Anyone using a freesat PVR?

I'm interested to hear if existing Sky dishes can be used for Freesat and 
what channels are broadcasting HD?

Cheers  Steven.

In article <I7WdneV_N-FWbKjVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@posted.plusnet>,
   Steven Campbell  wrote:
> Anyone using a freesat PVR?

> I'm interested to hear if existing Sky dishes can be used for Freesat and 
> what channels are broadcasting HD?

Dish:  you could try your existing sky dish ..Freesat 
comes from the same place, (Astra at 28.2E).. and much 
of it will download exactly as it does at the moment, 
particularly the Free To Air (FTA) channels...

I think the general recommendation, however, is to use 
a 60cm dish - which will also allow you access to the 
benefit of HD..

..and to answer your HD question ..at the moment BBC1 HD 
is apparently transmitting around here on ..ermm.. Freesat 
Channel "1"!

(Not sure if ITV has just joined BBC with HD ..but that 
was on the cards - or is on the cards - withing days 
rather than a week or so).

Hope helps - and, in a such a new environment - isn't 
unhelpful.. :))

Bill ZFC

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On Fri, 23 May 2008 02:38:16 +0100, Bill ZFC
 wrote:

>..and to answer your HD question ..at the moment BBC1 HD 
>is apparently transmitting around here on ..ermm.. Freesat 
>Channel "1"!

BBC HD is on Freesat 108.

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Bill ZFC wrote:

> I think the general recommendation, however, is to use 
> a 60cm dish - which will also allow you access to the 
> benefit of HD..

You don't need any more signal to receive HD. The HD channels simply take up 
more transponder space, the received transport stream BER should not be 
affected just because there's an HD channel there.

BBC HD shares the same transponder at BBC 1 Cambridge and BBC 1 Channel 
Islands, if you can receive either of those SD BBC channels, you should also 
get BBC HD (with an HD box of course !)

However, a 60cm dish is always a good idea, for robust reception during 
monsoon conditions.

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"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
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> Bill ZFC wrote:
>
>> I think the general recommendation, however, is to use a 60cm dish - 
>> which will also allow you access to the benefit of HD..
>
> You don't need any more signal to receive HD. The HD channels simply take 
> up more transponder space, the received transport stream BER should not be 
> affected just because there's an HD channel there.
>
> BBC HD shares the same transponder at BBC 1 Cambridge and BBC 1 Channel 
> Islands, if you can receive either of those SD BBC channels, you should 
> also get BBC HD (with an HD box of course !)
>
> However, a 60cm dish is always a good idea, for robust reception during 
> monsoon conditions.

Thanks all. I already have a Sky dish up and living in Scotland I'm sure we 
had to have a 60cm dish in the first place.
I'll need to look into it further.

Cheers

Steven.

"Steven Campbell"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:69qggbF34c6rcU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Bill ZFC wrote:
>>
>>> I think the general recommendation, however, is to use a 60cm dish - 
>>> which will also allow you access to the benefit of HD..
>>
>> You don't need any more signal to receive HD. The HD channels simply take 
>> up more transponder space, the received transport stream BER should not 
>> be affected just because there's an HD channel there.
>>
>> BBC HD shares the same transponder at BBC 1 Cambridge and BBC 1 Channel 
>> Islands, if you can receive either of those SD BBC channels, you should 
>> also get BBC HD (with an HD box of course !)
>>
>> However, a 60cm dish is always a good idea, for robust reception during 
>> monsoon conditions.
>
> Thanks all. I already have a Sky dish up and living in Scotland I'm sure 
> we had to have a 60cm dish in the first place.
> I'll need to look into it further.

If you do, watch out that you don't bang your chin on the LNB.


>
> Cheers
>
> Steven.
>