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Aldi satellite kit any good at £69?

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mallymal
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edited 5 January 2014 at 7:56PM in TV MoneySaving
Aldi have a satellite kit in our local store for £69

It's a dish, a receiver box and various bits of cable etc.

This could be the solution to our plan to put a tv in our kitchen diner where there's no aerial point.

Don't really want to chop into the aerial cable elsewhere and split it, as the ordinary "freeview via aerial" signal is temperamental.

What I'm not sure is what range of channels these sat receivers get.

Dim question but is this different to freesat?

Thanks in advance for any info:D:D

Ps... Think these were a special back in June
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuys/thursday-specialbuys-6th-june/thursday-specialbuys-6th-june-product-detail/ps/p/hd-satellite-kit/

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  • [Deleted User]
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    To be honest, putting up another aerial will be no more expensive than one of these kits.
    There is no need to split the aerial cable.

    The range of channels is from Freesat-you only get subscription satellite channels from Sky.

    If I were you, I'd either fit one of these satellite dishes and run both of your TVs with individual feeds from it or I'd have a new aerial installed and the other one repaired/replaced as necessary. Your aerial signal should not be "temperamental"
  • macman
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    Unless that box is a Freesat one, you won't get the Freesat EPG.
    There's nothing on that link to say that it's Freesat?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • almillar
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    I can only go by the website, not in-store, but by the looks of it it's not 'Freesat' but merely 'free satellite'. Freesat is a platform that includes an EPG and lots of other standardisations that don't exist for 'free satellite' boxes.
    Anyway, OP, if you're doing this yourself, I'd rather fit another aerial, and get a cheap FreeviewHD box, unless you know you're in an area with poor reception.
  • [Deleted User]
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    almillar wrote: »
    I'd rather fit another aerial, and get a cheap FreeviewHD box, unless you know you're in an area with poor reception.
    Yes, this is what I suggested at post#2. Hardly worth the effort of trying to install a dish when an ordinary aerial will produce much the same result.
  • mallymal
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    Thanks everyone.... I'll look at the 2nd aerial option. I want to fit this myself so it will be at fascia board height rather than chimney stack height, but hopefully will be ok....
  • [Deleted User]
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    mallymal wrote: »
    I want to fit this myself so it will be at fascia board height rather than chimney stack height, but hopefully will be ok....
    If you can't clamber on the roof yourself, I'd pay someone to do it for you.
    Can you see any other aerials in your locality attached under the gutter? There's a reason for that...
  • macman
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    mallymal wrote: »
    Thanks everyone.... I'll look at the 2nd aerial option. I want to fit this myself so it will be at fascia board height rather than chimney stack height, but hopefully will be ok....

    Not unless the transmitter is in line with that side of the house it won't.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • macman
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    mallymal wrote: »
    Thanks everyone.... I'll look at the 2nd aerial option. I want to fit this myself so it will be at fascia board height rather than chimney stack height, but hopefully will be ok....

    Not unless the transmitter is in line with that side of the house it won't. The pitched roof will otherwise block the signal.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Moneymaker
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    On no account screw an aerial to the fascia board. The bracket needs to be bolted to a solid wall or lashed to a chimney. Also check local bylaws. Two aerials might not be permitted. A masthead amplifier/splitter makes more sense and, if your existing system is faulty, now's a good time to get it fixed.
  • [Deleted User]
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    Moneymaker wrote: »
    Also check local bylaws. Two aerials might not be permitted.
    I've yet to see anyone have problems with this, unless they live in a grade I listed building. Satellite dishes, on the other hand...
    Moneymaker wrote: »
    A masthead amplifier/splitter makes more sense and, if your existing system is faulty, now's a good time to get it fixed.
    Agree wholeheartedly.
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