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Hi
have just spent 10 mins typing a post and lost it somewhere,
nevermind.
At least it focused the mind a bit.
Existing set up
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Modern 19" lcd with freeview & dvd built in. 12v/240v
Old pace 12v/240v minibox for sky
12v/240v 5 year old dvb-s sl 65/12 receiver cost £25 new
kathrein bas 60 planar antenna on sat mast that goes through the roof and is adjustable by hand,
and one of those squawky things.
Now it might be me, but there seems to be thousands of channels in the little box, but most of them it will not let me see. I appreciate that sky is not available thru the dvb and other scrambled ones, but I have lost count of the times that I have tried say a bbc channel and have failed and yet seemingly found another channel on the same satellite.
Is it the box or me?
Just read my ramble and it may seem that we watch lots of tv, we don't,so not really interested in a automated system. I believe the bas 60 has a single inbuilt lnb equivalent so the receiver does not need to have all bells & whistles.
Must be 12v/240v
The Sky Pace Javelin 12v receiver might not be as sensitive as some of of the latest receivers but it has one very big plus - the seven day programme guide. As far as I know, this is the only 12v receiver that has this.
Another big advantage that the Sky receiver has is that it automatically reassigns any channel frequency changes. Something that has to be done manually with non Sky branded ones (other than Freesat receivers, but they're not 12v).
Last edited by rolyk on Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:05 pm; edited 1 time in total
If you are using a satellitte dish then any of the Freesat boxes will do you.
I have no idea which ones will also run off 12v But I would seriously look at getting an inverter to give you 240V to run a "standard" (and much cheaper) Freesat box, They use very little power (and you dont watch much TV anyway) and the cost of an inverter will be MUCH less than the (additional) cost of getting a 12V/230V box compared to a box that just uses 230V
When I look at the cost of Avtex TV's at well over £300 and compare them to the 17" LED TV with built in Freeview and DVD player I paid under £100 for new (plus the inverter for about £40 that powers "other" stuff) I wonder why anyone actually buys the 12v versions of TV's etc
Personal view and all that but its worth doing the maths, the advantage of an inverter is that you can use it to run things like a small vacuum cleaner or a slow cooker to cook dinner whilst you are driving to your next stop-over (see my tip for that in the Tips forum, its really worthwhille)
Thanks for you comments Mrplodd,
I do have an inverter that I use for my laptop etc but this is cigar lighter based.
The tv is 240 mains but like many of them is actually 12v, and has a transformer on the lead which converts 240v to 12v dc.I have set it up so I can use either. Have had it since apr 09 cost £110 delivered, beauty of it and thanks to a member on here "gncloz" is that you do not need the inverter it is 12v.
Receiver may be another matter. I was seeking advice as to what was my best choice. if 240v that much superior then ok.
Still not sure if the error is down to me or if the v cheap dvb is not up to much.
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