Satellite v Freeview
 

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:

Who cares about a chuffin little dish 18" across? They're everywhere,
haven't you noticed, like windows and doors.

Bill

IMO they look awful.
Why? What is it about them that looks awful?

I admit that I had one on my previous house. I
decided it was a bad idea when it collected a load of leaves. They
aren't everywhere. From my window now I can see four houses. All have
windows and doors but no dishes.

You must be looking south.

Bill

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NY wrote:

The problem is not dish as such, it's the fact that it's usually mounted
on a wall relatively low down (eg first floor window level) whereas a TV
aerial, as well as being a bit smaller,

TV aerials are bigger than dishes.

Bill

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tim..... wrote:

My Sat stopped working last Monday because we had half an inch of snow
overnight

It's faulty then. Can you imagine the effect on Sky if everyone lost
reception after 1/2" of snow?

Bill

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rbel wrote:

I have been contemplating updating our TV and the recent reports of
the potential 4G problems, together with our close proximity to a
major transmitter serving most of the main phone organisations, are
leading me to look at the various alternatives. I appreciate that
filters will be available but I gather that there is no guarantee that
they will function in situations such as we have where channel 60 is
to carry the BBC output and close proximity to a 4G transmitter.
There's a strong chance that you'll have a problem with 4G, even if all
it does is exacerbate the other problems.

At the moment it is a case of looking at Freesat and deciding what, if
any, advantages it would provide over Freeview.
Freesat is excellent. I have both but if I had to chose it would deffo
be Freesat.

Bill

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David Kennedy wrote:

These days surely unless it's a new build, most houses have an aerial
and all new tvs sold have freeview so get a dish and you've got both.
The only real decision id SD or HD

You jest! No-one is going to spend money on SD these days.

Bill

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David Kennedy wrote:

One installer told a neighbour that they
were not allowed by Sky to do roof installs and ended up nailing the
bracket to the fence...

One of my neighbours' dishes was so stupidly positioned the postman
walked into it.

Bill

Satellite v Freeview
 

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:

Who cares about a chuffin little dish 18" across? They're everywhere,
haven't you noticed, like windows and doors.

IMO they look awful. I admit that I had one on my previous house. I
decided it was a bad idea when it collected a load of leaves.

Where was your previous house, on the Equator ?

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In article , rbel wrote:
On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:16:15 +0000, rbel wrote:


I have been contemplating updating our TV and the recent reports of the
potential 4G problems, together with our close proximity to a major
transmitter serving most of the main phone organisations, are leading me
to look at the various alternatives. I appreciate that filters will be
available but I gather that there is no guarantee that they will
function in situations such as we have where channel 60 is to carry the
BBC output and close proximity to a 4G transmitter.

My plan (in a situation similar to yours) is to get one or two filters in
preparation. Then see what happens. Have no idea when 4G may start, and how
much we will be affected. Luck of the draw. Depends on many ultra-local
factors some neighbours may get very different outcomes!

However I do have the 'plan B' fallback of an alternative TX that is less
reliable, but generally OK. It is at low freqencies, making filtering far
easier, and more likely to work.

At the moment it is a case of looking at Freesat and deciding what, if
any, advantages it would provide over Freeview.

FWIW I was planning to buy a new TV (still have CRT). Have simply put that
on hold until this is resolved.

Slainte,

Jim

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In article ,
Richard Tobin wrote:
In article , rbel wrote:

From a consumer's perspective does satellite viewing have any
advantages over Freeview other than a wider selection of stations? Is
it less prone to interference/reception problems?

It has the disadvantage that you need a separate cable to each tuner.

Plus other complications if you want to tune in to different stations on a
number of TVs/recorders.

Slainte,

Jim

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In message , David Woolley
writes
Bill wrote:

Satellite is less likely to suffer from local interference,
thermostats, trees, other radio transmitters, radio hams, CBers etc.
and by the look

Although, if the trees are on the line of sight, they will affect it
more than for DTT.

True, but as the satellites are at a much higher angle than terrestrial
transmitters the trees have to be a lot closer to get in the way.
Sorry, I didn't explain too well on that earlier.

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