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[Entwood]

OK .. the TV is a Bush iD ... model number IDLCD32TV22HD ... it says it is HD ready and has an HDMI slot + 2 SCART. I'm led to believe the HUMAX FOXSAT feeds in through the HDMI connection for all channels, regardless of HD or not..... is this correct  

I'm not understanding "not true HD"  and "1366 x 768 not 1080" bits ...

Yours is 1366x768P mine is 1920x1080P

Mine is native resolution for HDTV and BluRay - yours will need to upscale 720P and downscale 1080i

You can use scart but no HD and HDMI does work for SDTV

Sorry to keep on but as I see it then ...

okies .. so the PVR/sat receiver will feed in through the HDMI connection, leaving the 2 SCARTs for the (1) DVD player and (2) X-box/VCR (purely as a player - she has loads of tapes) fed through a SCART splitter

As most freesat is SD the resolution won't be a problem, but on BBC HD/ITV HD I might lose a little quality.

Initial costs look like £280 for the FOXSAT, £160 for the install... dish, quad LNB, feed to lounge (2 for the PVR) and a feed to kitchen - guy is coming around Thursday to measure/finalise his quote - plus a cheapy reciever for the kitchen telly.

Any of the above seem stupid/wrong   

Thanks from the numpty   

[Chris_H]

OK .. the TV is a Bush iD ... model number IDLCD32TV22HD ... it says it is HD ready and has an HDMI slot + 2 SCART. I'm led to believe the HUMAX FOXSAT feeds in through the HDMI connection for all channels, regardless of HD or not..... is this correct  

I'm not understanding "not true HD"  and "1366 x 768 not 1080" bits ...

Yours is 1366x768P mine is 1920x1080P

Mine is native resolution for HDTV and BluRay - yours will need to upscale 720P and downscale 1080i

You can use scart but no HD and HDMI does work for SDTV

Sorry to keep on but as I see it then ...

okies .. so the PVR/sat receiver will feed in through the HDMI connection, leaving the 2 SCARTs for the (1) DVD player and (2) X-box/VCR (purely as a player - she has loads of tapes) fed through a SCART splitter

As most freesat is SD the resolution won't be a problem, but on BBC HD/ITV HD I might lose a little quality.

Initial costs look like £280 for the FOXSAT, £160 for the install... dish, quad LNB, feed to lounge (2 for the PVR) and a feed to kitchen - guy is coming around Thursday to measure/finalise his quote - plus a cheapy reciever for the kitchen telly.

Any of the above seem stupid/wrong   

Thanks from the numpty   

That looks reasonable considering you've baulked at doing it yourself (this is OOF after all!).  Assuming that's the Humax PVR and not just the receiver model the price is ok.  Installs go from £80 ish but that would not get you a quad LNB so go for it and make sure he comes back if it doesn't work properly!

[TheBoy]

To be honest, setting up and aligning dishes is pretty simple, not sure I'd pay anyone to do it, knowing I'd spend more time doing a better job myself....

[cem_devecioglu]

To be honest, setting up and aligning dishes is pretty simple, not sure I'd pay anyone to do it, knowing I'd spend more time doing a better job myself....

 I copy the position from other dishes

but that doesnt mean I can do the job

[Jimbob]

You can get those signal strength meters in miost diy shops for £10

Need a satellite box (ie sky or similar) to power them.

Not tried them myself yet, but keep meaning to get one to have a play with.

[TheBoy]

You can get those signal strength meters in miost diy shops for £10

Need a satellite box (ie sky or similar) to power them.

Not tried them myself yet, but keep meaning to get one to have a play with.

dead easy with those signal meters. I have one knocking about here somewhere (may have long term loaned it to Mrs TB's dad, to help him set up his dish when he takes his pikey wagon away). If its a temporary thing, I tend to do without the meter, getting it good enough to get a picture, purely by compass and common sense.  If I get picture breakup, I tweak it using the signal meter in the Sky service menu