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Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known?
-- Regards, David Please reply to News Group |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
"David" wrote in message ... Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known? -- Regards, David A little Google work led to this: http://www.comag-ag.de/engl/en_home.html |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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David wrote: Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known? Magnifying the piccies on the site suggest that it's a Silvercrest SL 65.. Originallyy, (or perhaps still), produced by COMAG. I have had the identical set in operation for more than a couple or three years and, as well as the features described on: http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...e_Receiver.ar3 and better described on http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...iver _Set.ar3 The SL 65 receiver, as well as being supplied with a twin LNB allowing for the reception of two groups of satellites, (usually Astra 28E and Hotbird 13E), also 'boasts' a USALS set-up where you may enter your latitude and longitude and get the SL 65 to automatically search for all satellite groups programmed into it's database using a motorized dish set-up. As for the receiver it appears to give rock solid and sharp, well-defined piccies including good, vibrant colours (using a Sony 32" W/S), as well as a quality sound. Radio is also included.. ;)) Amongst the other more important things, there is also a freeze-frame facility as well as a Zoom facility and the ability to 'save' and store whatever piccy is on screen. Try, however, ordinary Ceefax/Teletext from your receivers handset - you'll get all that channels information, including films for the next week or so - albeit all in 'foreign'! ...at least it works on my Sony :)) ..as well as the digital EPG for that channel if it's being tranmitted - and a sort of window in window reception for the 'next' ten channels, (moving and sound in the one selected to allow for a quick look before choosing).. I'm sure I've missed something here - but it really is an easy box to use, well-prepared and put together, with a very readable, indexed, simple and well laid out printed manual, in 'English' ..not the often roughly translated A4 photocopy. I'd give it top marks for quality, construction, set-up, ease of use - and, at this stage 2/3 years on, total reliability. Oh yes, there's also a three-year warranty should anything go wrong... hh... :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , David wrote: Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known? Magnifying the piccies on the site suggest that it's a Silvercrest SL 65.. Originallyy, (or perhaps still), produced by COMAG. I have had the identical set in operation for more than a couple or three years and, as well as the features described on: http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...e_Receiver.ar3 and better described on http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pa...iver _Set.ar3 The SL 65 receiver, as well as being supplied with a twin LNB allowing for the reception of two groups of satellites, (usually Astra 28E and Hotbird 13E), also 'boasts' a USALS set-up where you may enter your latitude and longitude and get the SL 65 to automatically search for all satellite groups programmed into it's database using a motorized dish set-up. As for the receiver it appears to give rock solid and sharp, well-defined piccies including good, vibrant colours (using a Sony 32" W/S), as well as a quality sound. Radio is also included.. ;)) Amongst the other more important things, there is also a freeze-frame facility as well as a Zoom facility and the ability to 'save' and store whatever piccy is on screen. Try, however, ordinary Ceefax/Teletext from your receivers handset - you'll get all that channels information, including films for the next week or so - albeit all in 'foreign'! ..at least it works on my Sony :)) ..as well as the digital EPG for that channel if it's being tranmitted - and a sort of window in window reception for the 'next' ten channels, (moving and sound in the one selected to allow for a quick look before choosing).. I'm sure I've missed something here - but it really is an easy box to use, well-prepared and put together, with a very readable, indexed, simple and well laid out printed manual, in 'English' ..not the often roughly translated A4 photocopy. I'd give it top marks for quality, construction, set-up, ease of use - and, at this stage 2/3 years on, total reliability. Oh yes, there's also a three-year warranty should anything go wrong... hh... :)) Bill ZFC Are you sure it's the type of LNB that gives access to two satellites? It's described as a twin LNB as opposed to a dual LNB. If I'm right this means that it's a single block (one satellite) with two outputs, so it can feed a PVR (watch one channel and record another) or feed two separate receivers. The pic seems to bear this out too. Also, the dish is very small (57 cm). Still, for use in the south of England, locked on to Astra 1, Astra 2 or Hotbird it would be a useful addition to a Freeview system at a good price (60.00 pounds). |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known?
can you only get the FTV and not the FTA channels ? |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
"SoWeezy" wrote in message . uk... Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known? can you only get the FTV and not the FTA channels ? Which channels would one get with this receiver in the Midlands area? Any subscriptions? Yaz |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Thus spaketh SoWeezy:
Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known? can you only get the FTV and not the FTA channels ? Surely you mean that the other way around? FTA - Free To Air - Thus meaning not encrypted and therefore any DVB-S receiver will pick up the channels. FTV - Free To View - Thus meaning the channels are encrypted and require a viewing card, but no monthly payment, for the 3 FTV channels for the UK, Ch4, Five and Sky Three you require a Sky Dodgy-box. -- DVD rental: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/dvd PAYG Mobile Offers: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/payg Items for sale: www.dodgy-dealer.co.uk |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Thus spaketh Yaz:
"SoWeezy" wrote in message . uk... Silvercrest is model number and web site of this make known? can you only get the FTV and not the FTA channels ? Which channels would one get with this receiver in the Midlands area? Any subscriptions? Yaz Too numerous to list. Take a look at www.freesatfromsky.com you will be able to view all those channels minus Ch4, Five and Sky Three Then have a look at http://www.lyngsat.com/europe.html view all the different satellites and look for which ones are FTA (Free To Air - In The Clear) and then check the coverage maps and see if the dish you buy is big enough to pull those channels in. -- DVD rental: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/dvd PAYG Mobile Offers: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/payg Items for sale: www.dodgy-dealer.co.uk |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , David wrote: [..] (some snips).. Are you sure it's the type of LNB that gives access to two satellites? It's described as a twin LNB as opposed to a dual LNB. If I'm right this means that it's a single block (one satellite) with two outputs, so it can feed a PVR (watch one channel and record another) or feed two separate receivers. The pic seems to bear this out too. Perhaps - you might be correct, but I can't answer that from my magnified examination of the sales pitch until I see the package contents on sale - and, of course, read the additional installation notes that come with the complete package. (See note 1 way below).. All that I can say - from my present experience - is that my LiDL package LNB seems to pick up two separate sat feeds - presently one from Hotbird at 13E at which the dish is primarily aimed - and an additional feed that shows as an equally strong signal apparently from Atlantic Bird (3) at 5W. Of course there may be other reasons as to why my dish/LNB setup should do this, but simplistically it does fit in with LiDL's 'twin LNB' advertising claim. I discovered it playing around with the SL 65's 'tuning' - signal strength meters, as well as the USALS and the DiSEqC 1.2 menu(s).. :)) ..however you speill the last.. In any event, the SL 65 can certainly support a group of LNBs if you don't wish or need to use a motorized dish mount... With the SL 65's dish feed loop-through it is possible to feed twin boxes anyway and, with it's twin scarts, (VCR and TV - or AV1 and AV2) together with it's S-VHS output and L/R stereo jacks, it should be possible to connect a single box to more than one input/output or monitoring devices. I certainly have mine connected directly to a Thompson VHS edit deck (historical!), a DVDR via it's S-VHS output and a Sony TV 'monitor' at the end of an integrated AV system without any problem, whilst maintaining an apparently twin satellite feed. When I get the money - (pensioner!) - I'll put in the dish motor and see just how well my 39.99gbp box does in the horizon to horizon auto-location stakes. Not that I expect a problem and, after more than a couple of years of utterly reliable viewing/archiving/timewasting at the price, I don't think I'll be complaining toooo loudly if it doesn't work quite as intended...! ;)) Also, the dish is very small (57 cm). The LiDL package that I have came with an 85cm dish - I rather thought this latest offer is similar - but it would be as well to check out the separate 85cm dish which, at 14.99gbp, should also be on offer at the same time... The 57cm dish (or smaller?) that you mention is the one sold with the portable camper package, so that it fits in the suitcase holding all the parts, including the nicely compact SL 65, which is the same 'box' that comes with either package. 85cm would be a little on the large side for weekend backpack luggability in the Wilds... ;)) Still, for use in the south of England, locked on to Astra 1, Astra 2 or Hotbird it would be a useful addition to a Freeview system at a good price (60.00 pounds). Indeed - and you are also quite correct to suggest that a buyer should check the size of the dish. With the 85cm it picks up just about everything including the bugs on the tree in next door's garden ..and quite a bit more as well, from anywhere in GB and possibly beyond... :)) Noticing other comments, it's as well to state that the SL 65 is an FTA box - ie, it is for 'Free To Air' reception; unencrypted channels freely available, of which there are some thousands. There is no CAM provision for subscription cards, whether FTV or not. hh :)) Bill ZFC e&oe ..always! (1) As these packages tend to get sold within the first ten or fifteen minutes from the opening of all the LiDL stores, across Europe - I've found the best way to check the manuals and installation notes is to grab a couple of packages - plus extra bits such as an additional dish, satellite 'finders', cabling or whatever else first - bang them in your trolley - then gently open one package to get at the said manuals and notes. Quickly check - you will have a conversation with one or more similar enthusiasts - and then, when satisfied that you have what you want, put the extra bits back on the shelf/in the bins. They too will then disappear within.. ...oooeerr.. 60 seconds or less! ...a thought to the wise... again, hope helps.. ;)) -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: Snip (1) As these packages tend to get sold within the first ten or fifteen minutes from the opening of all the LiDL stores, across Europe - I've found the best way to check the manuals and installation notes is to grab a couple of packages - plus extra bits such as an additional dish, satellite 'finders', cabling or whatever else first - bang them in your trolley - then gently open one package to get at the said manuals and notes. Quickly check - you will have a conversation with one or more similar enthusiasts - and then, when satisfied that you have what you want, put the extra bits back on the shelf/in the bins. They too will then disappear within.. ..oooeerr.. 60 seconds or less! ..a thought to the wise... again, hope helps.. ;)) Very useful info Bill! Can I ask how much you paid for installation? Here in London I'm being quoted ludicrous sums (around 200 pounds) for what is a simple rig. This is for both fixed dish and motorised systems. Admittedly it's prior to a proper site survey, so the actual cost might come down a bit. I'd be prepared to do it myself but I'm nervous about drilling into masonry for setting up the dish mount and routing the cable into the lounge. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
can you only get the FTV and not the FTA channels ?
Surely you mean that the other way around? FTA - Free To Air - Thus meaning not encrypted and therefore any DVB-S receiver will pick up the channels. FTV - Free To View - Thus meaning the channels are encrypted and require a viewing card, but no monthly payment, for the 3 FTV channels for the UK, Ch4, Five and Sky Three you require a Sky Dodgy-box. the description reads "Free-to-air receiver" |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
The receiver alone is worth it just to use as a digital radio outlet along
with a stereo,that what i will use it for,i already have a quad lnb and satellite conections through out the house3! |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article ,
Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: Snip (1) As these packages tend to get sold within the first ten or fifteen minutes from the opening of all the LiDL stores, across Europe - I've found the best way to check the manuals and installation notes is to grab a couple of packages - plus extra bits such as an additional dish, satellite 'finders', cabling or whatever else first - bang them in your trolley - then gently open one package to get at the said manuals and notes. Quickly check - you will have a conversation with one or more similar enthusiasts - and then, when satisfied that you have what you want, put the extra bits back on the shelf/in the bins. They too will then disappear within.. ..oooeerr.. 60 seconds or less! ..a thought to the wise... again, hope helps.. ;)) Very useful info Bill! You're welcome, Paul ..just hope it is a help. I have found that LiDL offerings, including their yearly satellite packages, to be very good value. There's always that little extra that you don't expect - and a strong 3yr warranty if anything should ever go amiss... Can I ask how much you paid for installation? Initially (it was an analogue package around four years ago), 39.99gbp for the package - including 20metres of quality cabling, all weather seals, F-Connectors - the works including the twin universal LNB). I paid an additional 2.99gbp for the mounting bracket... So.. 41.98gbp and a few minutes graft with a drill-owning friend - who also had the correct sizes of ring spanners for the various dish and mounting bolts... The next year added to with the new digital SL 65 box at 39.99gbpwhich just dropped in perfectly without any further fuss. The same well-sorted little box as on sale next week. The prices haven't changed! In your case, perhaps 59.99gbp for the complete package with all the bits and pieces; possibly 14.99gbp for an 85cm dish if the package doesn't have it - although not necessary for London and the South - and, again, 2.99gbp for the basic bracket - perhaps an extra 3.99gbp for a the digital satellite locator just in case... A set of simple tools - ring spanners, cross-head drivers and a borrowed masonry drill would be helpful ;)) - the mountings come with all the 'Rawlplug' type masonry fixings along with the rest of the package. So whatever your choice adds up to - from 39.99gbp/41.98gbp to a possible 82.96gbp inclusive of all extras... Here in London I'm being quoted ludicrous sums (around 200 pounds) for what is a simple rig. This is for both fixed dish and motorised systems. Admittedly it's prior to a proper site survey, so the actual cost might come down a bit. Unless you have Bill Wright doing it, then don't be surprised if the cost goes towards the satellites themselves. It's still an area of (often unecessary) calculations, compasses, complex equations, fingers in wind and so on! Like a mediocre Barista's capuccino, you can pay for the flash performance, rather than the quality of the brewed liquid... ;)) I'd be prepared to do it myself but I'm nervous about drilling into masonry for setting up the dish mount and routing the cable into the lounge. OK.. I did my own - or rather I encouraged my near neighbour with a similar heart operation to the multiple bypass that I have had, to assist. Between us we somehow mounted the bracket on the wall at a convenient spot. (The quality cabling and all plugs, silicon seals etc etc comes with the LiDL kit). Don't, however, drill into any mortar - mortar is not strong enough to support the weight of the bracket and dish. In a strong wind, the dish has an enormous force - and can sail many hundreds of metres if it ever takes off. Dishes have been known to bring down whole walls - although an innocent 'ooops' to your buildings insurer will probably get immediate help!... Mounting the bracket meant drilling four holes for, in my case, the basic 2.99gbp steel mounting bracket - also on sale next week in LiDL. It's not advanced technology - but has survived storm level winds, snow, hail, sleet as well as an early hamfisted adjustment, for more than three years now... The important thing is to make sure that the upright upon which you will mount either the dish, or the motor to which you may attach the dish, is absolutely perpendicular. Use a spirit level to check this, from all 'sides'. This is essential to get the dish trained correctly in the next few minutes - saving many hours of experimentation and fuss later. However, don't bend the upright part of the tubing - it's rather hefty anyway - put washers behind the four bolts of the backing plate, but only if necessary. On tightening the backing plate the mounting will be firmly held against the wall, the washers providing any slight angle adjustment in aligning the mount to the perpendicular. It's actually easier than it reads... After that, follow the destructions that come in the dish package... they tell you how to line the dish up and tweak it to get the best signal. (Signal detectors are also available at LiDL, next week, for 3.99gbp) - although the SL 65 also has strength and quality signal detectors on board as well... By the way - you don't always /need/ to mount the dish on a roof or chimney pot - unless you live permanently in the loft.. ;)) They can be mounted at normal ground level standing height and just next to the window nearest to your TV/AV setup.. Unlike analogue or digital TV that need some clear line to a transmitter, the microwaves of a satellite transmission have already travelled the best part of (at least) 47,000 miles getting to you - 23,500 'up' and 23,500 back 'down'. So, a few feet more or less up or down on the side of your house, flats, whatever isn't going to make too much of a difference. Of course it's better to have line of site to a satellite - but the dishes will work surprisingly well providing other houses, trees, walls etc aren't within less than a few metres or so. (Often hidden low down in a garden, just above the reach of a grasscutter is a position that can please both neighbours and the local council)! Nearby trees can be the most difficult, with evilly waving branches deliberately set on knackering your Sunday afternoon's gondola racing from Venice... ;)) Whatever, if all else fails and you still can't get a signal, then don't be frightened of asking a known professional or neighbour who's done it before, to help tweak the dish it's final few steps. It's a lot cheaper and chances are that you will manage it for yourself by following carefully, step by step, all the instructions that come with the kit. Hope this all helps.. :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , snip Whatever, if all else fails and you still can't get a signal, then don't be frightened of asking a known professional or neighbour who's done it before, to help tweak the dish it's final few steps. It's a lot cheaper and chances are that you will manage it for yourself by following carefully, step by step, all the instructions that come with the kit. Hope this all helps.. :)) Bill ZFC Thanks for the comprehensive response Bill! Very helpful to me and I'm sure to others as well. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Thus spaketh SoWeezy:
can you only get the FTV and not the FTA channels ? Surely you mean that the other way around? FTA - Free To Air - Thus meaning not encrypted and therefore any DVB-S receiver will pick up the channels. FTV - Free To View - Thus meaning the channels are encrypted and require a viewing card, but no monthly payment, for the 3 FTV channels for the UK, Ch4, Five and Sky Three you require a Sky Dodgy-box. the description reads "Free-to-air receiver" Exactly - FTA - Free To Air and not Free To View. So you will only get the FTA channels not the three FTV channels. To get the 3 FTV channels you need a Sky Dodgy box and viewing card. FTA channels are receivable by any DVB-S receiver whether it's a FTA receiver, a Sky Dodgy=box or any other DVB-S receiver whether it has encryption or not. -- DVD rental: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/dvd PAYG Mobile Offers: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/payg Items for sale: www.dodgy-dealer.co.uk |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Paul D wrote:
Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , snip Whatever, if all else fails and you still can't get a signal, then don't be frightened of asking a known professional or neighbour who's done it before, to help tweak the dish it's final few steps. It's a lot cheaper and chances are that you will manage it for yourself by following carefully, step by step, all the instructions that come with the kit. Hope this all helps.. :)) Bill ZFC Thanks for the comprehensive response Bill! Very helpful to me and I'm sure to others as well. One thing I forgot to ask - does this receiver have an on board timer, like the Skybox 'Autoview', which enables the user to programme a channel change at a certain time so that it can be used in conjunction with an external recorder? |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article ,
Paul D wrote: Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , snip One thing I forgot to ask - does this receiver have an on board timer, like the Skybox 'Autoview', which enables the user to programme a channel change at a certain time so that it can be used in conjunction with an external recorder? Oh dear, Paul..! ..you make me wonder just what we all really expect from a tiny little box about the size of a thin(ish), small(ish) pocket-book costing an equally miniaturised 39.99gbp..? ;)) A Timer...?:)) ..in short, yes! Two methods of use that I can see - (it's called a 'Wakeup timer'). Either have it switched 'off' (or to auto) within the general system time setup menu where such things as date, time, GMT offset etc are reached. In this case the timer button, placed ergonomically next to the EPG button, will only respond if the EPG data is being transmitted for the channel chosen. On selection in conjunction with an active EPG it will display the information for the EPG programme chosen - and may, similar to a PVR, be adapted manually or accepted as is. If, however, the wakeup timer is set in the main time submenu to 'manual', then the Timer button is always available, listing the thousands of channels you might have stored. It will then operate manually for any of the selected channels, including the scrambled/dead ones. Up to eight (8) timer selections may be stored, listed for once, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. The timer also has the option for a 'general' message, or a message for a birthday and also an anniversary... ...remember ..this little but powerful device, the 39.99gbp Silverscreen SL 65 (Comag), /is/ an ambassador for LiDL...! :)) OK ..to try and avoid immediate questions and for any who are interested - the SL65's list of features/benefits: Selection of OSD languages as befits a device on sale over the whole (!) of Europe next Monday... Software updates via Astra 19C or via RS232. Rapid switching response time - and fast boot process if switching on from an power down or power reset condition... Saves last channel watched - with 'back' or 'skip' key to previous setting... Fully compliant with MPEG-2 nd DVB... MPEG Video ([email protected]), MPEG-1 Audio Layer 1, Layer 2... Full LNB control logic, including DiSEcQ 1.0, 1.2 and USALS/'GoToX' function (on entry of Latitude, Longitude with motorised dish aimed at one of/or a pre-programmed or pre-entered satellite position). Symbol rates 1-35 MS/s and 950-2150 MHz input frequency. (A limited Sky box it is not)! Manual PID entries etc possible... Installation assistant should everything be completely wiped! Child lock - although some of the best Italian cartoons seem to be interspersed with live boobs, male 'chests' (and the rest) for those interested - interspersed with recitals of the Qu'r'n and piccies of 'Il Papa' at home. One favourites list - and nine 'channel group' lists, with editor and selection icons... Automatic scanning of broadcasting stations... List editor(s) for broadcasting stations... Analogue sound output via cinch connectors - including a volume and a mute control from the remote... Ergonomically designed (and positive press) remote... RCA Video output Cinch.. (cvbs)... RCA Audio L/R Cinch (jacks)... S-VHS output... SPDiF: Coaxial Optical audio output... Twin scarts - AV1 (TV) AV2 Euro (VCR) TV scart with CVBS, RGB and YUV... Loop through for F-Connection of a further box... Super-Fast Teletext with 800 page memory - read all about it in many foreign languages - no prizes those able to guess the onscreen displays in Polish, Hungarian or Russian... (Many European channels, but particularly Polish and often Italian broadcasters, have English sub-titles for the benefit of their many European cousins)... ...except for French channels - very high quality, but with French subtitles only.. ;)) Full radio reception - many thousands of stations - with background on-screen piccy selectable from menu... Selectable full channel info on screen at change-over, with choice of styles, colours, transparency and display-time. Includes current time - which may be that of the channel being transmitted, ie.. GMT, CET, or whatever pertains locally in the many channels from around the world... Screen ration may be set to 4:3 cut and dried, 4:3 pan and scan, Widescreen 16:9 and 'Automatic selection'... Multi-function timer, for up to 8 stored 'programme slots', either linked with selected channel's EPG, or manually as per local VHS/DVDR recorder... Sleep timer zzzzzzzz... Electronic Programme Guide, (EPG), for channels transmitting that data... SCPC/MCPC reception standard C/Ku-Band Satellites... Auto selection of various PAL, NTSC flavours, as well as SECAM... Video output in various flavours of PAL or NTSC... Rapid and clear response signal meter for both 'Strength' and 'Quality' of signal... (including audio beep/tone)... Additionally, according to the simple and well-laid out book of words, there's further info and suitable channel editors, (RS232 link) that may be downloaded from www.comag-ag.de The new owner can find out about the additional bits and bobs for themselves - such as the save and store screen piccy facility, the 'pause' programme facility, the 'zoom' x2 to x8 with user selectable centering/steering facility etc etc etc... Oh ..and the power supply suits most mains supplies around the world.. so you can take the little box anywhere, dish on back, just like a Ninja Turtle if you so wish... I trust that just about covers it ..as I said, just what did you all think you were expecting from a little box of tricks that costs a mere 39.99gbp! ;)) ...btw, I know it's satellite - but for the purists - it is also a DVB... ...and yes, I've been using it, (the SL65), flawlessly for a couple of years or more now... hope that covers most of the bases. The rest, for those still interested, can be found out, Monday am, at your local LiDL - or as and when LiDL make the next offer... hh... :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , Paul D wrote: Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , snip One thing I forgot to ask - does this receiver have an on board timer, like the Skybox 'Autoview', which enables the user to programme a channel change at a certain time so that it can be used in conjunction with an external recorder? Oh dear, Paul..! ..you make me wonder just what we all really expect from a tiny little box about the size of a thin(ish), small(ish) pocket-book costing an equally miniaturised 39.99gbp..? ;)) A Timer...?:)) ..in short, yes! snip Brilliant! Thanks for publishing the full spec too. I was going to buy it with the 85cm dish and single LNB, then have it trained on Hotbird 13E. I note however that the software updates come via Astra 1 19E, so having found a good bargain on dual LNBs (25.00 at Falconsat) I think I'll splash out on one so I can have a permanent feed of both satellites. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article ,
Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , Paul D wrote: Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , snip One thing I forgot to ask - does this receiver have an on board timer, like the Skybox 'Autoview', which enables the user to programme a channel change at a certain time so that it can be used in conjunction with an external recorder? Oh dear, Paul..! ..you make me wonder just what we all really expect from a tiny little box about the size of a thin(ish), small(ish) pocket-book costing an equally miniaturised 39.99gbp..? ;)) A Timer...?:)) ..in short, yes! snip Brilliant! Thanks for publishing the full spec too. I was going to buy it with the 85cm dish and single LNB, then have it trained on Hotbird 13E. I note however that the software updates come via Astra 1 19E, so having found a good bargain on dual LNBs (25.00 at Falconsat) I think I'll splash out on one so I can have a permanent feed of both satellites. I'm tempted to suggest that, alongside the useful 85cm dish (complete with wall braket) that you wisely intend to purchase, you might care to try the 59.99gbp inclusive kit as well, rather than the 39.99gbp individual box - as the kit LNB might just be all that you need - remember, the 'dual/twin' descriptions can be lost in translation - it is, after all, a German Product. (The dish may not need additional take-offs as the SL65 already has a variety of such onboard)... ....for, if the kit's Universal Twin LNB does accept a twin satellite input, then you may smile at having saved 5.00gbp. If not, then lash out on your 25.00gbp dual Falconsat LNB replacement, when funds permit.. (you will not have to do any dish retraining from Astra ..Hotbird is accessed quite automatically - or the other way around, if that's your initial setup)... ....in any case, you will end up with an additional 57cm dish + mount, a digital (analogue) satellite audio beep and visual locator, as well as an inclusive 20 metres plus of quality cabling together with a complete set of F-connectors and silicon rubber seals - all of which you might well need anyway (and which probably will cost near enough a Maplin 20.00gbp extra) - as well as having the now spare, new if albeit single, (if it is), quality LNB to hang onto yet another box in the not too distant future... Just a thought.. ;)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , Paul D wrote: Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , snip One thing I forgot to ask - does this receiver have an on board timer, like the Skybox 'Autoview', which enables the user to programme a channel change at a certain time so that it can be used in conjunction with an external recorder? Oh dear, Paul..! ..you make me wonder just what we all really expect from a tiny little box about the size of a thin(ish), small(ish) pocket-book costing an equally miniaturised 39.99gbp..? ;)) A Timer...?:)) ..in short, yes! snip Brilliant! Thanks for publishing the full spec too. I was going to buy it with the 85cm dish and single LNB, then have it trained on Hotbird 13E. I note however that the software updates come via Astra 1 19E, so having found a good bargain on dual LNBs (25.00 at Falconsat) I think I'll splash out on one so I can have a permanent feed of both satellites. I'm tempted to suggest that, alongside the useful 85cm dish (complete with wall braket) that you wisely intend to purchase, you might care to try the 59.99gbp inclusive kit as well, rather than the 39.99gbp individual box - as the kit LNB might just be all that you need - remember, the 'dual/twin' descriptions can be lost in translation - it is, after all, a German Product. (The dish may not need additional take-offs as the SL65 already has a variety of such onboard)... ...for, if the kit's Universal Twin LNB does accept a twin satellite input, then you may smile at having saved 5.00gbp. If not, then lash out on your 25.00gbp dual Falconsat LNB replacement, when funds permit.. (you will not have to do any dish retraining from Astra ..Hotbird is accessed quite automatically - or the other way around, if that's your initial setup)... ...in any case, you will end up with an additional 57cm dish + mount, a digital (analogue) satellite audio beep and visual locator, as well as an inclusive 20 metres plus of quality cabling together with a complete set of F-connectors and silicon rubber seals - all of which you might well need anyway (and which probably will cost near enough a Maplin 20.00gbp extra) - as well as having the now spare, new if albeit single, (if it is), quality LNB to hang onto yet another box in the not too distant future... Just a thought.. ;)) Bill ZFC Good idea Bill! I was browsing various satellite websites last night and I'm getting more and more interested in the whole thing. I was pleasantly surprised at how well-priced dish motors are, so another scheme I thought of was this: buy a pre-configured motorised dish kit (typical price for 80cm dish plus motor and all mounting parts is around 70 pounds) and use the dish kit with the SL65. This would give me a fully motorised setup with a good sized dish for 110 pounds! I could probably bring that price down to around 100 pounds by buying the Lidl 85cm dish and then buying a motor and other bits separately, but by buying the motorised dish kit from one supplier at least I know it will all work together. If I bought the SL65 I'd get the kit for 59.99 as you suggest. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Brian McKenna wrote:
The receiver alone is worth it just to use as a digital radio outlet along with a stereo,that what i will use it for,i already have a quad lnb and satellite conections through out the house3! I have some interest in this. Currently, I have an old installation comprising a Sky analogue dish and Nokia receiver. It receives around 40 analogue transmissions, mainly German, from the satellite formerly used by Sky. Was this Astra 10 deg? Wonder about using the Lidl receiver on this set-up but I suspect that a new LNB will be required to access digital transmissions. Would like to receive any French language stations which are free to view. Would be grateful for any advice. Andereida |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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Paul D wrote: ...snips.. ...in any case, you will end up with an additional 57cm dish + mount, a digital (analogue) satellite audio beep and visual locator, as well as an inclusive 20 metres plus of quality cabling together with a complete set of F-connectors and silicon rubber seals - all of which you might well need anyway (and which probably will cost near enough a Maplin 20.00gbp extra) - as well as having the now spare, new if albeit single, (if it is), quality LNB to hang onto yet another box in the not too distant future... Good idea Bill! Thank you :)) I was browsing various satellite websites last night and I'm getting more and more interested in the whole thing. I was pleasantly surprised at how well-priced dish motors are, so another scheme I thought of was this: buy a pre-configured motorised dish kit (typical price for 80cm dish plus motor and all mounting parts is around 70 pounds) and use the dish kit with the SL65. This would give me a fully motorised setup with a good sized dish for 110 pounds! Yes ..I've a friend who's presently doing the same thing. The dish is the same as the LiDL dish and the motor, (perhaps Chinese), is a really solid, quiet and useful looking affair. Unfortunately the box, a German Lemon(!), isn't anywhere near as well-sorted as the SL65. It certainly doesn't have USALS - or, if it does, it's stuck in some really inaccessible menu that we haven't been able to get at! Sort of defeats the whole purpose when you have to manually tell the thing to move to the satellite of your choice... ...still, 'nuff said. LiDL's SL65 seems to be a breeze in comparison - unless anyone has had other experiences... :))) I could probably bring that price down to around 100 pounds by buying the Lidl 85cm dish and then buying a motor and other bits separately, but by buying the motorised dish kit from one supplier at least I know it will all work together. Not enough experience here, (how did you guess!), for me to make any judgements about 'pre-configured' satellite dish motors et al. The 'pre-configured' bit sounds as if it's for people who already have (usually expensive) boxes bought a few short years ago, that don't have the benenfit of USALS or Technomate's 'Blind Search' facility on board. Their box can move the dish - but there's no facility to update that part of the box's (hardwired?) software. Nowadays, it's normally the box that has all the software onboard to generate all the movements of the dish ..at least at the level we're talking about. You centre your motor on the (perpendicular, or else!), mounting pole - your dish aligned on the motor shaft and, Hey Presto!.. with a LiDL bit of luck, things will happen! It's through the box that you tell your dish the latitude and longitude - to 0.1 or finer decimal - where you are on the planet - and then which satellite it is pointing at. With luck - and USALS (or even 'GoToX'), it will then work out where everything is for you - and move things auto when you order it to by selecting another channel... You will probably have to set your East and West limits, so that you don't knock-off your neighbours chimney pot, or stick the LNB arm up Dick van Dyke doing a, 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' impression just outside your window.. ;)) If I bought the SL65 I'd get the kit for 59.99 as you suggest. Difficult to know, really - but ..whatever.. get down to your local LiDL /early/, grab a trolley and jam it up against the entrance door so that you're in first - the rush to the stack can be just like Harrods New Year Sale! Grab /everything/ first - and then work out what you really need in a quiet corner. Only then approach the check-out! ...btw.. 'early' mean really, really early. At our LiDL here we've had queues of 200/300 pensioners, (I am one of them for my LiDL satellite bits - and other desirable excellent quality/value goodies), almost an hour before the store opening time - remember, this is a Bank Holiday weekend ..just like the very same New Year Sales... Perhaps quietly reconnoitre your local store near closing time on Sunday before anyone knows what you're up to... ...it all adds to the fun ..and to the excitement of anticipation! ...good luck! :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , Andereida wrote: Brian McKenna wrote: The receiver alone is worth it just to use as a digital radio [..] I have some interest in this. Currently, I have an old installation comprising a Sky analogue dish and Nokia receiver. It receives around 40 analogue transmissions, mainly German, from the satellite formerly used by Sky. Was this Astra 10 deg? Dunno - might be ..or probably pointing at Astra 19E, (which is the satellite group from which LiDL's SL65 download's any updated software. (Your new box won't need it immediately, though - it works 'as is')! Wonder about using the Lidl receiver on this set-up but I suspect that a new LNB will be required to access digital transmissions. Would like to receive any French language stations which are free to view. No 'new' LNB needed for a change from analogue to digital, providing your old LNB is a 'Universal', so that it can access any DiSEqC switching commands. As always - try first and only then change if it is necessary. Be wary of 'claims' ..or believing that a 0.2 LNB is a 'better' LNB than one with a 0.6 noise factor. It doesn't always follow - in the same way that leads costing 89.99gbp are rarely better than ones costing 5.99gbp - and so on. For further infornation about the LiDL offers, look to the discussion in this thread where I have listed as comprehensively as possible the features of the SL65. If the odd 'feature' sounds complex, pass over it and look for those little things that make the box easy to use. It is, literally, 'plug and play' - as long as your dish is pointed at a main satellite group such as Hotbird 13E, Astra at 19E, et al. These satellite groups are all pre-entered into your LiDL SL65 and will access immediately providing your dish is in the correct direction. hh... Bill ZFC Hope helps... Thank you for your advice. My "10 deg" was a typo - the dish is pointing to Astra 19E. I think the LNB is a universal one so, as you say, the installation should be 'plug and play'. All I need to do is get up early on Monday! Muchly appreciated, Bill. Andereida |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Thus spaketh Andereida" " bhk5835-ng1:
Brian McKenna wrote: The receiver alone is worth it just to use as a digital radio outlet along with a stereo,that what i will use it for,i already have a quad lnb and satellite conections through out the house3! I have some interest in this. Currently, I have an old installation comprising a Sky analogue dish and Nokia receiver. It receives around 40 analogue transmissions, mainly German, from the satellite formerly used by Sky. Was this Astra 10 deg? Wonder about using the Lidl receiver on this set-up but I suspect that a new LNB will be required to access digital transmissions. Would like to receive any French language stations which are free to view. Would be grateful for any advice. Andereida No such thing as Sky analogue dish. Please no Sky-brainwashing. -- DVD rental: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/dvd PAYG Mobile Offers: www.southeastbirmingham.co.uk/payg Items for sale: www.dodgy-dealer.co.uk |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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{{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote: No such thing as Sky analogue dish. but there was. -- From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey" Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11 |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
charles wrote:
In article , {{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote: No such thing as Sky analogue dish. but there was. Oh no there wasn't. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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Adrian A wrote: charles wrote: In article , {{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote: No such thing as Sky analogue dish. but there was. Oh no there wasn't. OK, being pedantic, there was a dish installation for the old Astra (analogue) satellite which Sky gave you & installed for you if you signed a suitable contract. I reckon that could reasonably be called a Sky analogue dish - even if it did pick up other services, too. -- From KT24 - in "Leafy Surrey" Using a RISC OS computer running v5.11 |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
"Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ...
OK ..to try and avoid immediate questions and for any who are interested - the SL65's list of features/benefits: [...] TV scart with CVBS, RGB and YUV... RGB SCART ? How do you enable it ? There's nothing that I can see on my box (it's an SL 65/12 - the one that comes with the Lidl camping satellite system). It was my one and only grumble about it, and a very minor one at that. Steve. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article , Stephen Clarke
wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] TV scart with CVBS, RGB and YUV... RGB SCART ? How do you enable it ? There's nothing that I can see on my box (it's an SL 65/12 - the one that comes with the Lidl camping satellite system). It was my one and only grumble about it, and a very minor one at that. On mine which, as a SL65 I thought was the same, I key into the various multi-layered menus by pressing: -Menu.. -System Configuration.. -System Setup.. -TV.. -Video Output.. finally selecting from -CVBS, RGB or YCbCr ...and remembering to press the central 'OK' button to update and store the newly selected setting, followed by a couple of presses on the exit key to get back to the channel presently on screen... ...at least that's what happens here ..I guess.. ?:)) (There's also a 'video out' alongside the analogue L/R jacks together with an s-vhs connection, as well as digital coaxial and digital optical sound out).. ...hh.. :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
"Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... In article , Stephen Clarke wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] TV scart with CVBS, RGB and YUV... RGB SCART ? How do you enable it ? On mine which, as a SL65 I thought was the same, I key into the various multi-layered menus by pressing: -Menu.. -System Configuration.. -System Setup.. -TV.. -Video Output.. [...] (There's also a 'video out' alongside the analogue L/R jacks together with an s-vhs connection, as well as digital coaxial and digital optical sound out).. Hum - interesting. I also checked out the SL65 manual on the comag-ag.de web site. It seems that the SL65/12 (which I got with the Lidl Camping Satellite System) is something of a cut down SL65. It's physically smaller, and lacks some of the video outputs: no RGB on the SCART, and no RCA video, s-vhs or digital coaxial outputs. Only three buttons on the front, too. Steve. |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article ,
Stephen Clarke wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] (There's also a 'video out' alongside the analogue L/R jacks together with an s-vhs connection, as well as digital coaxial and digital optical sound out).. Hum - interesting. I also checked out the SL65 manual on the comag-ag.de web site. It seems that the SL65/12 (which I got with the Lidl Camping Satellite System) is something of a cut down SL65. It's physically smaller, and lacks some of the video outputs: no RGB on the SCART, and no RCA video, s-vhs or digital coaxial outputs. Only three buttons on the front, too. In article , Stephen Clarke wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] (There's also a 'video out' alongside the analogue L/R jacks together with an s-vhs connection, as well as digital coaxial and digital optical sound out).. Hum - interesting. I also checked out the SL65 manual on the comag-ag.de web site. It seems that the SL65/12 (which I got with the Lidl Camping Satellite System) is something of a cut down SL65. It's physically smaller, and lacks some of the video outputs: no RGB on the SCART, and no RCA video, s-vhs or digital coaxial outputs. Only three buttons on the front, too. The lack of RGB on your box is explained! Your SL65/12 must be really quite tiny as the SL65 is only about the size of normal library book anyway... I believe, (from the printed sales leaflets), that the box on sale at LiDL a few hours from now, both as a separate unit and as part of the kit, is the 'full' spec'd/sized SL65. The sales piccies show it with six buttons on the front with a seventh power button It would be as well for purchasers to physically check that it also has the outlets they require. ...as said earlier - grab /all/ the bits first, find a quiet corner, edge of aisle or whatever ..and view, /before/ joining the queue at the check-out. Unless very lucky, it'll be too late to 'go around again' if somethings been missed. Mind, there's always next year! ;)) Thanks for the timely comment, Stephen.. :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article , Stephen Clarke
wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] (There's also a 'video out' alongside the analogue L/R jacks together with an s-vhs connection, as well as digital coaxial and digital optical sound out).. Hum - interesting. I also checked out the SL65 manual on the comag-ag.de web site. It seems that the SL65/12 (which I got with the Lidl Camping Satellite System) is something of a cut down SL65. It's physically smaller, and lacks some of the video outputs: no RGB on the SCART, and no RCA video, s-vhs or digital coaxial outputs. Only three buttons on the front, too. The lack of RGB on your box is explained! Your SL65/12 must be really quitetiny as the SL65 is only about the size of normal library book anyway... I believe, (from the printed sales leaflets), that the box on sale at LiDL afew hours from now, both as a separate unit and as part of the kit, is the 'full' spec'd/sized SL65. The sales piccies show it with six buttons onthe front with a seventh power button. It would be as well for purchasers to physically check that it also has the outlets they require. ...as said earlier - grab /all/ the bits first, find a quiet corner, edge ofaisle or whatever ..and view, /before/ joining the queue at the check-out. Unless very lucky, it'll be too late to 'go around again' if somethings been missed. Mind, there's always next year! ;)) Thanks for the timely comment, Stephen.. :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , Stephen Clarke wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] (There's also a 'video out' alongside the analogue L/R jacks together with an s-vhs connection, as well as digital coaxial and digital optical sound out).. Hum - interesting. I also checked out the SL65 manual on the comag-ag.de web site. It seems that the SL65/12 (which I got with the Lidl Camping Satellite System) is something of a cut down SL65. It's physically smaller, and lacks some of the video outputs: no RGB on the SCART, and no RCA video, s-vhs or digital coaxial outputs. Only three buttons on the front, too. The lack of RGB on your box is explained! Your SL65/12 must be really quitetiny as the SL65 is only about the size of normal library book anyway... I believe, (from the printed sales leaflets), that the box on sale at LiDL afew hours from now, both as a separate unit and as part of the kit, is the 'full' spec'd/sized SL65. The sales piccies show it with six buttons onthe front with a seventh power button. It would be as well for purchasers to physically check that it also has the outlets they require. ..as said earlier - grab /all/ the bits first, find a quiet corner, edge ofaisle or whatever ..and view, /before/ joining the queue at the check-out. Unless very lucky, it'll be too late to 'go around again' if somethings been missed. Mind, there's always next year! ;)) Thanks for the timely comment, Stephen.. :)) Bill ZFC Bill, just to let you know re. the Lidl gear, given your help over the last few days - on doing my research I got more and more into the idea of CAMs, patching etc so I decided to spend a bit more and get a more sophisticated receiver such as a Technomate 1500. However, my brother, who is less of an anorak and was looking for something purely to lock on to Hotbird (he has a European wife and wanted some FTA foreign channels) has bought the SL65/85cm dish and LNB and he's very happy! Once again, thanks for the help. I wonder if anyone else braved the Lidl rush yesterday? |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
"Paul D" wrote in message . uk... Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , Stephen Clarke wrote: "Bill (Adopt)" wrote in message ... [..] Unless very lucky, it'll be too late to 'go around again' if somethings been missed. Mind, there's always next year! ;)) Thanks for the timely comment, Stephen.. :)) Bill ZFC Bill, just to let you know re. the Lidl gear, given your help over the last few days - on doing my research I got more and more into the idea of CAMs, patching etc so I decided to spend a bit more and get a more sophisticated receiver such as a Technomate 1500. However, my brother, who is less of an anorak and was looking for something purely to lock on to Hotbird (he has a European wife and wanted some FTA foreign channels) has bought the SL65/85cm dish and LNB and he's very happy! Once again, thanks for the help. I wonder if anyone else braved the Lidl rush yesterday? I went today, Tuesday, to my local shop. Nowt left but 1 bracket and a pile of sat finders. Well pleased though, got all I went in for - a bracket and a sat finder! Regards, Eddie |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
Bill (Adopt) wrote:
In article , Andereida wrote: I have some interest in this. Currently, I have an old installation comprising a Sky analogue dish and Nokia receiver. It receives around 40 analogue transmissions, mainly German, from the satellite formerly used by Sky. Was this Astra 10 deg? Dunno - might be ..or probably pointing at Astra 19E, (which is the satellite group from which LiDL's SL65 download's any updated software. (Your new box won't need it immediately, though - it works 'as is')! Wonder about using the Lidl receiver on this set-up but I suspect that a new LNB will be required to access digital transmissions. Would like to receive any French language stations which are free to view. No 'new' LNB needed for a change from analogue to digital, providing your old LNB is a 'Universal', so that it can access any DiSEqC switching commands. As always - try first and only then change if it is necessary. Be wary of 'claims' ..or believing that a 0.2 LNB is a 'better' LNB than one with a 0.6 noise factor. It doesn't always follow - in the same way that leads costing 89.99gbp are rarely better than ones costing 5.99gbp - and so on. For further infornation about the LiDL offers, look to the discussion in this thread where I have listed as comprehensively as possible the features of the SL65. If the odd 'feature' sounds complex, pass over it and look for those little things that make the box easy to use. It is, literally, 'plug and play' - as long as your dish is pointed at a main satellite group such as Hotbird 13E, Astra at 19E, et al. These satellite groups are all pre-entered into your LiDL SL65 and will access immediately providing your dish is in the correct direction. hh... Bill ZFC Hope helps... OK, was down at my local Lidl at 8am on the 28th with a small queue of perhaps a dozen other fellows who were looking for satellite dishes. There were none at all on display. We all chased after the manager who went into the stockroom and eventually found them and brought some out for us. At first he knew nothing about standalone receivers. Two of us pressed him again until a young assistant found them at the bottom of the pile in the stockroom. It was soon apparent that my existing LNB was not a universal one so today was back to the store to buy one of their £3.99 LNBs. After fitting it to my elderly 60cm dish we receive a comprehensive range of digital channels from Astra1 at 19E with a signal intensity of 79 percent. Today there is still no satellite equipment on display but apparently customers are to enquire at the check out. Many thanks for your help. Andereida |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
In article ,
Andereida wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: [..] These satellite groups are all pre-entered into your LiDL SL65 and will access immediately providing your dish is in the correct direction. OK, was down at my local Lidl at 8am on the 28th with a small queue of perhaps a dozen other fellows who were looking for satellite dishes. There were none at all on display. We all chased after the manager who went into the stockroom and eventually found them and brought some out for us. All the equipment on offer was already on display at our LiDL when I got there - shortly after opening. The Inclusive Kit, the 85cm dish kit, the standalone receivers, the satellite bleepers, the Universal single LNBs - everything that was in the literature. Whilst standing on a selection for a friend who was dashing down to pick up his bits - and talking to another who arrived - I discussed FTA satellite - and the equipment - with a group of punters who were delightedly purchasing...! The stock - initially around 40+(?) complete units and even more standalones disappeared totally in about 30 minutes. There were still some of the smaller bits a bobs - and there were lots - left when I finally moved on ..having done some food/grocery shopping... At first he knew nothing about standalone receivers. Two of us pressed him again until a young assistant found them at the bottom of the pile in the stockroom. Mmmm... sounds as if they're a bit frightened of the technology - or just don't want to go the effort of getting the things out on display. Our staff here know the popularity of the kits, so try to make a good showing - although I daresay there may have still been stack still unloaded.. ..although not by now I suspect! Some of LiDL's offerings, particularly large computer kits, monitors, TV sets et al are both bulky and rather heavy, not to say difficult to lug about. Unlike the usual outlets, LiDL's popular offerings don't stay around for more than a few minutes.. it's quite a concentrated effort to stack them alongside the baked beans, bread rolls and special offer frozen foods.. ;)) It was soon apparent that my existing LNB was not a universal one so today was back to the store to buy one of their £3.99 LNBs. After fitting it to my elderly 60cm dish we receive a comprehensive range of digital channels from Astra1 at 19E with a signal intensity of 79 percent. :)) Brilliant! The next step ..a USALS motor on which to mount your 'elderly' dish so that you can tour the heavens! Today there is still no satellite equipment on display but apparently customers are to enquire at the check out. The boxes, both in the complete kits and as separates, are as we have discussed in this thread - ie the full SL65 with all the bits and pieces, including (or at least stated on the box) RGB etc. I checked both, with onlooking spectators, in a slight lull in the many questions - most of which I could answer from my experience as a User, luckily.. ;)) Many thanks for your help. Thank you. :)) Glad the threads been helpful to you... Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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Paul D wrote: Bill (Adopt) wrote: I believe, (from the printed sales leaflets), that the box on sale at LiDL afew hours from now, both as a separate unit and as part of the kit, is the 'full' spec'd/sized SL65. The sales piccies show it with six buttons onthe front with a seventh power button. It would be as well for purchasers to physically check that it also has the outlets they require. ..as said earlier - grab /all/ the bits first, find a quiet corner, edge ofaisle or whatever ..and view, /before/ joining the queue at the check-out. Unless very lucky, it'll be too late to 'go around again' if somethings been missed. Mind, there's always next year! ;)) Thanks for the timely comment, Stephen.. :)) Bill ZFC Bill, just to let you know re. the Lidl gear, given your help over the last few days - on doing my research I got more and more into the idea of CAMs, patching etc so I decided to spend a bit more and get a more sophisticated receiver such as a Technomate 1500. Great! Dunno about the /more/ sophisticated, though - perhaps another quality DVB-S, albeit with other facilities enabled... ;)) With the Technomate I think many (most) pundits seem to reckon that you have, or will have, another type of really excellent receiver, one that can also access your choice of the encrypted channels available and 'out there'. If it's what you want, then the extra cost to you will be more than worth it. The Technomate series have consistently won major awards - over other, far more expensive, DVB-S boxes :)) However, my brother, who is less of an anorak and was looking for something purely to lock on to Hotbird (he has a European wife and wanted some FTA foreign channels) has bought the SL65/85cm dish and LNB and he's very happy! OK! Seeing as I already have a LiDL SL65 and, as a pensioner, couldn't really justify yet another just at the moment even if I could put it to good use, I arrived in our local city's Maplins this afternoon looking for some silver electroconductive paint. (They had some - 3ml for 6.99 - and a stick pen of the stuff at 21.99gbp.. ouch! ..but that's another thread)... To the point ..noticed in passing that they also, for the first time, had a small selection of satellite bits and pieces, including similar kits to those on sale in LiDL, plus a range of single, double, duals etc LNBs, with assorted support equipment, cabling etc - although at prices somewhat greater than the immediate sale prices at LiDL.. Picked up a STAB-USALS H-H90 motor, (suitable for a dish of up to 95cm), for 49.99gbp. They had others - even larger - on display as well. If I'm correct - and the SL65's menus strongly suggest I may be (1) - this motor will enable my dish to tour the heavens. Well, at least it's another method of garnering freebie channels and feeds from around the World! (1) At least my SL65, on entering my latitude and longitude in the USALS menu whilst pointing at Hotbird 13E, asked me to wait whilst it searched for AMOS whatever at wherever! Perhaps there's a surprised bird that's discovered it's perch isn't as secure as it thought - or I've gone and blown the box up, or summat.. I might have to join you yet with a Technomate - as LiDL have probably run out of SL65s by now... ;)) I'll let you know what happens in a couple of days once I've got the thing mantled, mounted and, hopefully, pointing automatically in all the 'right' directions.. :)) Once again, thanks for the help. I wonder if anyone else braved the Lidl rush yesterday? Glad to have added to the discussion :)) - and yes! ..there were quite a number buying at our local store. Nothing left on the shelving when I decamped with my loaf of bread and tin of posh German(?) herrings.. ;)) Cheers... Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
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Bill (Adopt) wrote: In article , Stephen Clarke wrote: (within the discussion)... Your SL65/12 must be really quitetiny as the SL65 is only about the size of normal library book anyway... Stephen - I noticed today, in Maplins, that they had the self-same SL65/12 DVB-S box on sale that you mention. I think it was around 49.99gbp. They also had some kits available - ie, with dish etc and within which I rather suspect the SL65/12 would also be the box standard. It would appear that the COMAG/LiDL boxes are beginning to appear amongst a wider audience.. btw.. just to confirm that all the boxes on sale in LiDL at the moment, whether in kit form or separate - are indeed fully featured SL65s. Together with an audience, I checked! Thanks again for your comment - it was timely and will no doubt have helped others check as well, before purchase! :)) Bill ZFC -- Adoption InterLink UK with -=- http://www.billsimpson.com/ Domain Host Orpheus Internet -=- http://www.orpheusinternet.co.uk/ |
Lidl Satellite reciever etc. from 28th August
in 209875 20060829 180334 "Eddie G0EHV" wrote:
Once again, thanks for the help. I wonder if anyone else braved the Lidl rush yesterday? I went today, Tuesday, to my local shop. Nowt left but 1 bracket and a pile of sat finders. Well pleased though, got all I went in for - a bracket and a sat finder! Regards, Eddie I was there at 0906 on Monday morning and was almost the only person in the shop. Piles of DVD players and all the satellite gear. |
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