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[cyprusgrump]

So Sky plus...3 made at present - Amstrad Thomson & Pace.....only the pace is any good out here and they are the most expensive and therefore the most unlikely to be fitted. Normal sky.... 3 made at present Amstrad Thomson & pace ....only the Amstrad & Pace any good though...

How does the sensitivity of a Dreambox tuner compare with the various ‘Sky’ tuners?

Anywhere from Bloody awful (early DM500) to not too bad (later 'Alps' DM500). I am no expert as I own the Alps DM500 and have little experience of anything else, but I hear it's about the best of the bunch. I am not aware of anyone on Island with the new DM8000 HD box yet. Word was the dreammultimedia wanted it to be the best!!

Cheers

Nick

Thanks Nick!

[Street Racer]

It does, to a degree.

Many thanks.

Phil

[bignick]

It does, to a degree.

Many thanks.

Phil

It gets really technical really quickly, I've tried to keep it simple.

As for mesh/perforated dishes - they are next to useless for Sky (unless signal is really strong) as it works on ku Band where as the Mesh dishes are designed for C band. The ku signal simply bleeds through any hole over 4mm dia

Cheers

Nick

[Street Racer]

Now that's interesting.

You know your microwaves.

Very good, I'm impressed.

Phil

[iceman]

The £2800 quote is straight from MarkyMark's website - and that excludes VAT!

I better move back to Limassol and take up business there then..

Welcome to Cyprus-forum nick...fancy bumping into you here...If Simon turns up now the admins might as well add a SKY Digital section

I think this is an excellent idea – these questions are asked over and over again…

I also think a dedicated section for SKY Digital will be benefficial to many members..
But this is up to the cyprus-forum administration to decide.

How does the sensitivity of a Dreambox tuner compare with the various ‘Sky’ tuners?

That depends which model Dreambox you are asking..Dream multimedia uses 2-3 different makes of tuners on their boxes...some are good some are really crap..My personal experience is that DM500 tuner is a waste of time but DM7020 has a very good tuner which is more sensitive than some skybox tuners..I use a 7020 next to SKY HD box..Although it cannot match SKY HD tuner it has outperformed quite a few skyboxes in the past..
I have some detailed information on types of tuners used on various Dreamboxes but not not on this PC...will try to post it tomorrow for you..

[Kent]

been following this thread and found it very informative thanks

Do you guys have any info on how sentive the sat tuner in on

Hauppauge WinTV HVR-4000 Freeview/Digital Satellite TV Tuner

http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/pages/produc ... r4000.html

I'm thinking of building a media Centre before moving out and wondering if this would work well enough
any suggestions are welcome

[Street Racer]

Nick,

The Invacom LNB was mentioned earlier.

Question: Why a quad as against a single?

Phil

[iceman]

The Invacom LNB was mentioned earlier.

Question: Why a quad as against a single?

Because it is a proven fact that the quad is much better than the single version...
I also use quad invacoms on ALL of my prime focus installations..

[RichardB]

Could anyone help me

What sort of set up would I need in a mountain village I'm in Lemythou 2k down from prodromos

just want a set up so I could watch the footie

[iceman]

Could anyone help me

What sort of set up would I need in a mountain village I'm in Lemythou 2k down from prodromos

just want a set up so I could watch the footie

A 1.5m offset is OK for SKY Sports 1/2/3 but might give problems on Premiseship Plus..
I recommend a 1.8m offset dish for trouble free viewing of these channels...