New to fta need help!

[BigPoppaRussell]

Hi im new to fta and am wondering what fta receiver do you guys recommend? Currently i only have a Dish dish setup i aslo have a spare dish 1000. Also which direction should i point to get movie channels (i mean free ones not like hbo) cuz im not really interested in religion tv.

 

[KE4EST]

Welcome to SatelliteGuys!
First off you will need a larger dish than the DISH 1000. I suggest for Ku the GEOSATpro 90cm.
You will also need a linear LNBF, the ones on your DISH dish will not work.
The Amiko Mini HD SE is a great basic receiver. The microHD is also a good choice.

Having said all that. Most of the channels that show movies will be on C-Band(larger 10 foot dish).

 

[BigPoppaRussell]

Welcome to SatelliteGuys!
First off you will need a larger dish than the DISH 1000. I suggest for Ku the GEOSATpro 90cm.
You will also need a linear LNBF, the ones on your DISH dish will not work.
The Amiko Mini HD SE is a great basic receiver. The microHD is also a good choice.

Having said all that. Most of the channels that show movies will be on C-Band(larger 10 foot dish).

How much will this run me?

 

[BigPoppaRussell]

Also can you get msnbc or cnbc with this setup? Thanks

 

[KE4EST]

You can find the Dish and LNBF combo on eBay for $99 shipped.
The receiver is about $90 - $110 depending on dealer.

A C-Band dish can be free if you find an abandoned one around your area and you knock and ask for it for removing it from their yard.
You may need to upgrade the LNB/F on it, if you grab one that way.
There is a place that sells new ones that have mixed feeling here at tek2000.com

 

[KE4EST]

Also can you get msnbc or cnbc with this setup? Thanks

You may find it at times but not consistent. Remember this is FTA and not pay TV, however there are a lot of 24 hour new channels, on FTA....just may not be the main stream you are used to.

 

[BigPoppaRussell]

Ah ok thanks

 

[BigPoppaRussell]

Wait i forgot to ask what kind of movie channels do you come accross? Are they hollywood or indie/foreign

 

[Cosmo Blatz]

Welcome to the forum!

Here's a channel guide that will give you some idea of what is available on C and Ku. This program guide is NOT a complete list of FTA programming!
http://ftalistings.com/

As for dedicated FTA movie channels (like HBO) there aren't any that I'm aware of. There is iFilm on Ku that broadcasts Iranian movies dubbed into English. (Some of the iFilm movies are quite good.)

 

[BigPoppaRussell]

Does the cband use the same channels as the kuband and ka band or does each "band" have different channels?

 

[KE4EST]

That is kind of a loaded question.
Think of it like AM and FM.
They are way far apart in freq. that is C, Ku, Ka; however you could have the same channels if you wanted.
Some channels you do find repeats of the same thing on two different bands.
For the the most part however there are different channels on each band.