Newbie, Lost as Hogan's Goat

[appfan1983]

Hi guys & gals, I was a subsciber to the direct pizza guys. i got tired of the charges for what few channels that I enjoyed, DIV,Speedtv (big nascar fan) and such. they numberd in about 40 channels. I had to shut it down due to unemployment, however my rich uncle sam sent me some money and ive have a new found intrest in FTA. i have a direct api mepeg4 compatible dish mount on my house. Is this usable? Finally which receiers would be most affordable and usefull.
Thanks for any info

 

[Anole]

No on the dish.
We suggest 36" dish with a Standard or Universal linear LNB, not a circular LNB.

No on Speed, though you might find some feeds from time to time.

Here are the satellites and what's on them.
This is a beginner's list.
When you are ready for a more technical one, see TheList at the top of any page.

Some suggested receivers:
- Fortec Star Mercury II or Dynamic
- Pansat 3500sd
- Visionsat IV-200 (with additional USB hard drive, the unit becomes a PVR)
- Traxis 3500
There are some receivers we won't recommend, due to various reasons.
If you find one you like, run it by us for comments.

 

[TimLones111]

Fortec Star Dynamic (Or Merc II) is excellent for a newbie..Easy to set up once you find the satellites you want.

Note on Nascar:One Satellite (G18) has several FOX affiliates, which will get you some Nascar..

 

[boomer_106]

Hi guys & gals, I was a subsciber to the direct pizza guys. i got tired of the charges for what few channels that I enjoyed, DIV,Speedtv (big nascar fan) and such. they numberd in about 40 channels. I had to shut it down due to unemployment, however my rich uncle sam sent me some money and ive have a new found intrest in FTA. i have a direct api mepeg4 compatible dish mount on my house. Is this usable? Finally which receiers would be most affordable and usefull.
Thanks for any info

If you can find a 10ft or larger C/KU band dish, that someone no longer uses, I think you would be pretty happy. Of course you'll need a DVB receiver also. If you are ok with computers, a pc card would be the cheapest and most versatile DVB receiver at this time. Whatever you decide to do you will need lots of patience