Cheap Satellite System - Aldi

[TONUP]

I have just bought one of these from Aldi £64.99

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_9800.htm

I am going to try out when I get home from work tonight. I'll let you know how well it works. Bit of an impulse buy... I hope I don't regret it, but it has 3yr warranty and a 30 day no quibble money back guarantee!

Regards

Alan

[jims-terrano]

It'll be interesting to see what channels you get because I don't think it's FreeSat is it? Let us know please:thumbs

Jim T

[Terranoman]

may struggle picking much up with a 32cm dish. May need to try a bigger one. Pending what zone area you are in within the UK

[mortgagemen]

we tried one of these from Lidl. was very good and picked up all the free view stuff. biggest prob was locating all the channels once you had found the sattelite, but excellent when camping or away from a normal signal.

[Paul]

Had a play with one from Aldi and in the back yesterday, it picks up quite afew satellites :D found more channels then I knew what to do with..

Only down side is I don't like the way it stands, going to get a tripod to fix the dish to.

[zippy656]

i think it was towsure did a wahing line tripod type stand.. but cant really remmebr now

[Paul]

i think it was towsure did a wahing line tripod type stand.. but cant really remmebr now
Lookiing at getting this, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Satellite-Tripod-and-43cm-Sky-Dish-for-Camping-Caravan_W0QQitemZ370194943041QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Campervan_Caravan_Accessories?hash=item5631568c41&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Then I can fit the other dish to the house and use the satbox in the bedroom when not over at the van.

[TONUP]

Right...

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you all on this one, but it's been a strange. troublesome and hectic month !

After an initial go with the dish, and not getting much sucsess immediately after I bought it, which I now put down to the proximity of trees and buildings blocking the satelite, I tried it again last night in a better area and was very impressed with it. Following some simple instructions off of the net, I found Astra 2 within two or three minutes and was able to find all of the uk channels with good signal strength.

I have mounted it on the base of a caravanners rotary washing line stand, which I bought from Stowford Meadows, whilst on holiday for £9.99, and used a couple of exhaust clamps to fix the bracket to the post section.

Great value system for £64.99. Highly recommended, even if the instructions aren't particularly clear!

Regards

Alan

[tezzer]

my mate has just come back from his hols, and using his dish for the first time was very impressed, although tree's again were a major factor he managed to get a better picture by raising dish on a pole clamped to his jockey wheel, it just so happened that he was booked into 2 sites and both times he noticed that vans with dishes were clear off tree's, when he got there he was put by tree's lol, next thing is a chainsaw,:lol, overall he is very pleased with the out come. by the way his dish came in a kit from maplin, £99.99.:thumbs

[Jocky]

Right...

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you all on this one, but it's been a strange. troublesome and hectic month !

After an initial go with the dish, and not getting much sucsess immediately after I bought it, which I now put down to the proximity of trees and buildings blocking the satelite, I tried it again last night in a better area and was very impressed with it. Following some simple instructions off of the net, I found Astra 2 within two or three minutes and was able to find all of the uk channels with good signal strength.

I have mounted it on the base of a caravanners rotary washing line stand, which I bought from Stowford Meadows, whilst on holiday for £9.99, and used a couple of exhaust clamps to fix the bracket to the post section.

Great value system for £64.99. Highly recommended, even if the instructions aren't particularly clear!

Regards

Alan

I got one and used it for the 1st time at the rally. I agree what your saying about the instructions (crap) you say Astra 2. I got mine tuned into Astra 1F & 1E couldn't get 2. Was Astra 2 the only one you could get? I tried to get it as the instructions said Astra 2 but only got 1E & 1F

:)

[dinky]

Have al look at this site for all info regarding set up.
http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/
Should have shown you at weekend Jocky.

[Jocky]

Hi Dinky, good site:thumb2

I got all the channels on mine except channel4. Got all the Sky channels but obviously couldn't watch it as its not a sky box.

:thumb2

[Deleted account DD]

Have al look at this site for all info regarding set up.
http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/
Should have shown you at weekend Jocky.


We had exactly the same on ours as Jocky, we could watch just about any prog in any language except the Brit ones :( NO Astra 2.

Hopefully that site will point us in the right direction in august , cheers :thumb2

[Deleted account DD]

Jocky, did you do anything different in the set up (apart from being in a different spot) to get Astra 2 :confused:

[Jocky]

I'm getting confused now:doh

All the programs were in english.

When tuning in the box to astra 2 it showed no signal or quality, changed it to astra 1F in the satelite menu and all was well, all the sky channels encrypted all BBC, ITV, CH5 and loads of others, QVC and all that stuff, but no Channel 4.

So was it looking at Astra2:nenau

BTW those signal finders drive me nuts:naughty

:augie

[Deleted account DD]

Is that the screaming signal finder ? lol :eek:

We got the Astra sattellites I'm no expert at all and my memory is bollox but I do seem to remember the instructions said look for Astra2 ??? 2 was the only one we couldnt find :doh

[Jocky]

Yes screaming sat finder:doh

The instructions do say astra2, but when I choose that you don't get any signal quality, change to astra1F and it jumps to 60%

I'll try again the next time were away.

:thumb2

[CaptLimey]

I have found this website very helpful on all issues regarding satellite TV, particularly if you're touring France or other parts of Europe. www.bigdishsat.com/.
Regards CL

[dinky]

Just had my cheap system out works a treat
sky box +dish
converted rotary clothes line
sat finder +compass
£25
+sky subs just watched on sunday moto gp +brit s/bikes worth every penny.:clap

[dinky]

Just had a week at Barmston and can at sat system worked a treat.
http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/ is good site to read and get info.

[iceman]

got the lidl setup and managed to get astra 2, i tried reading the instructions was spending hours without success, so before it went flying into the skip i went to another caravan with one set-up took notice of the angle and direction and tried again and boom all the channels came flooding in lol, i asked how these compasses work and he showed me and i managed to do it it mins every weekend i went away.

problem i had was the amount of channels i picked up as it picked to many to real off here, i even enjoyed the adult ones when the misses turned her back lol.

[Jocky]

Iceman, what sat were you tuned into?

:)