 99 GBP + 11GBP delivery so that's 110GBP (not euro, which is 128,7 euro regarding to google).
The only advantage of official freesat box is 7 day EPG.
Moving channels around is something that I would do anyway (and if there is no way of doing that than it's crap).
So I think that B&Q kit (tuner + dish) for 86€ is a lot better value than DSI (box only) for 128€ (delivered).

Mr McBoatface

jaceq wrote: »

I don't agree with you. this box from RS is 99 GBP + 11GBP delivery so that's 110GBP (not euro, which is 128,7 euro regarding to google).
The only advantage of official freesat box is 7 day EPG.
Moving channels around is something that I would do anyway (and if there is no way of doing that than it's crap).
So I think that B&Q kit (tuner + dish) for 86€ is a lot better value than DSI (box only) for 128€ (delivered).

Thanks for picking up on the pounds not euro , makes a bit of a difference alright !

Saying that I'd still suggest a freesat box over free to air, the 7 day EPG and the lack of a planner may not be a big issue for you but it is for many people.

Also pointed out in another thread in the bargain section was that Argos in the North are selling this - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5321564/Trail/searchtext%3EFREESAT.htm .

Tony

jaceq wrote: »

The only advantage of official freesat box is 7 day EPG.

Thats not true. Freesat will automaticially add a new channel, update firmware and it also allows the use of red buttom interactive features.

Fol20

can anyone tell me if clubland tv is working for them,it may not be a channel you like but since i got the box,iv just left that on the entire time,then yesterday,all i see is a black screen for the channel.

Someone please confirm if its the same for you or different

flan59

I think these are the same satellite dishes which are now on sale in B&Q for€120

Richard Dower

I was in Homebase Limerick today, same kit is €113!...10% off marked price, was €150 down to €125 + 10% off that!.....had 3/4 kits that was near the customer service desk.

I picked up a lamp shade marked down from €10 to €5 + 10% off that! :-)

Ricky91t

Errr Richard Dower take it back! I picked it up in Mahon Point Cork today for €86.45

Edit:

I'm very pleased with the Box and although after updating the firmware to get HD ITV, the HD recording has lost it's sound I've got a few more channels out of it and I'm delighted with how quick it is

bmaxi

jobyrne30 wrote: »

Thanks for picking up on the pounds not euro , makes a bit of a difference alright !

Saying that I'd still suggest a freesat box over free to air, the 7 day EPG and the lack of a planner may not be a big issue for you but it is for many people.

Also pointed out in another thread in the bargain section was that Argos in the North are selling this - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5321564/Trail/searchtext%3EFREESAT.htm .

That Bush box is not available anywhere, I did pick up the Sagem one for £89.99 in Argos which is cheaper than Richer Sounds, also came with a £5 voucher.
The box is the DB, very much like a Sky box but the EPG is a bit trickier to navigate, streets ahead of the standard FTA box though.

Ghost Train

Pretty happy with it, hdmi picture very good. The recording time shift feature does seem to make it lock up the odd time(mainly on HD). Channel changes a bit slow but holding down chan up or down seems fast

Ricky91t

Tried timeshift on SD much better

Ricky91t

Anybody managed to play the video files captured to hard disk/memory stick?

robbie_998

Still €86 in B&Q

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=HD+kit&x=0&y=0

Pdfile

how hard are these to set up ?

i mean is it a case of one fella on the roof another another saying


" slightly to the right their jim "


" no to the right "

" perfect "


" ah now wtf did ya do it was perfect ! "

*argument ensues*

clarity anyone ?

Ghost Train

Pdfile wrote: »

how hard are these to set up ?

i mean is it a case of one fella on the roof another another saying


" slightly to the right their jim "


" no to the right "

" perfect "


" ah now wtf did ya do it was perfect ! "

*argument ensues*

clarity anyone ?

Not too difficult, but idealy a sat finder should be bought to help adjust the dish and get strong signal

rough idea of what direction the dish should be facing can be got on website for that task

Tony

Pdfile wrote: »

how hard are these to set up ?

Heres a video which may help. Its for another receiver but same principles apply.

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

Grumpypants

Pdfile wrote: »

how hard are these to set up ?

i mean is it a case of one fella on the roof another another saying


" slightly to the right their jim "


" no to the right "

" perfect "


" ah now wtf did ya do it was perfect ! "

*argument ensues*

clarity anyone ?

Pretty much butaas said a sat finder (which you pick up on ebay for a tenner or maplin for 25) will sort it a whole lot quicker.

But this Ross system is a pile of crap really, i have it would not recomend it. Very slow and clunky to flick through channels. The TV guide only has now and next which rarely works and for the most partis wrong.