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What is a good receiver for motorhome . I have on the roof Oyster dish .. Want TV with option of Optus / Fox .. 

EBay boxes ok ?  Seems the one originally supplied was taken out? RV supplies in Penrith who I bought RV off is not interested It was taken out before we bought it.. 



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AK, I can highly recommend the satking box if you are not looking for a unit with internal HDD.

to have option of foxstar as well you will need to switch the feed or have a dual output LNB and run a cable to each box( that is how I do both)

look at www.satplus.com.au

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Have a look at this I am just about to buy one http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251526661289?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649



-- Edited by WAssa41 on Saturday 2nd of August 2014 08:19:11 AM

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X2 for the Satking. It is PVR ready, so you can plug in a hard drive of memory stick if you want to record anything. You can also watch one program while recording another apparently.



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WAssa41 wrote:

Have a look at this I am just about to buy one http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251526661289?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649



-- Edited by WAssa41 on Saturday 2nd of August 2014 08:19:11 AM

Wassa why would you buy that one for over $400 when you can get the Humax twin tuner for a touch over $300?? The Humax is a much better quality item than the Altech unit. 



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We are only talking about $50-60 and you get program linking which humax does not have



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Wassa why would you buy that one for over $400 when you can get the Humax twin tuner for a touch over $300?? The Humax is a much better quality item than the Altech unit. 

 Where is your link to what you are referring to? What size disk does it have in it? The one in question is a full PVR with a 500 GB disk.



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Know nothing of this stuff . Big learning curve and I want to purchase the right one .. There seems to be two or three system ? Or brands to go through??

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The link is on my first posting and yes it has a 500gb drive

·         VAST certified

·         Simultaneous 2 channel recording and playback of recorded file from hard drive.

·         Simultaneous 2 channel recording and watch third from within a network.

·         8 day Electronic Program Guide

·         ECR (Episode Chain Recording)

·         3 record modes (Manual, Timer and via EPG)

·         Chase play (watch a recording from beginning while still recording)

·         Pause live TV

·         Event based Timeshift

·         Preset recording offsets (early start, late finish)

·         Trick modes (play, FFW, REW, pause, jump back, jump forward)

·         Software upgrade via USB & OTA

·         Grouping and Sorting of recordings

·         HDMI output

·         Large 500 GB hard drive for up to 400 hours of recording

·         Stores time-shift data to be saved as a recorded program

·         1080P support

 



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Wassa I see what you mean. thenks I was not aware of those features.

This is the Humax I was referring to: www.satplus.com.au/products/HUMAX-HDR-1003S--Twin-Tuner-VAST-Certified-Set-Top-Box-%252d-PVR-Ready.html

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So these box's are much like IQ Fox box ? What's difference between Vast and other systems ? Is it like Fox and Optus ? With similar channels ?

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Wassa I see what you mean. thenks I was not aware of those features.

This is the Humax I was referring to: www.satplus.com.au/products/HUMAX-HDR-1003S--Twin-Tuner-VAST-Certified-Set-Top-Box-%252d-PVR-Ready.html

frank

 Hmm? Says old a outdated link..  This the one your referring to. 

http://www.satplus.com.au/products/HUMAX-HDR-1003S--Twin-Tuner-VAST-Certified-Set-Top-Box-%252d-PVR-Ready.html



-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Sunday 3rd of August 2014 11:55:21 AM

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thanks AK,

don't know why the post did not underline the whole link, same as yours.

thanks for fixing it.

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Just be aware this unit is not 12v. 



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How about..

http://www.satplus.com.au/products/SatKing-DVBS2%252d800CA-VAST-Certified-12VDC%7B47%7D240VAC-Satellite-Decoder.html.   



-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Monday 4th of August 2014 12:15:38 AM

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If possible get one with DLNA support.

Then you can stream movies from your PC to it.

You'll need to run a DLNA server on the PC, something like Plex.

Dead easy to set up by the non technical user.

Best of all this is all free....

Cheers.

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Hi Aus-Kiwi,
If you are in Perth or Brisbane go to Access Antennas (OsbPrk if in Perth) they will sort you out with all the stuff you need, and your options and show you how to use it. They are reasonable on price as well when I checked this out.
I have nothing to do with then other than I found them having all the kit and the time to show you how to use it.
Cheers
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-- Edited by Moonraker on Tuesday 5th of August 2014 08:31:52 AM

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Moonraker wrote:

Hi Aus-Kiwi,
If you are in Perth or Brisbane go to Access Antennas (OsbPrk if in Perth) they will sort you out with all the stuff you need, and your options and show you how to use it. They are reasonable on price as well when I checked this out.
I have nothing to do with then other than I found them having all the kit and the time to show you how to use it.
Cheers
Nigel



-- Edited by Moonraker on Tuesday 5th of August 2014 08:31:52 AM

 Yep herd that ! It's the most isolated place so this stuff is well tested over there .. 



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