satellite from b and q

[thomas_374576025]

hi has anybody got a satellite packege from b andq if so are they any good thanks. tom

 

[johno1]

"What a great piece of kit this is. Easy to put together and install. I used a

 

[Woody3]

The text would tend to suggest that either it is advertising blurb written by a non-technical person and (tried) to look like input from Joe Public.

1. An HD ready set is 720p, not full HD. The sat broadcasts HD progs at 720p so there is no upscaling.

2. The only download available on the Ross site is not for this box and relates to the move of ITV1HD from one sat to another. I'm not sure that that makes any differnce anyway as the channels come from a cluster of Astra sats, not just one.

3. I notice the B&Q site says it will get Astra and Hotbird, but the Ross site says Astra and Eurobird1 - which are at different positions in the sky anyway!

Me? I bought the bits. A 80cm dish and LNB in the French DIY sheds costs _30 - a bit more expensive over here. A secondhand Sky box costs