cnull
27-07-15, 16:47
As per my intro post....newbie so please take it easy it's my first post lol.
Current situation
I have a bog standard cheap Ross satellite receiver single feed (two of these in fact).
Tvs are all dumb, but receive Saorview via powered cats ears plugged into the TV.
What I'm looking for.
Reliability - I don't need any headaches. Must be ultra reliable and proven make / model.
Usability - for the kids and especially easy to use for my wife! Or I'll never hear the end of it!
Customisation - something that's main steam and used en mass. Will mean more choice customising with flashing firmware etc (I think anyhow)
Q
Saorview DVB-T Combo or not?
Would it be better to have the receiver to serve up the Saorview? Or stick with the TV?
I'm not sure if this would be a waste of money, or will it bring any advantages?
One thing is that during some bad weather the signal may become fringe and I have to mess with the cats ears or even auto retune the TV. Doesn't happen to often though.
So would the receiver be more forgiving if the signal becomes weak?
Dual sat or single receiver?
I have a quad LNB but am only running 2 single lines to 2 separate rooms.
So there's the opportunity to run a second line to the receiver *at a later date* (yep I'm lazy)
However I have no current interest to record, mostly watch what's on now or watch when something interesting is on eg footie.
Will I need 2 lines for HD picture in picture?
What do you recommend?
I don't need all the bells and whistles but more middle of the road.
I started out thinking technomate nano combo.
However now I'm looking towards spending a little more and perhaps going for the VU+ Solo SE V2.
Again reliability, usability and popularity/customisation are important.
Thanks to anyone/everyone who takes time out to guide me through this initial step!
Current situation
I have a bog standard cheap Ross satellite receiver single feed (two of these in fact).
Tvs are all dumb, but receive Saorview via powered cats ears plugged into the TV.
What I'm looking for.
Reliability - I don't need any headaches. Must be ultra reliable and proven make / model.
Usability - for the kids and especially easy to use for my wife! Or I'll never hear the end of it!
Customisation - something that's main steam and used en mass. Will mean more choice customising with flashing firmware etc (I think anyhow)
Q
Saorview DVB-T Combo or not?
Would it be better to have the receiver to serve up the Saorview? Or stick with the TV?
I'm not sure if this would be a waste of money, or will it bring any advantages?
One thing is that during some bad weather the signal may become fringe and I have to mess with the cats ears or even auto retune the TV. Doesn't happen to often though.
So would the receiver be more forgiving if the signal becomes weak?
Dual sat or single receiver?
I have a quad LNB but am only running 2 single lines to 2 separate rooms.
So there's the opportunity to run a second line to the receiver *at a later date* (yep I'm lazy)
However I have no current interest to record, mostly watch what's on now or watch when something interesting is on eg footie.
Will I need 2 lines for HD picture in picture?
What do you recommend?
I don't need all the bells and whistles but more middle of the road.
I started out thinking technomate nano combo.
However now I'm looking towards spending a little more and perhaps going for the VU+ Solo SE V2.
Again reliability, usability and popularity/customisation are important.
Thanks to anyone/everyone who takes time out to guide me through this initial step!