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- 08-23-2008 10:24 PM #1
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DirecTV international dish
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How well do these perform for FTA? I've about tapped the market for primestar dishes, will these perform as well as a primestar for FTA? What's your experience with them for FTA use?
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- 08-23-2008 11:51 PM #2
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Aren't they about the same size? (No, I read Superdish was 36x20, but don't take my word)
Picture of World dish.
The 101 LNB would be circular, and the 95º west LNB would be linear.New smaller sized 36" x 24" DIRECTV satellite dish used to pick up DIRECTV WorldDIRECT international programming channel on 95W and 101W satellites. LNBFs included.
- 08-24-2008 12:02 AM #3
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I've been using primestar 75E's since they are the size used in our area, so I think the international dishes are about the same size. I wasn't sure about the quality/etc though, as the dtv dishes are probably cheaply stamped metal vs molded channelmaster dishes.
Hopefully the performance will be similar. I find the internationals less available around here, but I can find them on ebay for under $40 shipped once in awhile (which is cheaper than the $75 shipped for 30" cheapie dishes without an lnbf).
- 09-04-2008 09:20 PM #4
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I got 3 international dishes in the mail this week (from one seller that only had 1 listed at a time). They were new in the box with all the parts (2 lnbs, mounting hardware, instructions, etc). Cost was under a hundred dollars shipped! If these things get anywhere near the performance of the 75E's that I have worked with, I won't buy another fortec dish for a long time!
The quality of these things is amazing. Everything is "heavy duty" and feels solid. I don't get the same feeling that it's going to bend/warp/collapse like I do with the fortec and 3abn dishes. I sure hope these work well, as it looks like they can be had pretty affordably with some shopping (and shipping even individual dishes should be within the 20 dollar range - they are light, and small due to the shape of the dish!)
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